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Are parents holding their kids back? A Boy Scout story.

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My son is 12 years old and is a proud Boy Scout. He works hard to keep up with his troop which is made up of kids that are already in middle school. He’s in fifth grade.

Sebastian loves going on campouts. He learns something every time he goes on a campout and he has fun with his friends. It’s also a great time for he and my husband to spend time together as my husband usually goes with him.

His Boy Scout troop is supposed to go camping in Florida in February and the Boy Scouts are really excited about it. They will be staying on the beach, visiting historical spots, and will have lots of fun..that is, if they get to go.

Most of the parents here are excited and proud that their son is a Boy Scout and we support our son’s 100% but when it comes down to it, I’m beginning to think that we don’t put enough effort into it. Just like with school, we want our kids to do well, but we don’t WANT to put much time and effort into helping out and volunteering.
There’s always grocery shopping, emails to check, organizing to do..that takes priority over volunteering, it seems. It’s sad but true, right?

The problem in this particular situation is that not enough parents are offering to drive boys to the campout which is about 5 hours away. Many of the parents drive an SUV or van and could easily fit a few extra kids in their vehicles, but for one reason or another they don’t want to, so the boys may not get to take advantage of this rare campout opportunity. Bummer!

Here’s my problem: I have a 4 year old daughter that would have to ride with us and then she and I would have to find a place to stay because we cant stay with the Boy Scouts or we would drive to Orlando to see my Dad, but he lives in Orlando, another 6 hours away. that’s just not something that I WANT to do..drive with my 4 year old for 11 hours in one day. No thank you. Does that make me a bad mom?

Wish me and my son luck.. he really wants to go on is campout!

Ford’s new vehicles take Green & Technology to new heights

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I had an amazing time in Detroit for the North American International Auto Show . Albeit, the last 3 hours were a little nerve-wrecking with old man winter having dropped a huge amount of snow over Detroit and right onto the airport where I sat waiting to board my plane for 3 hours. But, all ended well.. I made it home safe and sound and now I’ve gathered my thoughts, photographs, and videos of my trip to NAIAS and am thrilled to share them with you.



I, along with 99 other bloggers from 14 countries, was invited by Clever Girls Collective and Ford to attend Ford’s press preview at NAIAS. We were given the opportunity to experience Ford’s newest vehicles including electronic vehicles, their new family-friendly C-MAX and the new Fusion lineup.


The first day, Ford unveiled a whole new fleet of eco friendly vehicles. We learned how Ford is helping to provide jobs in other countries, all while helping the environment.

Here I am sitting in the Ford Mustang Boss 302 sporting a hefty engine that will take you from 0-60mph in about 2 seconds. Not really, but you get it. My husband owns a Mustang and I must say that he was a bit jealous when I sent him this photo right after it was taken by Jim Owens with Ford. Thanks Jim!


The second day, we toured the Ford Rouge Factory. The Rouge Factory sits on 200 acres in Detroit, MI. Henry Ford purchased this land in 1915 and it was fully functional by 1920. It was used to make all Ford cars. At one point there was a staff of 100,000 working at the Rouge Factory.


Now, in 2011, the Rouge Factory is the building place for only Ford’s best selling vehicle, the F150. Sixty F150’s are assembled every hour here.
I was very impressed with the number of women working at Ford’s Rouge Factory right alongside these hefty manly-men. Great job ladies!

More about Ford’s vehicles and green initiative coming soon!

I was invited to participate in this program by Clever Girls Collective, Inc. in partnership with Ford and Ogilvy PR. Ford Motor Company paid for my travel and accommodations at the 2-day Driving Green Technology event, I was not compensated in any other manner for my time. My opinions posted here are my own.

NAIAS Here I Come!

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I am thrilled to be attending The North American International Auto Show in Detroit, this Sunday through Tuesday, compliments of Ford Motor Company. I am going to have a first look behind the curtains at the Auto Show and I will also be getting a behind the scenes look at Ford Motors Headquarters in Dearborn, MI. How cool is that?

Stay tuned to be the first to read about and see (photographs) my experiences in Detroit, at the The North American International Auto Show, and for what I learn about Ford’s green initiative..which I am very excited about.

If you have questions that you would like for me to ask Ford executives, leave them in the comments below.

I will put a list of other bloggers who are attending the The North American International Auto Show here later today or Monday morning.

DISCLAIMER: I was invited to participate in this program by Clever Girls Collective, Inc. in partnership with Ford and Ogilvy PR. Ford Motor Company paid for my travel and accommodations at the 2-day Driving Green Technology event, I was not compensated in any other manner for my time. My opinions posted here are my own.

Boudreaux’s Butt Paste – a mom’s review

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This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Boudreaux’s Butt Paste. All opinions are 100% mine.

My daughter, now 4, had terrible diaper rash.  We used several diaper rash creams but narrowed our selection down to two, one of which was Boudreaux’s Butt Paste.

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Take Your Music With You With The Memorex TagAlong Portable Boombox for iPod & iPhone

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I love music and all of my favorite music is on my iPhone which is fine when I’m in the car because I can use the FM Transmitter but at home, it wasn’t very easy to listen to music from my iPhone.. that is until I got a Memorex TagAlong™ Portable Boombox.  The TagAlong Portable Boombox moves with me from room to room so I can bring my tunes with me.  Naturally I have the fun, kids music playing on it when I’m downstairs with them, the relaxing music plays when I’m in the office, and I have a ‘sleepy time’ music playlist and I play via the TagAlong when I’m in bed.

The Memorex TagAlong Portable Boombox is small, lightweight, and easy to carry (note the convenient handle) and is available in black and white.

Memorex TagAlong Features:

  • The TagAlong Powers and charges your iPhone & iPod devices.
  • Line-in jack to connect other audio devices
  • Digital FM radio with station presets, includes FM antenna
  • Option to use with 4 AAA batteries (sold separately)
  • Includes AC adapter

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Disclosure: I received a Memorex TagAlong Portable Boombox to try out for this review.  My opinions are 100% my own. You can read my full Disclosure Policy here.