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I’ve Been Spotted as a DIY Mama

by Marie on April 10, 2009

I’ve been featured as a DIY Mama by Spot-a-Mom. They sent me these lovely flowers from 1800Flowers wishing me a Happy Mother’s Day a little early. They want to give Make and Takes readers something special too, a discount on flowers for your Moms, 15% off with the code SPOTAMOM. Or maybe you’ll have to [...]

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My Family’s Biggest Loser Update

by Marie on April 3, 2009

So it’s the end of the 3 month Family Biggest Loser Challenge. And guess who won… ME! Don’t you love how I organized a way for me to lose weight at get $10 each out of my family?! Wahoo! But my niece Becky did come in all too close for second place, followed by another [...]

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Blue Lemons and Blogging Babes

by Marie on March 27, 2009

I love when I have the opportunity to meet bloggers IRL (in real life). I feel like I already know them and we’re instant friends. Last week, Vanessa got a group of bloggers together to try out a new restaurant in town. We dined at the new and delicious restaurant, Blue Lemon Bistro. I could [...]

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Computer Software for the Little Ones

by Marie on March 20, 2009

Bird Rock Family is a great place to buy computer games and software for CHEAP. I have been ordering from this company for years, (although they changed their name from “Smart e-Store”). They’re always offering great deals or free shipping. The only hiccup is that they only send the cd-rom, no instructions. But usually these [...]

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Make and Takes Gets Organized

by Marie on March 2, 2009

I’m making a few changes to Make and Takes, trying to get more organized. My hope is to make things easier for myself and easier for you in searching and finding posts that interest you. For starters, I’m going to start posting specific things on specific days. Then in the next little bit, I’ll be [...]

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Summing Up Mom 2.0 Summit

by Marie on February 27, 2009

I’ve had the chance to go to another conference, Mom 2.0 Summit. Yes, 2 in one month, with BlissDom first… gotta love it! There were some amazing women at this conference, having now met most of my blogging idols. Kirtsy and Opmom joined forces and brought together great speakers, bloggers and marketers alike.
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Our Park City Ski Day & Giveaway

by Marie on February 23, 2009

We recently had a day out with the family skiing up at Park City Mountain Resort. It was a blast! Jordan and I went skiing all day, while our two oldest kids took “first timer” ski lessons from the Resort’s amazing instructors!

I’ve been lucky to live in Utah near so many great ski resorts, and [...]

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Two Funny Dudes From Down Under

by Marie on February 20, 2009

Shane and David, from the Upside Down Show, are two of the funniest characters on children’s television. Really, they’re so creative and imaginative, I’m always laughing along with my kids. Their show is a mix of Pee Wee’s Playhouse meets Mr. Rogers, super silly with tons of imagination. It’s shown only on Noggin (that I [...]

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Get Twitter-Pated Event

by Marie on February 11, 2009

If you live in Utah and want to learn how to better use Social Media, like Twitter and Kirtsy, come to a Startup Princess Event this Thursday called Get Twitter-pated and Learn to Kirtsy. I’ll be teaching a mini class on Twitter 101, Vanessa from I Never Grew Up will be getting a little more [...]

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BlissDom ‘09 Round Up

by Marie on February 10, 2009

What a great weekend. Thanks to the BlissDom ‘09 organizers Allison Worthington and Barbara Jones, it was fabulous. I moderated the panel discussing Social Media, a topic which I have lots of interest in. And thank you to my roomies, Katie from Moms in the Right and Nicole, aka Gidget Goes Home. Nicole and I [...]

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