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Trimming the Christmas Tree
Families all over are getting their Christmas trees and setting them up, dusting off all the ornaments and lights in preparation for the holiday season.
Gifting: The Budget Woes That Keep on Giving
Look, I don?t want to alarm anyone, but Thanksgiving is past? How did that happen? What this insidious passing of time says is that Christmas is less than four weeks away.
Burger King Goes With Less Sodium For Kids
Burger King announced last week they'll be reducing the sodium in meals for kids and in some items for adults in an effort to be, or appear, more healthy.
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Hearts break at Mumbai memorial service
A 2-year-old orphan's cry sent a congregation into tears at a memorial service for his parents, who were killed in the recent terrorist attacks in Mumbai.
Docs may halt vaccines over monetary concerns
A new survey shows that 1 in 10 doctors stated that they may stop giving vaccinations to privately insured children because it costs too much.
Infant formula melamine fears come to U.S.
It seems that melamine contaminated infant formula may not have been confined to China.
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Latest Recalls »
Claire's children's necklaces recalled
Friends who get lead poisoning together, stay together.
Toy TV recalled for lead
It's funny! It's realistic! It's poisonous! The latest lead-tainted toy from the Far East is OKK Trading's Mini-Televisor toy TV.
Toy xylophone recalled for lead
We're starting to think that maybe you should stay away from dollar store toys all together.
Infant Mylicon recalled
Oh how we relied on Infant Mylicon for our ultra-gassy baby.
Strawberry Quik recalled
Nestlé USA is recalling the most unnatural -- yet tasty -- substance on Earth, Strawberry Quik.
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Shave the Date: No Bush Left Behind
My fellow Americans. Regardless of how you voted this past Tuesday, the timely exit of President Bush should be something we can all agree on.
Too Fast, Too Soon
I was thirty-two when my wife gave birth to our first child.
Take a Parent, Add Politics and Mix
This is my favorite picture of my parents – it was taken shortly after their engagement in 1963 –  and is a perfect depiction of a young couple, living in America, at that time.
What's for dinner? Got me.
It's five o'clock. You've just finished work. Now you must pick up the kids from daycare and get home in time to make dinner.
Bumpy Roads and Poop: The Big Oh-Five
Eric, my baby, turned 5 last week. The big oh-five.
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Dinner for One

Lose the E-X-P-E-C-T This Holiday Season

By Susan Courtad
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