Tricia

Bausch + Lomb Test Drive

Jazz has been asking for contacts for about 3 years now. She wears glasses just like I do. I don’t think I got my first pair of contacts until I was 18. I always went for different colored contacts. I wore grey, hazel and green (my favorite). Of course Jazz, being her mother’s daughter, wanted colored contacts as well. Since she had never worn contacts before I wanted to have her wear regular contacts...

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Saturday Sharing

I wanted a place to share topics that catch my eye in a somewhat organized manner, lol so I welcome you to this week’s edition of Saturday Sharing. Sometime last week I came across some meals in mason jars while on Pinterest. It really caught my attention because I never used jars before and I fell in love with this idea. Over at Big Red Chicken are two great posts about Mason jar meals. One is an...

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Join Us for the American Express #SafeSpend Twitter Party

Once my kids started to understand what money actually was, I started teaching them about spending and saving. I feel it is very important they all know about choices when it comes money. When I was a teenager I had no idea about financial responsibility and made a lot of mistakes. I have worked really hard to work with Jazz through discussions and our actions. She will be 18 in March and I want her to be...

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She got her first job!!

We decided to let Jazz get a job. So she started her search. When she got the call for the interview I think I was more nervous then her! I had my first job when I was 15 but it is kind of a big deal when your baby decides she wants a job. When I said yeah I honestly thought all the jobs are probaly gone. But the excitement in her eyes was so wonderful to see. So I instantly went into teaching mode. How to...

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Invisalign Teen Straight To Stardom Sweepstakes

It is almost that time again, for the Teen Choice Awards 2010. This is a two hour even full of stars and celebrates the hottest teen icons in music, fashion, film, sports and television. It airs August 9 on FOX, 8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT. Fans who are 13 to 19 years old can vote once each day for their favorite TEEN CHOICE 2010 nominees at www.teenchoiceawards.com. Winners of the coveted Surfboard awards will...