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In most parts of the country the weather is cold or colder so the last thing on our minds is shopping for swimsuits. However, in order to get the best selection you need to order soon! Lands End has free shipping this week. LL Bean has free shipping on orders over $75. Eddie Bauer has a large selection of adult suits. Victoria’s Secret has $15 off $100 right now. Swimwear Express, Venus, and SwimOutlet.com have all swimwear all the time. Check out their extensive summer selections and have fun daydreaming about those hot summer days.

February has come to symbolize Valentines Day with the cards, flowers and parties it entails. Don’t wait until February 13th, start now. Go to the store and buy cards or begin making them. Even if you buy cards it can still take small children several days to fill in all the names. If you do a few a day it keeps the fun and eliminates the fights. If you are ambitious enough to make your own cards it may take a week or more. Over the next few days we will be giving you Valentine card, decorating and craft ideas.

If you live anywhere near Langhorne PA Sesame Place is running a special on season passes. You can purchase season passes for $62 and since a single or 2 day pass is $52 it is well worth it. (check out other level passes which include parking and admission to other Anheuser-Busch parks) Your season pass offers discounts at the park, special bring a friend days and special passholder only events. The dry rides and shows are open until October when they decorate for Halloween. We have been many times and always enjoyed it. They offer many shows, rides and water attractions. The key (like visiting any theme park) is trying to go on an off-peak day. May and June are the slowest times. They do offer some rides and many watersides that are good for older children, so you can bring the whole family. The characters are easily accessible as they walk around the park and are also at 1-2-3 Smile with me photo stop. The food is not spectacular and quite expensive so fill up before you go. There are many restaurants, hotels and stores right outside the park entrance.

What to bring:
swimsuits, water shoes or flip flops, towel, change of clothes, sunscreen, waterproof camera, and of course money

Bored of the same old breakfast? Spice up special days with colored and shaped pancakes. Use one color or many. Swirl gently - don’t mix too much or you will get muck. You don’t need fancy molds, you can easily use your spoon to draw the batter into simple fun shapes like hearts, moons, stars, pumpkins, bunnies, Mickey Mouse, smily faces and more. Use chocolate chips and sprinkles to add eyes and other features.
They don’t have to be perfect, remember they are going to be eaten in about 2 minutes!

You will be amazed at the smiles you get! Next time try it with other foods like potatoes, milk, muffins, cake, etc.

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We’ve all seen the ad.
Tux rental $100
Flower girl dress $75
new camera $1100
memories of her first wedding … priceless

We spend years creating memories and preserving them in photographs. In minutes they can all be lost. Your computer could crash, get erased by a giant magnet, ruined from a spilled drink, burned in a fire or be water damaged by a burst pipe or hot water heater. I know several people who have lost years of photos because they did not have them backed up. This year take the time to keep those precious memories safe. For About $100 you can get a small external hard drive, you plug it into your computer and copy your files off. (You should be backing up yoru entire computer by the way.) As a double fail-safe we also burn our photos onto DVDs and store them in a CD book at my husbands office. In case of a huge catastrophe we will still have our precious photos. Don’t put it off until it’s too late.

Last year I resolved to learn to surf. Now I’m no master, but I rode a few good waves, had a lot of fun and can say I did it. I wasn’t sure I would be good or like it, so I decided to take an inexpensive weekend group lesson. They provided a teacher and board. When I arrived there was one other mom and the rest were young kids. I didn’t let that deter me. I followed the instructions and hung 10 as they say. The teenage instructor even complimented me- he said usually older people can’t pick it up so well. (Wait was that a compliment?) This year my resolution is to make Mombuzz your goto site for fun news and tips.
Write in and tell us your most or least successful new years resolutions!