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The CPSC issued a bunch more recalls for drop side cribs on Thursday. I'll have a full post about those later this weekend, but in the meantime, if you're in the market for a crib, avoid the drop-sides since there's too good a chance it'll end up being recalled later. And I say that reluctantly, because I'm short and I loved our drop-side crib - it was on the expensive side, but well-made and very quiet except for the click to let you know the side had locked in place. (On the other hand, the dr

The all-age guide to the coolest restaurants, rides, shops and places to go in Walt Disney World

We went to Sea World in San Diego for the first time a couple of weeks ago. The boys had a great time, and the animal performances are truly amazing. Everyone’s favorite part was the Sea Lions Live show, in which two sea lions and an otter do scenes from popular TV shows. I left wanting a small otter to take home as a pet. The host of that show was the most entertaining part of the day, and before the show began, it was fun trying to identify the TV theme song before he acted it out.We saw three

Boy, was I wrong yesterday when I predicted the Isner-Mahut tennis match would end quickly after resumption. Instead, it went another hour and was incredibly exciting. I was able to watch the match on ESPN3.com, which streamed pretty smoothly.Amazon's Deal of the Dayis your favorite team's MLB replica batting practice jerseysfor $39.99. I'm kind of surprised they didn't do this one before Father's Day, but I guess they figure it's a popular deal anytime during baseball season. Disclosure: I'm an

I really miss the days when there was always a $/$$ coupon for CVS. I used to go a couple of times per week, and now I go a couple of times per month. I’m planning to stop by this week because I want to pick up the store brand ibuprofen that’s 99 cents after ECBs. I have $5 in ECBs, and a gift card that I got for transferring a prescription. Because of the gift card, I’m not that concerned about minimizing my out of pocket expenses – I’d rather do one transaction with a larger out of pocket cost

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This was one of the recipes I made when I had to use up that gallon of milk. I’ve been making this bread almost weekly for a couple of months now. It’s my go-to sandwich bread, as it’s much lighter than the artisan bread. I still keep artisan bread dough in my fridge, and I’ve discovered that working with the artisan bread dough has made me a better bread baker in general. I’d made this milk bread before discovering Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day,but it never came out as light and delicious

I did a slightly different scenario from the starter transaction that I posted for this week because of the coupons that I had. I ended up with a profit of $4.45 $2.45 after taxes:1 Gillette Fusion ProGlide razor $9.992 Pantene Shampoo/Conditioner 2/$71 Colgate ProClinical toothpaste $2.991 Colgate Kids toothbrush $1.991 Motrin PM $32 candy bars, B1G1 @ 88 cents- $5 off $25 purchase coupon for registering my Wellness card- $4/1 Gillette Fusion from 6/6 P&G- $2/1 Pantene Natural Fusions from

Here are the top ten reasons why my Father’s Day totally rocked this year. 10. My kids made me breakfast. It’s been a Father’s Day tradition since they were old enough to toddle, but it never gets old. I love this one day a year that my kids wait on me. 9. My kids actually cooked me [...]

I feel so blessed to have a spouse who's truly an equal in parenting - actually, he probably does more parenting than I do! And the boys will someday know understand lucky they are to have a dad like him.So to all the wonderful dads out there (including mine!), I wish you a very Happy Father's Day!Thanks for reading ChiefFamilyOfficer.com.

Happy Father’s Day! This past week my son cried almost every night. Jackson was heartbroken that his Dad was going to be gone [...]

Some insist that a significant other like the pets. "Love me, love my cat." "Must love dogs." In our case, "Must love bunnies." But a conversation with La Petite went something like this. Me: I need to be gone much of Monday for a funeral. A close friend lost her father. La Petite: I can stay with Amigo. Me: Since that's the day after your party, I wondered if you might have friends still in...

Ever notice how kids are so very accurate about how old they are? As if getting older was reaching a goal. "I'm 4 1/2" (and you'd better not forget the "half") "I'm almost 9" (said the day after an 8th birthday). A few days ago Becca told me "I'm 18 years old!' no she's not...not until July 8, that is. and then Jen said "I'm 20 ...." and her birthday isn't until November. My firstborn...

This past weekend, my ex-wife threw a high school graduation party for our teen daughter. There were tons of my ex-wife’s relatives – aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents. There were high school friends of my daughter. There were friends of my ex-wife. And there was me. My parents showed up, too, but it really was a party for [...]

As a divorced dad with half-time custody, I don’t get a lot of individual time with my two kids. When it comes to custody, either they’re both with me, or they’re both with their mom. Sure, we steal moments here and there, but I rarely get to spend an entire day with just one of [...]

Why it's important to keep reading, even in the summer months

There is nothing like getting nachas from kinder. Huh? That's a Yiddish expression (anglicized for our viewing audience) that means extreme joy/pride in one's children. And that's me in a nutshell. This weekend I saw my son, the Drama King, perform the role that I have always said he was born to play: That round-headed kid. Yep, the title/lead role in "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown." If you have seen it -- or even...

Swag Bucks is by far my favorite way to earn free money, and as I mentioned last week, the Summer of Swag starts today. Which means that today, there will be five codes and an increased chance to win a 25 Swag Bucks when you search using Swag Bucks. Learn more about Swag Bucks here. Disclosure: If you join Swag Bucks using my referral link, I'll get bonus Swag Bucks, so thank you if you do!Things at work have gotten a little crazy, so I'm going to skip this week's Drugstore Game starter deal

*** Monthly Feature Column *** Positively Speaking Building Assets in your Kids by Kelly Curtis, M.S., author of Empowering Youth: How to Encourage [...]

No, I'm not making that up - apparently, the first Friday in June is always National Donut Day. You can get a free donut at Krispy Kreme and a free donut with the purchase of any beverage at Dunkin Donuts.Cellfire.com is apparently going to have a special promotion today at 3:00 PDT where logged in users can go to http://www.cellfire.com/cinderella and get a coupon for up to $10 off their next visit to a Kroger or Kroger-affiliated store (Ralphs here in SoCal). If you're not a Cellfire user, I h

I’m a soccer dad. I drive my kids to practice. I happily attend their games. I enjoy watching matches on TV. But recently, I met a man whose soccer dadness puts me to shame. Dribble a ball over to the Hot Dads blog and read about: Super Soccer Dad, World Cup Edition Then come back and yell Goooooooooooooooooooool! (If that pre-programmed link doesn’t [...]

I have no idea how many parts this series will be, and I certainly have no concrete plans for when posts will go up. But I do know that preparing for kindergarten is always on my mind - it's our biggest milestone yet, and so I'm more than a little anxious about it. (My son, on the other hand, is quite blasé about it - of course.)One of the things I've been thinking about is lunch. I know public school lunches are cheap, but I'd rather pack my children their own lunch, with higher quality ingredi

Well, it’s summer break! While I love the gorgeous weather and getting to play outside with my kids, I do not love [...]

As I mentioned yesterday, Swag Bucks shared more details about their plans for this coming Monday. They are going to have FIVE codes on Monday, plus an increased chance to win a big Swag Buck bill. The purpose of the codes is to kick off the Summer of Swag, which apparently refers to the fact that they plan to unveil new features this summer. If you're new to Swag Bucks, you can use the code SUMMEROFSWAG when you sign up for 20 extra Swag Bucks. And if you sign up using my referral link, I'll ge

I enjoyed having three days to shop this past weekend, and I picked up some really great deals. Here are a few of them:Pavilions/Vons (possibly all Safeway family of stores)As I tweeted on Saturday, I got a lot of stuff that was free or cheap after coupon at Pavilions. I was a bit nervous when I saw the $30+ subtotal, which was before coupons but after sale prices. But I needn't have worried, because once the coupons were scanned, my total was only $17. (Pavilion and Vons will double coupons up

I recently had the pleasure reading a new novel about divorced parenting: Home, Away by Jeff Gillenkirk (published by Chin Music Press) The book showed me a divorce parenting experience that was decidedly different than my own. Whereas my ex-wife and I parted amicably and strive to co-parent effectively, ever mindful of putting our kids’ [...]

Amazon has discounted the price of a Wiito $149.99 right now. They have a way of changing prices in the blink of an eye, so don't delay if you want this. For games, I recommend Lego Star Wars: The Complete Sagafor a lot of doable fun. Disclosure: I'm an Amazon affiliate, so any purchase you make after entering Amazon through a link on Chief Family Officer supports this site at no additional cost to you. Thank you! Hat tip: My Good Cents.Swag Bucks is by far my favorite way to earn free money, an

Hmm, wasn't there a show with a similar name? Well, it's not relevant. But our family, every single one of us, Mom/Ora, Rosie and Abe, were all invited to go to 4 weddings this year! I haven't attended 4 weddings in the last decade!!! (Maybe only one.) So we had to make some decisions about who was going to which wedding. I let the kids decide, with a little prompting for Abe. The upshot was...