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Tip Toe Photography | San Antonio Baby, Children, and Family Photographer

Tweet When Beth, of Tip Toe Photography, offered me a complementary mini-session (also look at her “belly to baby” and “baby’s first year” packages as well as different sessions) I knew that I would get some amazing pictures of my daughter. Little did I know though HOW absolutely fantastic they would be. With an artistic

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2011 Black Friday Store Hours

Tweet Don’t forget to check out my 2009 Black Friday post and my 2010 Black Friday posts for my past Black Friday shopping plans and favorite websites. I read through them and both still absolutely apply! Based on the stores listed by Black Friday 2011, I sorted the stores by open hours (a LOT of

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Watch UTSA Graduations Online

Tweet Do you have a loved one overseas, out of state, in the hospital?  Watch the UTSA graduation online: http://dlat.utsa.edu/accordent/Static/UTSAxCommencement+Ceremonies/ And for more detailed information from UTSA’s Graduation Office, please see this link: http://utsa.edu/oit/video/ITV_commencement.html &nbsp

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Best Hand Sanitizer

Tweet Hand sanitizer. Raise your (potentially germy) hand if everyone at work is out of the office with the flu, a cold, or some other communicable disease? Last year I wrote another blog post comparing the symptoms of the flu, H1N1, and the common cold and being able to tell the difference between the three.

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Best FREE Preschool iPhone apps

Tweet I don’t even need to own an iPhone to know how helpful a few strategically downloaded games can be when it comes to entertaining your child (or someone else’s!)  Here are one’s that I have downloaded on other people’s phones or that were recommended to me! All the apps are free to download and

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Give Best Gift Ever | UNICEF Charity

Tweet Did you wait until the last minute to purchase a Christmas present this year?  No fear!  UNICEF is here. The best gift is a gift that keeps giving…and what could be better than a gift that literally saves lives, natural resources, and makes the world a better place! A couple of Sundays ago, at

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Magnolia Pancake Haus

Tweet Tasty Byte: Magnolia Pancake Haus Website: http://www.magnoliapancakehaus.com Address: 13444 West Ave | San Antonio, TX 78216 { MAP } Phone: 210.496.0828 Tasty Bytes Also, make sure that you don’t miss the St. PJ’s Children’s Home Pajama Run, this October 2, 2010 from 8am until 1pm. During this time you’ll be able to enjoy a

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Restaurant Week | San Antonio

Tweet In an impassioned attempt to support the local economy, a friend and I have enthusiastically participated in and relished San Antonio’s 1st Annual Restaurant Week which started Saturday, August 21st and lasts through Saturday, August 22nd! So many choices, so little time! How to choose? Check out where I ate and see mouthwatering pictures

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Back to School Sales for Teachers | Educators Discounts

Tweet I hope that even if you’re not a teacher, you share the information in this post with one you know!  I can’t think of a more intense profession – please take the time to thank the teachers in your life! This post is chock full of deals, reward programs, and other incentives that teachers

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Best Website to Upload Large Files

Tweet After coming back from an incredible vacation in San Diego and Las Angeles, California, I had a million pictures to share. Sure I immediately posted them on Facebook and Picasa but there’s not really easy to send a zip file of all the images. The file, too large for gmail, also exceeded the uploading

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Over 250 Retailers’ Twitter Names | Find Your Favorite Stores on Twitter

Tweet Find your favorite retailers on Twitter! Follow their tweets for contests, promotional offers, great deals, and coupons! Get even more connected to the company! Contact their customer service department if you got less than stellar service! Here are the ones I follow, for the most updated retailers following my own retailers list on Twitter:

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2010 Summer Reading Programs for Kids

Tweet This summer when your kids start to get bored, remind them that they can make money and get lots of fun free stuff, simply by reading a couple minutes each day!  We participated in a lot of these programs last year and had an incredible time! Across the nation, Half Price Books is offering

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Bin555 Restaurant and Wine Bar | San Antonio, TX

Tweet Tasty Byte:  Bin 555 Restaurant and Wine Bar Another successful restaurant by Jason Dady and one of my favorites!  With a beautiful patio deck and modern inside dining, nestled among the Shops of Artisan Alley, Bin555 is a wonderful restaurant for linger over a romantic meal or celebrate with lots friends.  Not only is

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2010 US Census | Importance & Information

Tweet 10 simple questions… Find detailed information about the questions in the form here. According to the Constitution, a US Census is required every 10 years.  Why do we need to fill out the survey that’s still mailed to us?  (They’re currently experimenting with Internet response forms for the future; maybe by 2020 they’ll have

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FREE iPhone Apps | Retailers, News, & More!

Tweet Why would someone who doesn’t have an iPhone want to write a post about iPhone apps?!  Simple, I have tons of friends who have iPhones AND I’m really good at digging up unknown things on the web – why limit myself?!  Included in this post are the things I would look up for myself,

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2010 San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo

Tweet After being gifted with FREE box tickets to the rodeo this year I thought I should do my homework on my greatly appreciated prize! Last year the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo was attended by over 1,300,000 poeple!!  During that time they raised almost $1,800,000 in scholarships during the Livestock and Horseshow exhibitors! 

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