The St. Louis Science Center has a new exhibit that opens tomorrow (11/7).  It is called Dinosaurs Unearthed.  It will have full size dinosaur models and sets.  They will have a replica of the dig site in Zigong, China.  This is the largest dinosaur exhibition ever hosted in St. Louis. 

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The item is called a Buggyguard stroller lock.  If you have your stroller and cannot bring it into the place you are going but don't want to cyhance it getting stoen use the Buggyguard lock.  It can bee found on buggyguard.com for $24.95. 

Did your child or children bring home too much candy on Halloween?  You know they shouldn't eat all of it.  Here are some ideas of how to get rid of it. 

1. Take it with you to work.  Everyone at work will be thrilled to eat candy during the day. 

2. Donate it to food pantries.  They would love it.

3. If you know someone who has a child who's birthday is coming up you can offer your candy for a goodie bag.  Just make sure it isn't too far away from now. 

4. Freeze the chocolate candy.  It will be good to pull out and eat at a later date. 

I hope one of these ideas work for you.  This information was found here. 

This is tall stories that is adapted by a popular book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.  It is at Founders' Theatre at COCA in St. Louis, MO.  It is this Friday (11/6) at 7:00 pm.  This will be a good show for children 3 years and up. 

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Darlene and Diane Nettemeier are identical twins.  They met Craig and Mark Sanders who are also identical twins at a twin's convention in 1998.  They had a double wedding and had Doublemint gum thrown instead of rice.  Now they live next door to each other in a Houston suburb.  Diane and Craig have identical twins named Brady and Colby that are 8 and another son named Holden that is 4.  Darlene and Mark have two daughters, Reagan who is 7 and Landry who is 6.  They love living next to each other because they say there is always someone there who understands what you're going through.  They also take turns babysitting while one couple goes out.  Twins marrying twins is very rare.  There are only about 250 known marriages worldwide. 

It is important to make sure your children are safe while they trick or treat.  Here are some tips to remember on Halloween.

-If possible go with your children while they trick or treat. 

-Add reflective tape to your child's costume.  Make sure they are visible to avoid getting hit by a car.

-Make sure your child's costume doesn't have dangling fabric to make them trip.  If they are wearing a mask make sure they can see so they don't fall. 

-Bring a flashlight.  This is important to be able to see and for safety purposes. 

-Have your child bring a whistle so they can blow it if they get separated from the group. 

-Only approach homes that have a light on.  This is for the courtesy of the home owner and safety.

-Always use the sidewalk and if there isn't one use the side of the roads. 

-Check your child's candy when they bring it home before they eat it. 

Bring your child to Sears in their costume on Halloween and they can get a free toy. 

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New York Times reported that The Walt Disney Company is offering refunds for any "Baby Einstein" videos that were bought to make your baby smarter.  Parents thought they were buying a video for educational reasons for their babies.  Parents can exchange their video for a different title, coupon, or get $15.99 each for up to four DVD's.  They do not need a receipt and will be able to exchange until March 2010. 

The Nielsen Company did a study that showed children ages 2 to 5 watch more than 32 hours of television each week.  Children 6-11 watch more than 28 hours of television a week.  The reason they watch less is because they are in school.  This is the most television watching since 1995.  How much time do your children spend in front of the television? 

Watch this video as Josh Galliano shows you how to pick the perfect pumpkin to cook. 

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This Saturday go to Bunker Farms at Golfport in St. Louis, Missouri.  There is a 10 acre Corn Maze for you and your family to find your way through.  They are open from 10am to 11:59pm.  This event will benefit the Stray Rescue of St. Louis. 

For the event website click here

This Saturday, October 24th from 9am to 4pm there is an Arts and Crafts show at Sperreng Middle School.  There will be over 120 artists with quality, original, hand-crafted goods.  There is no admission charge and will be fun for the whole family. 

There are many nights to bring your children out to this event.  It starts tomorrow night.  It will be held every night until Halloween.  This is a non-scary event to bring your children to.  The admission is at the door but children under the age of 2 years are free.  It is from 5:30pm to 8:30pm.  This is fun for all ages. 

For the event website click here

Well I'm officially 13 weeks pregnant and let me tell you about these changes to my body.  It's amazing what 15 pounds can do to a body!  I get winded walking up stairs and yes . . . I'm only 1/3 of the way through this pregnancy.  It's almost as if I smoke again.  I can barely finish laundry in my house.  I'm going to have to look at getting main floor laundry installed somehow.  It might be expensive but right now it would so be worth it.

Ladies, let's talk about the back side and "the girls" or the chest area, however you'd like to refer to it.  My goodness I woke up one morning and here's this bubbly looking appendage if you will located where my butt use to be.  It's huge!  How does that happen over night I mean I should have felt something like that right?  And my chest, WOW!  Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining at all about this area.  I now understand why women get implants.  They're absolutely perfect right now so of course I hope this lasts as long as possible.

My stomach, well it's getting there but it doesn't by any means distract from either of the more well endowed areas.  But I'm sure that's just a matter of time.  For right now, it looks like I have a bit of a beer gut :-)

I can't wait to see what'll happen in the next 3 months.  And I really can't wait to share it with you all!

There are 107 people that have become sick from turtles.  This is the biggest salmonella outbreak blamed on turtles nationwide.  This covers 34 states.  One third of the children have been hospitalized for this outbreak.  The American Veterinary Medical Association estimated that the number of pet turtles doubled from 950,000 in 1996 to almost 2 million in 2006.  Pet turtles that carry the salmonella disease show no symptoms.  They carry it on their shell and body.  It can be transferred by handling the turtles.  Many children are contracting the disease from swimming in the pool with their pet turtle, kissing them, putting them in their mouth or just handling them and not washing their hands.  This is something that should be taken seriously.  Children and parents should think twice before getting a pet turtle. 

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