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Board-certified Pediatrician Jim Sears made his way into many homes through the new television talk show “The Doctors” in which he co-hosts. The Dr. Phil spin-off premiered September 8, 2008. Sharing the stage with ER physician (and former ABC “Bachelor”) Dr. Travis Stork, OB/GYN Lisa Masterson, and cosmetic surgeon Dr. Andrew Ordon, Jim hopes to bring the same family feel of his office to all of the American families that don’t have a personal relationship with their pediatrician. The medical dream team will debate everything from the benefits of plastic surgery to the controversy surrounding autism and vaccines, making them the go-to source for information on the latest scientific breakthroughs. The Doctors airs 5 days a week. Be sure to check your local listings!

For a chance to have Dr. Jim Sears personally answer 3 of your most burning questions, plus receive a package from Lysol containing Lysol Disinfectant Spray To Go (perfect to carry in your diaper bag or purse!), and one copy each of Looking After You and Your Pregnancy and Healthy Habits Activity Booklet for Kids, simply leave a comment! Don’t forget to include any questions that you may have for Dr. Sears as well! This giveaway ends October 10th 16th 2008 at 7PM CST.

Memes are always fun to do and it’s been a while since we did our last Wordless Wednesday or Flashback Friday. Today we’re doing our first ever Thursday Thirteen! The theme of this Thursday Thirteen will be habits that we find annoying about each other! Hope you all enjoy!

His Annoying Habits

1. He takes a whole week to take out the trash. I don’t see why he can’t grab the trash and walk a good hmm I dunno 20ft to the trash can outside! It’s not even cold outside yet!

2. He leaves his holey socks neatly laid out on the floor. He lays them there just in case he’ll have to put them back on. 99% of his socks have holes on the balls of the feet from working in them. Before we moved, I threw away at least 10 pair of the rags! Guess what he’s getting for Christmas? I don’t want to see those on the floor either! Roll them up and put them somewhere in the closet!

3. Along with being to lazy to take out the trash, he’s too lazy to put his pop cans and water bottles in the trash. There are pop cans and water bottles all over the house. Uh, sorry does not cut it when his pop can castles come crashing to the ground, waking up the entire building! *RArrRnn*

4. He splashes water from the sink on to the bathroom counter. I’m tired of putting ads on Craiglist for free Koi fish ponds!

5. He has to give me an introduction to whatever he wants to talk about. Get to the point!!!

6. He rambles on and on! Again, get to the point!!!!!!

7. He expects me not to fart! It’s ok for him to stank up the covers, then ask me to smell the rancid aroma afterwards, but I can’t even let er rip in the bathroom with the door closed! I’m sorry but my stomach refuses to sacrifice relief just to please him.

Her Annoying Habits

8. She leaves Jayden’s dirty diapers on the floor.

Remember this? Well the same holds true for Jayden’s diapers too. For some reason she can’t seem to throw the diapers away and instead she lets them sit on the floor ALL DAY! It takes five seconds tops to take it to the garbage can and throw them away. So why can’t she do that??? It’s like she’s afraid they’re going to explode and the poo is going to splat all over her face or something! And on top of that, she always leaves them by my recliner. So I either find out about them the hard way, by way of A) smelling the wonderful odor of it while I’m enjoying a bowl of chili or B) stepping in it. How delightful.

9. She leaves the toilet lid up.

Ok I thought this was supposed to be a guy thing but apparently I thought wrong. She just can’t seem to put the toilet lid down for anything, even after she takes a dump and the smell travels back up the drain and smacks me in the face. I really wouldn’t have a problem if she’d leave both the lid and the seat up. That would just make less work for me when I need to take a leak. Yes, I’m that lazy.

10. She watches way too much HGTV for the average human being.

I swear this woman lives, breathes, and poops HGTV. She has it on ALL DAY. And nothing else. If I have to sit through another episode of House Hunters, my head is going to explode!

11. She takes way too long to get ready.

I understand the fact that she takes pride in her appearance, and I respect that. But why does it have to take her THREE hours to get ready when we’re just going to Walmart? Throw on anything and LET’S GO!

12. She collects way too many plants.

One plant is fine. Even two or three is ok. But please tell me what the purpose is behind having 40 plants in ONE room. It’s ridiculous! I can’t even maneuver around the living room without a plant stem poking me in the leg or a leaf grabbin’ my ass (she won’t even let me curse on my OWN OUR blog!).

13. She tries to fart cutely.

Guys, remember way back when you thought girls didn’t fart? Or at least when they did, they smelled like flowers? WRONG! This woman’s farts can wipe out a forest. I don’t know how she packs so much punch in those things. The worse part is whenever she does fart, she always follows it with a cutesy “‘Scuse me!” No, the cuteness won’t bring back my nostril hairs after you just burned them out with your toxic gases.

All in all, we still love the crap out of each other, no matter how annoying the other’s habits may be!

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Toys and books devoted to promoting diversity and positive self image are becoming increasingly popular. I don’t think they are as popular as they should be, but nevertheless they are getting their names out there. One line of toys that really stood out to me were Karito Kids dolls created by KidsGive. These award winning dolls raise global awareness among our youth by teaching them about children of other cultures and ethnicities around the world, the importance of social responsibility, and charitable giving.

Each doll is designed to represent the beautiful and distinctive features of African, Asian, Caucasian, Latin and Mediterranean ethnicities. Standing at 21” tall, they are uniquely sized to emphasize the latest fashions and realistic body of an 11-year-old girl. Wan Ling, Lulu, Zoe, Gia, Pita, and Piper all come with their own adventurous story book to explore.

The lovely ladies of Karito Kids!

Every purchase of Karito Kids products helps another child! A percentage of sales will be donated to Plan USA, a worldwide children’s charity. By entering a unique code (found on each doll) on karitokids.com, children will be able to select the charitable cause to which the donation will be directed. How’s that for a gift that keeps on giving?

We’d like to help out those who are less fortunate this holiday season, so we’ll be donating some toys to Toys For Tots! But, since there’s only so much we can do, we encourage you to make a donation also. You can donate toys or cash to Toys For Tots, at your nearest Toys For Tots drop-off location. You can also donate a cash gift online via credit/debit card by visiting the Toys For Tots Online Donation page. With your help, there’s no limit to the amount of smiles we can put on childrens’ faces this year!

Dole has been a brand that we’ve kept in the household for years. We always find ourselves grabbing a Dole product whenever we go out grocery shopping. We especially love their Hearts of Romaine lettuce, mixed fruit, and pineapple chunks. I became hooked on Dole pineapple chunks while pregnant with Jayden. Now each time that we do our grocery shopping, I can’t help grabbing a few jars!

In conjunction with Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, set to hit the theaters in early November, Dole released the Limited Edition insulated Marty Snak Pak, which fits Dole fruit bowls and other on-the-go snacks perfectly. The Marty Snak Pak can be purchased at DoleMartySnakPak.com.

Alright Dole lovers, who would like to win some free Dole goodies? Well we have 32 Dole coupons up for grabs! Each coupon is redeemable for a FREE pack of Dole Fruit Bowls, Dole Fruit Bowls in Gel, or Dole Fruit Parfait! To enter this giveaway, visit the Dole product page and come back letting us know what your favorite Dole product is by 7PM CST on October 5th 2008. Two winners will be chosen, each receiving 16 coupons! This giveaway is open to US residents only.

Don’t forget to enter our Jif swag basket giveaway after you enter this giveaway!

This giveaway has ended! Winners will be announced shortly!