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With school out, summer is filled with fun activities and new freedoms for teens, such as driving the family car (or learning to drive!).  However, keeping teen drivers safe from harm can be a big concern for parents, especially with summer being the dealiest time of year for teenage motor fatalities.  That’s why we wanted to share some steps you can take today to help your teens become a safer driver year round.

The tips and resources below may not only keep your teen and others free from harm, but also could save you money on insurance.

Compared to most families I admit that we do stay indoors a lot.  We’re very fair and burn easily and we don’t like the cold much at all (good thing we’re moving to Texas right?!).  But despite that we probably spend more time outdoors than I actually let on.  Especially when we go on vacation.  Funny how that is.

I have so many great memories of the active things we’ve done when we’ve traveled.  It’s been such a pleasure to take in the sights, sounds and wonder of our daughter over the years getting to do and see things a lot of people only get to dream of.

THE WAY, WAY BACK
Fox Searchlight
In Theaters July 5

We’re nearing the halfway mark for 2013!

How are you doing on those resolutions?

As we say good-bye to the month of June, it is the perfect time to take a good look at how you’re doing on the resolution front.

It’s one thing to make grand proclamations about what you’ll accomplish when you’re wielding a glass of champagne and quite another entirely to actually do the hard work to achieve your goals.

My daughter dislikes shopping.  A. Lot.  She doesn’t like trying things on in changing rooms, she doesn’t like waiting in line.

Therefore I spend a great deal of time shopping for her, either in the store or online.  She is so not a fashionista.  If she could wear sweat pants and a graphic tee all day every day, that would be her outfit of choice. 

So I’ve been trying to encourage her to ‘improve’ on her fashion choices. 

THE WAY, WAY BACK is a new comedy from Fox Searchlight Pictures, the studio that brought you 500 Days of Summer, Juno and Little Miss Sunshine comes the indie family comedy of the summer!  THE WAY, WAY BACK is written and directed by Nat Faxon and Jim Rash (co-writers of The Descendants) and stars an amazing ensemble cast including Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Allison Janney, AnnaSophia Robb, Sam Rockwell, Maya Rudolph and Liam James, Amanda Peet and Rob Corddry.

FlitFlop is a neat European footwear brand whose products help increase the activation of certain leg muscles, diffuse underfoot pressure, absorb shock and make walking easier on your joints.

You can find loads of different styles and colors of FitFlops on Shoetique.com.  Check it out and then come back….see what I mean about Shoetique?  Awesome selection, right?!  I found so many pairs I wanted to buy.  I think my husband is probably glad I’m on a spending hiatus due to our move

Warner Bros. is proud to announce the arrival of Jack the Giant Slayer released on DVD & Blu-ray on June 18!

Unleashed on the Earth for the first time in centuries, the giants strive to reclaim the land they once lost, forcing Jack (Nicholas Hoult), into the battle of this life to stop them and rescue the princess!

The question is… are you courageous enough to rescue the princess? Are you brave like Jack?  Take the quiz to find out!

When I was growing up, 3D technology was akin to red-and-blue cardboard glasses that were taped on the side of a Slurpee cup. Now it seems it’s rare for a movie to be released only in 2D with no 3D counterpart to view it in. But is 3D the best choice for families?

My husband and I, for one, love 3D movies; we even have a whole 3D system set up in our home. But our daughter doesn’t like 3D movies at all.

11 years ago somehow I recognized that I was in a bad place health wise though many others would never have pointed it out to me, I knew that if I didn’t change something I was on the road to disease.  Diabetes, heart disease, high cholesterol….  I did some soul searching and some research, and thought that Weight Watchers Online would be an ideal program for me to follow, and as I looked at the most precious people in the world to me, I was hoping that the program would work and I would be able to get healthier not just for me but for them as well.