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With all the news surrounding toy recalls, I wanted to address it on our site. Here are some toys that are on the recall list. PLEASE make sure you are paying attention to the news about these toys because I have found at least 2 toys that Brianna had from Fisher Price that were on the list and contaminated with lead.




Name of Product: Imaginarium Wooden Coloring Cases

Units: About 27,000

Importer / Retailer: Toys "R" Us Inc., of Wayne, N.J.

Hazard: The printed ink on the outer packaging of the wood case contains lead. Also, some of the black watercolor paint contains excessive levels of lead, which violates the federal lead paint standard.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the products away from children and return the item to the nearest Toys "R" Us store for store credit.

Consumer Contact: For more information, contact Toys "R" Us at (800) TOYSRUS/869-7787 between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. ET Monday through Saturday, and between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Sunday, or visit the company’s Web site at toysrus.com

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Name of Product: Robbie Ducky™ Kids Watering Cans

Units: About 6,000

Importer: Jo-Ann Stores Inc., of Hudson, Ohio

Hazard: The beak of the watering can contains lead in the paint, which violates the federal law prohibiting lead paint on children's toys. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the watering can away from children and return it to any Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Store for a full refund.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Jo-Ann Stores Inc. toll-free at (888) 739-4120 ext. 7 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or email the firm at guest.services@jo-annstores.com or visit the firm’s Web site at joann.com

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Name of Products: Various Polly Pocket dolls and accessories with magnets

Units: About 7.3 million play sets (about 2.4 million play sets were recalled on November 21, 2006)

Importer: Mattel Inc., of El Segundo, Calif.

Hazard: Small magnets inside the dolls and accessories can come loose. The magnets can be found by young children and swallowed or aspirated. If more than one magnet is swallowed, the magnets can attract each other and cause intestinal perforation or blockage, which can be fatal.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should immediately take these recalled toys away from children and contact Mattel to receive a voucher for a replacement toy of the customer’s choice, up to the value of the returned product.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, call Mattel toll-free at (888) 597-6597 anytime, or visit the firm’s Web site at service.mattel.com

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Name of Product: Doggie Day Care™ play sets

Units: About 1 million

Importer: Mattel Inc., of El Segundo, Calif.

Hazard: Small magnets inside the toys can fall out. Magnets found by young children can be swallowed or aspirated. If more than one magnet is swallowed, the magnets can attract each other and cause intestinal perforation or blockage, which can be fatal.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the recalled toys away from children and contact Mattel to receive a free replacement toy.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, call Mattel toll-free at (888) 597-6597 anytime or visit the firm’s Web site at service.mattel.com

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Name of Product: Barbie and Tanner™ play sets

Units: About 683,000

Importer: Mattel Inc., of El Segundo, Calif

Hazard: A small magnet inside the “scooper” accessory can come loose. Magnets found by young children can be swallowed or aspirated. If more than one magnet is swallowed, the magnets can attract each other and cause intestinal perforation or blockage, which can be fatal.

Description: The recall involves Barbie and Tanner™ play sets -- model numbers J9472 and J9560. The toys include a “scooper” accessory with a magnetic end. Recalled scoopers have a visible, silver-colored, disc-shaped magnet on the end of the scooper. Scoopers with a white material covering the magnet and products manufactured after January 31, 2007 are not recalled.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the recalled toys away from children and contact Mattel to receive a free replacement toy.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, call Mattel toll-free at (888) 597-6597 anytime or visit the firm’s Web site at service.mattel.com

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Name of Product: “Sarge” die cast toy cars

Units: About 253,000

Importer: Mattel Inc., of El Segundo, Calif

Hazard: Surface paints on the toys could contain lead levels in excess of federal standards. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the recalled toys away from children and contact Mattel. Consumers will need to return the product to receive a replacement toy.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Mattel at (800) 916-4997 anytime or visit the firm’s Web site at service.mattel.com

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Name of Product: Sesame Street, Dora the Explorer, and other children's toys

Units: About 967,000

Importer: Fisher-Price Inc., of East Aurora, N.Y.

Hazard: Surface paints on the toys could contain excessive levels of lead. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.

Description: The recalled involves various figures and toys that were manufactured between April 19, 2007 and July 6, 2007 and were sold alone or as part of sets. The model names and product numbers for the recalled toys, which are all marked with "Fisher-Price," are listed below. The toys may have a date code between 109-7LF and 187-7LF marked on the product or packaging.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the recalled toys away from children and contact Fisher-Price. Consumers will need to return the product and will receive a voucher for a replacement toy of the consumer's choice (up to the value of the returned product).

Consumer Contact: For additional information contact Fisher-Price at (800) 916-4498 anytime or visit the firm's Web site at service.mattel.com

Dressing for the office can be a challenge when you’re expecting. You might be confused as to what to buy and how to put it all together, but Liz Lange knows how to create easy, comfortable, stylish looks that will get you through whatever your day at the office might bring. Liz suggests dressing to impress with a selection of work basics that will carry you from meetings in the boardroom to casual Fridays.

Office chic tips courtesy of Liz Lange:

*For most, business casual is the everyday work attire. The best way to dress for this is to focus on key pieces: a pencil skirt, black pants, a streamlined knit dress, a black jacket and a sleeveless top. Once you have these, you can create a full wardrobe by adding a few standout pieces.



*If business casual isn’t an option and you have to wear a suit, buy the foundation and then add in key pieces as you go. A dress, skirt or pants and then a jacket, paired with a few key pieces such as sweaters and blouses will give you more than a week’s worth of dressy office attire.



*For casual Fridays, you can take it down a notch, but it doesn’t take a lot to look sloppy. Choose your separates wisely. Save the denim for the weekends and stick with simple skirts, tailored pants and cozy sweaters.



Get office chic with Liz Lange today! (Also available at Target Stores)

As we all know, babies usually do not like the taste of their medicine. When Brianna was younger, I had a challenging time getting her to take medicine with a syringe. The few times I was successful in placing it in her mounth, she would end up spitting it out on her clothes. I thought I was outsmarting her by adding it to her milk, but was always concerned with it being so diluted that it would not be effective. I only wish I knew about this great product back then :)

Invented by a mom, ReliaDose® works with a baby's natural desire to feed, providing an easy and precise way to give medicine to a baby. It can ensure complete and gentle dosing of over-the-counter and prescribed liquid medication, as well as for liquid vitamin/mineral supplementation.



It is comprised of a patented dual-chamber nipple, bottle, and dosing syringe. The dual chamber nipple does not allow for mixing of the medicine from the inner chamber and the bottle liquid from the outer chamber until it enters the baby's mouth. This masks the taste of the medicine while ensuring accurate dosing.

The 2 oz. (60 ml) bottle can be filled with whatever baby likes to drink, such as formula, juice, or milk. The 5 ml syringe, which fits inside the specially designed bottle, allows for medicine to be given at a rate comfortable for the baby while ensuring the right amount of medicine has been delivered.

I used Reliadose® recently for my 9 month old nephew and he had no problem taking his medicine. It was very easy to use, provides accuracy and is designed to be used over and over again. After use, simply separate the parts, wash in warm soapy water, and rinse thoroughly. The components are also dishwasher safe!

ReliaDose® is exclusively manufactured for distribution by Blaine Pharmaceuticals, trusted for more than 50 years to deliver quality products for better health. It is available for purchase online or at your local CVS or Kroger store!

**Recommended for babies 0-18 months and not for use with sterile medications.

Stork Calling is a unique & special way to announce the birth of your new baby! Their birth announcement allows you to call up to 50 phone numbers (home or mobile, anywhere in the US or Canada) instantaneously and deliver a personal voice message for only $24.95.

Instead of spending hours calling your relatives, friends, co-workers, neighbors, and others to let them you know your bundle of joy is here - use Stork Calling and you will only be spending minutes.

Stork Calling is also an excellent baby shower gift. Visit their site to order your birth announcement package today!

Every mom should own a steamer and what better one to own than the Joy Mangano - My Little Steamer! It is a very sleek, convenient 850-watt steamer that gets your wrinkles out in minutes without the hassle of ironing (and pulling out the ironing board).

The steamer comes with three attachments - lint, soft-bristle and firm-bristle. It has a removable steamer cap, water-level window, comfort-grip handle, and its very own matching drawstring bag. Available colors for the steamer include platinum, linen, sage, wedgewood, yellow, black and lavender.

I used my sage colored Joy Mangano - My Little Steamer on window panels, dust ruffles, clothing items and anything else I found that needed steaming. It was very easy to use and only needs regular tap water (no additives necessary). The final results were superb!

Get yours today on HSN by clicking here!

I was delighted to use the new Babysitter PlaceTile recently! It is the perfect tool to keep all the important information for your child's sitter in one location. It also saves you time and ensures that the information will not be misplaced (like sticky notes).

The placetile itself is in a beautiful neutral color and will go with any home decor. It comes with an erasable black marker and you can write the place you will be, phone numbers, doctor info, hospital info, medications (really great when they are sick), allergies and any notes (such as no sweets before bedtime) on it.

My sitter (Michelle) actually loved the idea of having one place to get information for Brianna and it gave her a sense of comfort. I wrote everything out prior to her arrival and kept it up on the fireplace mantel which would keep it visual at all times to Michelle.

The Babysitter PlaceTile is a great asset to both babysitters & moms and will definitely be used for all Brianna's sitters (even Daddy).

It is available online - so grab yours today!

Looking for delicious cereal that can also add more fiber to your diet? Try the NEW Fiber One Raisin Bran Clusters! It has 11 grams of fiber with each serving and is #1 in fiber among other leading raisin bran cereals.

We enjoyed Fiber One Raisin Bran Clusters this past weekend for breakfast and it was tasty! The raisins were plump and definitely bigger than other cereals I have tried before. Also, the wheat flakes had a touch of sweet and the clusters were yummy.

So, the next time you travel down the cereal aisle, make sure you pick up your box of Fiber One Raisin Bran Clusters!

(Check out this fiber counter courtesy of Fiber One)

Are you looking for fun apparel that captures the true essence of motherhood? LTD Chix has a great line of t-shirts and tanks for moms like you to select from. Not only do they express what all moms experience on a daily basis, but they do it with a sense of humor!

Each shirt features a fun graphic showing a mom overwhelmed in various situations, but smiling her way through daily life - whether its shopping, vacuuming, cleaning or doing laundry.

See examples below...






LTD Shirts are also available in fashionable colors - lipstick pink, sherbet, light blue, heather grey and many more. I actually had fun wearing my lipstick pink tank top recently while shopping at Ikea. The shirt was very comfortable and caught several glances from other shoppers. It really looked great with a pair of jeans, too.

Get your very own LTD shirt online or by visiting a store near you!

The Stylish Mom has just purchased a new house! I am really excited about it - even though I am sitting here with tons of boxes around me. As I continue to unpack and get more settled, please enjoy our previous posts and click on some of my favorite links to the right.

I have found myself going shopping every weekend :) and will have tons of home ideas for you real soon - especially the new decor of my little toddler's room. I picked pink & purple butterflies for her theme to match a really pretty window panel I got at Pier One. However, its been challenging to find the comforter set.

Next week, you will see great products on here from Pixie Dust, FiberOne Raisin Bran Cluster Cereal, Storkcalling, My Lil Steamer and many more coming soon!

Enjoy your weekend and stay cool!