Fishy pedicures? Chocolate for your health! How to make your baby smarter and more!
You can tell my feelings about the fish pedicure. Right up there with leeching for me.
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Today on the Dish… Holly Hunter on Saving Grace! God, I want this woman’s arms. She is so cut and she says she never works out. So unfair!
Finally a bright side to rising gas prices! There is always a silver lining!
Is fruit juice good or bad for your health? The answer may surprise you.
Do you find that throwing your child a birthday party can be stressful? Do you find yourself spending a small fortune and then realizing that the ridiculous party favors are just going to be thrown away anyway? Well if you want it to be stress free, fun and budget friendly, we’ve got the how to for you!And another fabulous top courtesy of Shoshanna. I had to send the clothes back to the showroom yesterday…I will miss them. 
Have a great day! I’ll see you Friday!
Shay
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Love this story today. Thanks to Lynn Brown for sharing. this heart warming story.
Are you a dog lover? Do you have a heroic pet story? Please share. My pets have never done anything so heroic that it is newsworthy but they sure make my daughter smile. Be sure to tune in to the new CBS show Greatest American Dog.And what do you think of the new American Academy of Pediatrics new age for cholesterol checks? It is hard to believe that so many of are kids are fighting obesity…but considering how many of us struggle to find time for exercise and to eat right it is no wonder a lot of our kids struggle too. What do you think is the biggest cause of childhood obesity and high cholesterol? Too little activity? Junk food? Poor sleep? Culture?We want to hear from you!
Thanks again to Net-a-porter for the fabulous outfit by Diane Von Furstenburg.
Back tomorrow with the weekly Daily Dish giveaway!
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Today on the Dish we’ve got ideas to make a family road trip a little more of a vacation, a link to the new SheKnows focus on autism and what the experts say on kids having cell phones. To the last story I have to comment.
Should kids have cell phones? What do you think? How old should they be when they are introduced to these technology leashes? Are cell phone carrying kids safer or simply overindulged technology addicts? I’m a bit torn on this one. My eight year old wants a cell phone and not for safety reasons. He thinks it is cool to be able to call me and his friends at any moment to cook up a new plan. Zach is the man with a plan and it usually involves lots of kids, noise and my money. So far I’ve said, “No. You don’t need it.” Which when translated means I can’t afford your plans and the stress that you having a cell phone will cause. His six year old sister wants one too but more as a fashion statement to go with her cute sunglasses and purse. She wants the one that Hannah Montana uses on the show.
I’ve heard the safety argument and I’m sure there are cases that this makes perfect sense but for my eight and six year old I don’t see it. I know who they are with 99.9% of the time and those adults have phones. The .1% of the time that they go missing are those brief moments when they wander off. I’m pretty certain that when they do this, they leave behind whatever they are carrying since they’re distracted by something. That would make the kid tracker features on the phone pretty useless. Having said that I’m sure that will someone will tell me how a cell phone saved their child’s life. Tell me the story and I’ll share it with the world. My kid will use it against me for sure.
For some reason, without any merit or scientific data, I think eleven is the right age for them to get a safety cell phone. Strangely enough that is probably when I will let my daughter shave her legs too since I was a very hairy and teased eleven year old. Note to self, maybe I should mention that to my therapist. I can ask him about the phone thing while I’m at it.
Until tomorrow. On Tuesday we will announce the winner of the Daily Dish $50 Visa Card winner. We’ll have another question and chance to win on Friday so stay tuned.
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We’re taking the day off but we have our question of the week & a recipe that you make with your kids…a Flag Cake. Fun and very easy to do.
Here is what you’ll need for the recipes:
1 pint of strawberries
1/2 pint of blueberries
Your favorite white or yellow cake mix
Whipped cream (Tub, can or homemade) enough for a rectangular cake pan or casserole dish.
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