Santa Letters Program Scrapped, Reinstated
Scrooge temporarily shut down the United States Postal Service's Santa letters program, preventing children from sending and receiving letters from Santa Claus at the North Pole. Within days, elves, in the form of the volunteer letter writers and Senator Lisa Murkowski, helped the postal service change its decision so the 55-year-program will continue. Photo © Getty Images Thousands of kids send letters to the real town of North Pole, Alaska, each year. Volunteers help answer the letters but

Mom Blogger of the Week: Unexpected Bliss
Sheri appreciates every minute with her family. She is a mom of two boys, ages 14 and 12, who keep her on her toes with hilarious conversations, typical wishes for gotta-have-it stuff (like a cell phone) and flu bugs that turn moms into nurses. Image Courtesy Unexpected Bliss Unexpected Bliss is the perfect title for her blog because, as Sheri states, "This blog is about finding the bliss,

Thrifty Thursday: Cyber Monday Deals
Black Friday deals are tempting but shopping in your pajamas on Cyber Monday to avoid the crowds is a better bargain for some shoppers. Stores aren't ignoring customers who prefer to skip Black Friday either. Even hotels are getting in on

Good News for Cookie Magazine Subscribers
First came the disappointment that Conde Nast was ceasing publication of Cookie Magazine. Then readers wondered what would happen to the money they paid for a subscription. I renewed my subscription for 2-years just weeks before I heard the bad news about Cookie. I began what would become a month-long quest to find out about the money I spent for a magazine that wouldn't be arriving anymore. After 2 unanswered emails to separate addresses and 2 calls to different phone numbers, I finally got in touch with someone who could help. The good news is, a customer service representative

Mom Blogger of the Week: Ruminations of a Twenty-Something Momma
Like her blog title says, Tania is a twenty-something momma. Two months after she married her husband at age 19, she got her first positive pregnancy test and became a mom when she was 20. By 22, Tania's family expanded to include two sons. Image Courtesy Ruminations of a Twenty-Something Momma She started Ruminations of a Twenty-Something Momma after she ran in