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The Ultimate Blog Party 2013 AFTER-PARTY!!!

by Janice April 12, 2013 7 comments

The official Ultimate Blog Party 2013 is ending tonight, Friday, April 12 at 11:59pm ET. So PLEASE MAKE SURE you filled out your PRIZE ENTRY FORMS. Did you hear there are $20,000 worth of prizes [...]

Wordless Wednesday — The UBP Kids

by Janice April 10, 2013 10 comments

The Ultimate Blog Party Kids The Ultimate Blog Party 2013 is in full swing. It is amazing to think that we started the UBP seven years ago — when Susan and I each only had [...]

Wordless Wednesday — Get Ready to Dive Into The Ultimate Blog Party 2013…

by Janice April 3, 2013 17 comments

The Ultimate Blog Party 2013 starts this Friday… The Ultimate Blog Party is almost here. The party starts this Friday, April 5th. The linkies go live at 12:01am Eastern on Friday, (that is 9:01pm Thursday [...]

7 Tips for Framing and Displaying Your Favorite Photos

by Janice April 2, 2013 5 comments

Are your favorite photographs trapped in hard drives? Most of mine are. And it drives me crazy! Lately, I am on a mission to get my images out of computer and onto my walls where [...]

Easter Link Up 2013

by Janice March 31, 2013 3 comments

I am writing this post from a hockey rink, waiting for my son’s second game of the day. Due to an ill-timed hockey tournament, we are spending much of Easter weekend at the ice rink. [...]

Wordless Wednesday — The Ultimate Blog Party 2013 is Just Around the Corner…

by Janice March 27, 2013 5 comments

Get ready to spin around the blogosphere… Around here, spring means The Ultimate Blog Party! Our kids are used to our annual Ultimate Blog Party shoot and talk about it for weeks before. The girls [...]

Crafting with Kids at PicMonkey.com

by Janice March 22, 2013 1 comment

If your kids are like mine, they LOVE crafts and LOVE to take pictures with my iPhone. So, while I was working on my post the other day about the fantastic new light-inspired textures, effects, [...]

New Light-Inspired Textures, Effects and Overlays at PicMonkey Make Your Photos Dazzle

by Janice March 21, 2013 1 comment

Add Some Light with PicMonkey’s Newest Features… Here at 5 Minutes for Mom, we love PicMonkey — the fabulous online photo editing website. Whether you use the free option or upgrade to the affordable Royale [...]

Wordless Wednesday — Julia Dances

by Janice March 20, 2013 17 comments

Julia Dances Last week, Susan’s girls and my Olivia had open house during ballet class. Only a couple times a year are we parents allowed in the class with our cameras. Here is Susan’s oldest [...]

My Kids LOVED The Croods in 3D

by Janice March 13, 2013 2 comments

A Family Hit Finding movies that appeal to both my sensitive five year old girl and my action loving eleven year old boy can be challenging. But The Croods in 3D was a huge hit [...]