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Cover-2012-01.gif PDF Issue January 2012
Cover-2012-01.gif It’s 2012 Should Your Family Be Family Prepared?

Are you ready?

Maybe for a flash flood? Earthquake? Tornado? Bioterrorist attack?

This isn’t some 2012 doomsday scenario: it’s an actual question posed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

And the answer, for most people, is no.

Cover-2012-01.gif Getting Started: Creating A Basic Disaster Supply Kit

In the event of an emergency, it’s entirely possible that help won’t reach you for a few days.

MLAAP Jan.jpg Losers Always Win 

In the early days of our relationship, my husband played soccer. I’m sure Victoria Beckham will back me up when I say soccer players are hot.

EditorsNote.jpg Being Prepared

My first real memory is of an earthquake
I was two months shy of my third birthday. I remember dreaming that my bed was shaking, then waking up and seeing my dad and my hugely pregnant mom crouching by my bedside, asking whether I was OK. Sure, I was fine — in fact, I recalled the dream...

Essay-Twilight.jpg The Twilight Trip

Over Winter Break, the family and I spent quite a bit of time parked in front of the TV watching movies. The DVD player is the extent of my connection with popular culture.

P1030917.jpeg Sizzle Sights: McKenna Children’s Museum

McKenna Children’s Museum in New Braunfels is a preschooler’s paradise.

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ToothTissues.jpg Tooth Tissues $7 (+$4 shipping)

Designed by a mom-and-dad dentist team, these damp tissues are similar to baby wipes.

Zach-&-Chloe-Couture-socks.jpg Zach & Chloe Organic Baby Socks $5

It’s about time someone made organic cotton baby socks that don’t cost an arm and a leg!

Snickey.jpg Snickey $17 ($22 personalized)

If you’re planning a trip to someplace a little chillier than Austin this winter, don’t leave without your Snickey.

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AVerySmallSomething_ImageWebBig2.jpg A Very Small Something

Poor Olive Bezzlebee: she is the only person in the town by the sea who cannot blow bubbles with the gum made at the great pink factory.

Calli.jpg Calli

"Fifteen-year-old Calli has just about everything she could want in life — two loving moms, a good-looking boyfriend, and a best friend who has always been there for support." So begins this excellent

Balto.jpg The Incredible Life of Balto

The dogs, the cold, the ruggedly harsh terrain, and the grueling 1150-mile course all combine to make the Iditarod one of the most extraordinary tests of endurance.

Nursery Rhyme Comics.jpg Nursery Rhyme Comics

This fun book showcases 50 familiar nursery rhymes illustrated by 50 cartoonists.

The-Basket-Ball-Raji-Codell-Esme-9781419700071.jpg The Basket Ball

Like many young players, Lulu is a passionate player. Although she does all of the typical girly things, like having tea parties and playing with dolls, what Lulu likes best is to shoot baskets.

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