30 Years of Hugs and Kisses

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Virginia Repertory Theatre and Prevent Child Abuse Virginia Celebrate 30 Years of Hugs and Kisses Virginia’s Principal Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Program Richmond, VA – Virginia Repertory Theatre announces the 30th anniversary celebration of the nationally acclaimed child sexual abuse prevention program Hugs and Kisses. The free anniversary performance will take place Wednesday, October 16 […]

Disney on Ice Presents Let’s Celebrate – Real Richmond Review

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Last night we loaded the kids in the car and headed off to the Richmond Coliseum for the opening night festivities for Disney on Ice present Let’s Celebrate!  My 4 year old daughter had a thousand questions about which princesses would be there and if they were the ‘real’ princesses, while my 2 year old […]

Disney on Ice Let’s Celebrate: A Must See!

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Last night my husband and I loaded a bit of a grumpy four year old and his monkey (his lovey, not a real one) into the car and headed downtown to the Richmond Coliseum for Disney on Ice Let’s Celebrate. My son’s only exposure to Disney has been small segments of Disney Junior shows and […]

Women Who Want It All Listen Up

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Picture below is my version of having it all: on that day.   You can’t have it all; especially at one time. The person who told women they could have it all; they lied.  Yup, they lied and we fell for it.  After years of expecting nothing we did a 360-degree turn and we wanted […]

Congratulations to Ticket Winners of Disney on Ice presents Let’s Celebrate!

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Congratulations to the winners of our Richmondmom.com contest for four (4) tickets to Disney on Ice presents Let’s Celebrate! Our four winners are: Angie Meadows Melissa Jones Lisa Snowa Jessica Bell Tickets are available for winners at the Will Call Box Office – just present your ID and enjoy the show! This show is going […]

Richmond This Week: September 2 – 8, 2013

Labor Day signals the end of summer for most school-age kids in the area, and that means lots of schedule changes for parents too. As we move into September and head back-to-school, we’ll keep you posted on all of the events for kids of all ages – and parents too! Click here to view the […]

Kids Love to Eat from Trucks: Gourmet Foods with Street Cred!

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Written by:  Brian Roome If you’ve been wondering where everybody’s going on Thursday evenings for kid friendly fun, food and some of the World’s most extraordinary libations….look no further than RVA Street Foodies Court at Hardywood! Every week there is at least a dozen of your Street Foodie favorites with new carts on rotation, so […]

Book Review: Tripped Up Love by Julie Farley

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Heather Meadows is your average suburban mother of three; her days are filled with baseball practices, lattes, workouts and caring for her 3,700 square foot home.  Heather is living the ‘happily ever after’ she always dreamed of… That is, until her 38 year old husband dies suddenly at his desk at work. The story picks […]

Cobblestones Park: A Real Richmond Review

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We’ve driven past Cobblestones Park hundreds of times over the years and meant to check it out but for some reason, we never got the chance until today. An impromptu family day off and desire to stick close to home in Glen Allen made this the perfect venue; finding $2/off coupons in ValPak ($2/off coupons […]

Book Review: Musings of a 20-something Mom and the Perils of being a Mommy Blogger

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Some moms make it seem so easy: a perfect parent, perfect children, and plenty of time for cute crafts with lace & buttons.  They blog perfect pictures of their perfect home and their perfect life. Then there’s the rest of us. This is exactly where Jenny Schoberl blogs.  The ugly times, the less-than stellar parenting […]