LiveMom.com - Dedicated to building a better village » shop http://www.livemom.com Dedicated to building a better village Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:59:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 8 Days and Counting http://www.livemom.com/2007/12/17/8-days-and-counting/ http://www.livemom.com/2007/12/17/8-days-and-counting/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2007 21:42:01 +0000 livemom http://www.livemom.com/2007/12/17/8-days-and-counting/ I met with a friend that I had not seen in years today and she confessed that she has not bought a single present. She asked if I had any ideas and I could only think of a couple of websites that helped me in my quest for suitable presents for the dear ones in my life. I thought that there may be more of you out there that need some help. So, check out www.mightygoods.com and www.mightyjunior.com. These two sites helped immensely. I also found a few gifts for my oh-so-hard to shop for husband and my nine year old son at www.thinkgeek.com. Might be of some use with all of the techies that we have running around Austin. It may be getting too late for the shop online shipping option, but maybe the sites will spark some ideas and you can invest in our local economy. I have always loved shopping at Breed & Co. – seems like you can find something for everyone there . Are there any gift ideas that you can think of to share with the LiveMom community? Is there a present that you bought for someone that was a total hit? Tell us where you like to shop in Austin and who has the deals.

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Here’s what Angela from Irie Bean Coffee Bar has to say about their place:

Glad you discovered us. We definitely consider ourselves family friendly. Children are very welcome and we have a lot that come in each day. We don’t have high chairs for children but we have coloring books, crayons and sidewalk chalk if you consider that equipment for kids :) We have a great back patio for them to run around on. We also have a monthly event called the Kids Decaf Club. These events feature activities like kids music, face painting, balloon animals, art projects, etc. Our next Kids Decaf Club event will be on Dec 15.

Maybe we can frequent their joint enough and convince them to get at least one high chair! Sounds like a nice place to chill out and people watch while the kids are busy. www.iriebean.com

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