Originally created 09/20/05

Living briefs



Cool contest

Parents can win up to $25,000

New parents or those about to have a child can win a $25,000 Discover Network Gift Card or other prizes in the Similac Gives Mom Credit sweepstakes.

Other prizes include a $750 gift card for 15 first-prize winners, a $500 gift card for 30 second-prize winners, an 8-by-10-inch print of their choosing from the KODAK Easyshare Gallery for 10,000 instant winners chosen at random, and a case of Similac Advance infant formula for all grand-, first- and second-prize winners

To enter, log on to www.SimilacGivesMomCredit.com.

The deadline for entries is Oct. 31.

Family brief

Kids often have the coolest stuff

Can't keep your hands off your kids' stuff? You're not alone.

Some fathers' confessions, from Parents magazine:

  • "I can't resist my son's fruit snacks. I tried to sneak them, but my wife found out."
  • "I moved my kids' GameCube system into the living room. That way, I don't have to wake them up when I want to play."
  • "My wife noticed how quickly we ran out of my son's lavender skin lotion, so I 'fessed up. Now she buys the jumbo size for us to share."
  • - From Staff and

    Wire Reports

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    Contact Lifestyles Editor Erica C. Cline at: 828-2946 or erica.cline@augustachronicle.com.