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Maria A. Neels is a SAH/WAH mother of two energetic young boys. She maintains her freelance journalism and web development projects in her “free” time. Maria pours her energy into finding free and cheap activities for herself and her family and finding great deals to save her family money. Contact her by email with comments or story ideas. Contact Maria

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Snow Day! Many schools call off school - check delays and cancellations

All over, people are waking up to a thick blanket of white and a snow day for area schools, daycares and other activities. The city of Philadelphia...
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Storm expected to dump snow on Philadelphia Sunday into Monday

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for much of Eastern Pennsylvania and most of New Jersey. According to their latest...
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Philadelphia gets slammed by snow; check latest weather closings and delays

A winter storm dumped several inches of snow throughout Philadelphia and the greater Philadelphia Tuesday into Wednesday early morning. According to...
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Send in photos of your kids in the snow

Send pictures of your kids playing in the snow and around Philadelphia. Check back to see who makes the slideshow later today. Email me photos to...
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Santa Claus in your town

The first year we had a kid, we headed to the mall to visit Santa, unaware there were other options if we wanted to see Santa. We stood in line for...
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Stop bringing unwelcome holiday 'gifts' - wash your hands instead

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I have become anal about hand washing. I always washed my hands before kids, but was not super hyper about it. Even when I had my oldest son, I did...
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Even you can enjoy the chilly temps

I grew up in a climate very similar to Philly, but moved around after college and eventually ended up in Minnesota before heading to Philly. The thing...
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