The Company Store Launches National Family Pajama Night Running Now Thru 12/2

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Readers know my family and I are big on community service. So, when I hear about American brands leveraging social media to build awareness and raise badly needed funds for worthy U.S. non-profit organizations, I want to spread the word far and wide.

Bedtime with my kids & I when they were little, MommyBlogExpert.com

The Company Store is a great example of corporate America doing good, reaching out to others with their current campaign that benefits Ronald McDonald House Charities. During this program running from now - December 2, 2013, the national retailer will be donating $1 to RMH Charities for every pair of The Company Store pajamas that are sold.

RMHC is all about creating comfort and a true home away from home for families stressed out from lifetime events such as having to be away from one's own home while seeking medical treatment for a child suffering with a catastrophic illness. It makes sense for The Company Store, a highly-regarded maker of cozy bedding and sleepwear for the entire family, to align itself with such a cause that nurtures families in the worst of times.

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National Family Pajama Night

Tonight The Company Store launched the third annual NFJN with a fun kid-friendly pajama party at Ronald McDonald House on New York's Upper East Side. During the event the store announced that in addition to giving a $1 for each pair of PJs sold during the next month, they have donated 3,000 pairs of pajamas to RMH guest family members nationwide who are caring for sick children.

This year a record number of 54 RMH chapters around the country simultaneously participated in the kick-off event. No matter where you live the good news is that all of America's children and families are invited to join in celebrating National Family Pajama Night which actually extends for an entire month until December 2.

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About The Company Store and Company Kids
In business for 100 years, over six generations, The Company Store offers a range of fashion bedding, home decor and apparel for adults, teens, kids and pets. The retailer is well-known for their made in America down comforters that are produced in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. In addition to five store locations, consumers may shop online for the entire product line at TheCompanyStore.com. Stay up to date on what's new by also following the brand on Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest.

FTC Disclosure: This is a compensated post and The Company Store is providing the prize package and shipping for the associated family pajamas giveaway. However, the opinions and ideas expressed here are my own. See complete FTC Disclosure information that appears at the bottom of MommyBlogExpert's main page and at the bottom of every individual post on this blog, including this one.

Family Route 66 Road Trip Vacation Adventure Historical Americana Travel Experience for Kids

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Editor's Note: Watch for next month's family vacation travel review about the original Hollywood Wax Museum, located on Hollywood Boulevard just blocks from the segment of Route 66 that runs through Hollywood, California.

Historic Route 66 is a nostalgic family fun road trip like none other. One that every modern American parent might consider taking your family on before the kids all graduate high school.  Constructed almost 90 years ago in 1926, Route 66 was the first highway to run continuously through eight states from the shores of Lake Michigan in Chicago, Illinois to the Pacific Ocean in Santa Monica, California. In its hey day, buzzing with all kinds of small shops and businesses dotting both sides of the roadway, the highway was unbroken, extending for 2,448 miles.

Santa Monica Pier, MommyBlogExpert.com

Many parts of the old road have been displaced in the name of progress and by today's gigantic U.S. Interstate Highway System. Luckily, though, in 2013 it is still possible to take a family friendly vacation along part or all of the original Mother Road route to enjoy the ultimate in American kitsch and pop culture. 

As a child in the 1960s, my family of five and I traveled the whole way from Chicago to Los Angeles in the heat of the summer in my Dad's unairconditioned 2-door sedan without seatbelts. Yes, these were the days not only before seat belts and large coast-to-coast motel and hotel chains existed, it was also a time when posted highway speed limits usually were 80 or 85 miles per hour. For sure, multi-week road trips like this are among my most treasured childhood memories.

When I became a mother of four children within a year -- a big brother followed by girl, girl, boy triplets -- the spirit of Route 66 past beckoned me to return with my own family.

My kids at National Route 66 Museum, Elk City, OK, MommyBlogExpert.com

I've answered that familiar call more than once. In fact, over the years since my kids were small, we've driven Route 66's entire length as well as various segments of this most famous byway across middle America, both on trips where we were accompanied by my hubbie and on adventures when I drove alone with just our children. Along the way, we almost always stayed at vintage roadside mom and pop motels. We also used car seats when the kids were younger and have always worn seatbelts, I can assure you.

Classic Car along Route 66, Kingman, AZ, MommyBlogExpert.com

Along Route 66 there are still so many family friendly fun, historical and educational stops along the way. Whether you choose to make the whole trip or just do a small segment, much awaits you and your kids to enjoy.

My family & I at Meramec Caverns, Stanton, MO, MommyBlogExpert.com

Here are a few of my personal family favorite tourist attractions, some require an admission charge, others are free or in-expensive to visit.

• Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica, California
• Petrified Forest National Park & Painted Desert, Arizona
• Wigwam Motel, New Mexico
• Cadillac Ranch, Amarillo, Texas
• Blue Whale Water Park, Catoosa, Oklahoma
• 11-mile stretch of Route 66 runs through the corner of Kansas
• Meramec Caverns, Stanton, Missouri
• Route 66 Hall of Fame & Museum, Pontiac, Illinois

I reckon it won't be long before Route 66 is calling my name again. There's much, much more that I'd still like to see. So, perhaps I'll be seeing you and your family somewhere along Route 66, the Mainstreet of America real soon!

Culmination of Route 66, Santa Monica, California

Stay tuned: Coming in December is another MommyBlogExpert family friendly travel review about my visit to the Hollywood Wax Museum which is considered to be the U.S.'s longest-running wax museum.

I was selected for this opportunity as a member of Clever Girls Collective and the content and opinions expressed here are all my own.

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Me on the ski slopes in 2013, MommyBlogExpert.com

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