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Paige and Gretchen interview U.S. Olympic Skeleton Race, Noelle Pikus-Pace, and learn a bit more about this dangerously fast sport. Noelle talks about her training before Vancouver and her experience during the Olympic games. A Mom herself, Noelle also discusses how important the support of her family has been in shaping her career.

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Paige and Gretchen got the chance to sit down with with five time Olympic medalist Chad Hedrick. The champion speed skater talks about his family, his time in Vancouver and what his plans are now that he has retired from the sport.

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Hopefully things are starting to slow down around your home now that the holidays are over. How about taking advantage of that and making a New Year's resolution to spend a little more "slow" time together as a family? The Mommies are working on it; Gretchen is focused on family dinner and conversation, and Paige says her family enjoys game time at the end of a busy day. Leave a comment and share what you like to do, or plan to do, to help your family "unplug" from all the distractions and focus on what’s really important—each other!

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Paige and Gretchen are prepping for the holidays and they have a few tips that might help you, so watch and learn!

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Paige and Gretchen take some time to answer a few questions from their favorite people, the viewers!

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Gretchen had the pleasure of interviewing Billy Ray Cyrus about his support for the Best Foods Sandwich Swap and Share to benefit Feeding America. Now Paige gets to introduce three music videos from his new album Back to Tennessee. Enjoy some great country music with Real Gone, Thrill Billy, and the title track Back to Tennessee! The album is available on itunes here.

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"Talking with superstar actor and musician Billy Ray Cyrus was ah-mazing," Gretchen says. Not to mention the cred she got with her country music loving husband! Billy Ray joined Mommycast to tell families how they can support Feeding America, the nation’s leading domestic hunger-relief charity, by logging onto facebook at www.facebook.com/hellmanns and making a virtual sandwich. Easy peasy, right? For each sandwich you make, Hellman’s and Best Foods will donate seven lunches to Feeding America!

Billy Ray is on tour right now for his new album, "Back to Tennessee," and fans can also enter to win tickets and a chance to meet him at one of his concerts by bidding at the online auction on ebay.

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Paige and Gretchen speak with State Farm Agent, Felicia Everett, about the importance of taking inventory of your family’s possessions in case of a house fire or other unfortunate event.

Check out StateFarm.com for more useful tips and tool for protecting your family possessions.

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There's a lot that goes into keeping your home safe for your family, some of it is obvious, but some of it... not so much. To help new families keep on top of everything, State Farm is sponsoring the series, "New Beginnings; Being There for Your New Family." Watch as Gretchen bravely opens her home for an evaluation by Rebecca Morley, the Executive Director of The National Center for Healthy Housing. Rebecca checks for the main elements of a healthy home: dry, clean, pest free, ventilated, contaminate free, and maintained and shares where to check for potential problems. For even more information, visit the NCHH healthy home checklist by clicking here.

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Is managing your media overwhelming? Do you have pictures on one computer, music on another, and videos somewhere else? As part of our Microsoft Mommy Tech Series, Paige and Gretchen spoke with Cat Lambson from Technogeekery.com about some of the super cool things you can do using the Windows Media Center to streamline your media experience, including streaming and recording your favorite television shows! Of course, Paige has to slip in a plug for Xbox; leave a comment if you want to play with her!