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| Healthy Snacking with Yoplait Kids Yogurt |
| 2008-09-02 09:03:21 |
Yogurt is one of my favorite healthy snacks to offer the kids and fun brands like Yoplait make them even more eager to eat it. Their favorite characters like Dora, Diego and Blue are featured on the yogurt cups. What I didn’t realize before I was asked to try and review Yoplait kids yogurt, was [...]...
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| Labor Day |
| 2008-09-01 08:01:18 |
Yeah, so I know labor day isn’t about actual labor but at the same time it was a heck of a lot of work to bring my kids into the world and since I don’t get the day off (what mother ever does) I’ll just give myself a shout out for hard work well done. [...]...
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| Hurray for the Flippee! |
| 2008-08-30 22:45:49 |
I was so excited to try this product when I heard about it. I’m sure I’ve mentioned on here before that I am constantly cleaning up pee. I have two little boys who just don’t always keep their aim on target. Annmarie Vanini faced the same problem, being a mother of three boys and one [...]...
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| Favorite Links Friday - 8/29/08 |
| 2008-08-29 10:04:37 |
GENERAL
* A Lingering Gift - This is a truly wonderful way to look at a curveball life has thrown you.
* Auctions for Nie Nie - I’m amazed at the support and rallying together that the blogging community seems to encourage. If you’re not sure who Nie Nie is visit C Jane.
* I just finished a [...]...
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| An easy way to wash your bra |
| 2008-08-27 07:34:47 |
Thanks goes to Hillary at Ree Writes for enlightening me on this one. Now I shall impart of my newly learned wisdom to all of you who are as clueless as I was. Assuming I wasn’t the only one. I hope. AHEM…
The easiest way to wash your hand wash only bra is to [...]...
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| Back to School - a rare picture post |
| 2008-08-26 19:36:54 |
I know I’ve mentioned how excited I’ve been for school to start up again. Well Count Dooku started Monday and it’s been great for both of us. He thrives in such a structured environment and I thrive on time not spent in a battle of wills. Don’t think me completely heartless though. Of course I [...]...
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| My Mother, My Friend |
| 2008-08-24 14:05:50 |
I was lucky to have such a good relationship with my mom as a kid. Of course we had our disagreements but overall things were good, are still good. I never had any reservations about telling her anything. About asking her anything. She knew how to maintain a proper balance between being my mother and [...]...
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| Bugalug Baby |
| 2008-08-21 13:03:19 |
I recently got the chance to try some super cute hair accessories from Bugalug Baby. I was sent two flower clips from the lollipop collection and one dots headband from the flower power collection.
Besides being cute, the clips definitely hold strong. There is a silicone gel grip on the inside of every clip that [...]...
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| A lesson in whining |
| 2008-08-20 14:52:46 |
So I whined yesterday and I may have even felt slightly justified in doing so. But then after posting, of course, I came across multiple blog posts about things they were grateful for in their lives. And I felt immediately sheepish. Sure, it’s ok sometimes to whine and we all have our crummy days/weeks/months but [...]...
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| Blah |
| 2008-08-19 13:06:46 |
I’m having one of those weeks. Maybe it’s aunt flo, maybe it’s the fact that the mail carrier hasn’t shown up for 5 days and I’m not so patiently awaiting a game I ordered, maybe it’s the fact school is so close to starting and yet so far away. But my week? Has felt crummy. [...]...
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| One more week |
| 2008-08-18 08:03:52 |
How hard is it to entertain three demanding children? Very. Am I exaggerating when I call all of them demanding? I only wish I were.
Count Dooku is often a thoughtful, well mannered, very intelligent 6 year old. He’s also often tenacious, bored with whatever he’s doing within 2 minutes, and so stubborn that I [...]...
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| The Random Integers have been revealed |
| 2008-08-17 20:12:58 |
The winner of the Disney Block Party CD is: Constance at Constance the One Hundredth.
The winner of the Carolina Pad Simply Chic package is Laura at Confessions of a Diet Coke Addict.
The winner of the Carolina Pad Eye Candy package is Holly at 2 Kids and Tired.
Congratulations winners! You’ll be receiving an email shortly so [...]...
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| Getting caught up |
| 2008-08-16 02:00:29 |
I was on vacation when these awards rolled in, but now I’m going to acknowledge them and pass them on.
Awarded me by Dad of Divas, Mozi Esme and Toni at A Daily Dose of Toni. The rules are: put the logo on your blog. Put a link to me (who awarded it to you) on [...]...
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| Favorite Links Friday - 8/15/08 |
| 2008-08-15 08:32:05 |
And we’re back. I didn’t have time to do much blog surfing for a couple weeks there.
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* We Got a Baby - By the always hilarious Jenny
* When the moon hits your eye like a nicely toned thigh… - Marie wants your submissions.
* Adventures in Tellering - I already knew this was one job I [...]...
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| My sister must really like me! |
| 2008-08-14 01:00:26 |
Isn’t it wonderful when someone does something absolutely unexpected and nice? My sister did such a thing while I was out in Utah. If you’ve read my blog long you know I’ve been an avid Nintendo gamer for a long time. I remember watching some teenage boys demo Mario Brothers in a store when [...]...
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| My first Blogger meet up! |
| 2008-08-13 02:00:25 |
So I had grand plans to organize some sort of Blogger lunch meet up while I was out in Utah a couple of weeks ago. But our trip was insanely packed and it just didn’t happen. Tom and I decided that we had to find time to meet with one certain blogger though, since we [...]...
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| Summer Fun Photo Contest |
| 2008-08-12 21:21:51 |
There is still a little bit of time to enter the Summer Fun Photo Contest at 5 Minutes for Mom. I had completely forgotten about it until they posted a reminder earlier today. So here is my photo entry, a picture I feel captures the essence of Summer: Water, fun and more time with Daddy.
That’s [...]...
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| Vacation Recap - Bryce Canyon Utah |
| 2008-08-11 23:32:14 |
The first few days of our vacation were spent camping in Canyon">Bryce Canyon National Park for Hubby’s annual family reunion. Southern Utah is full of gorgeous rock formations, perfect summer weather and tons of scenic areas for hiking, biking, camping, backpacking, etc. Goblin Valley is my personal favorite area to explore in southern Utah but [...]...
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| Breaking Dawn - A Review |
| 2008-08-11 02:00:24 |
Like all of Stephenie Meyer’s books, this one was a page turner. But now that it’s over and I’ve given myself time to mull over it, I realize how little I like it.
***MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD***
Stephenie Meyer took me by surprise this time with her direction. That doesn’t mean it couldn’t have ended up ok, [...]...
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| Dinner at our house |
| 2008-08-09 17:56:50 |
Because I like to keep it real. *snicker* Or maybe I just like to embarrass myself.
Me: Yummy pizza honey. Thanks for making it
Boys: Thank you daddy!
*munch munch munch*
Hubby: BU-URP!
Me: *said with a slight smirk on my face - I thought you made a rule that there was no belching at the table.
Hubby: *with a twinkle [...]...
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| Carolina Pad and Paper |
| 2008-08-08 13:59:04 |
It’s a weekend for reviews and giveaways around here. Once again the people at Mom Central arranged a fabulous review opportunity, just in time for the school season. They teamed up with Carolina Pad and Paper to bring me samples from the Simply Chic and Eye Candy Collections, both featured below.
Talk about stinkin’ cute school [...]...
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| Great Kids Music |
| 2008-08-07 21:27:52 |
I was asked to review some CD’s for Disney through Mom Central and they pushed the date on shipping back so that I was out of town when these CD’s arrived, and my post is due today!
BUT, I’ve had the chance to listen to them now. Many of the songs I had heard [...]...
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| Home |
| 2008-08-07 20:17:48 |
Funny that I’m not sure I feel that we are home as I write this. We definitely live here but home feels very far away now.
If you haven’t guessed it, we flew back from our visit to Utah last night/this morning. I didn’t mention we were there while we were there because I’m a [...]...
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| Leaving on a jet plane… |
| 2008-08-06 20:31:19 |
…and hope I’ll be back safely in the morning. That’s right, a red eye flight with hubby and the kids. If nothing else kills me the kids probably will. I’m praying for them to sleep through most of both legs of our flight, but realistically, they’ll probably be whining/crying and miserable most of the time. [...]...
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| The Host |
| 2008-08-06 10:00:40 |
If you’re a fan of the Twilight series then you’ve likely heard of The Host, released May 6 of this year. I just finished it and wanted to give you my thoughts on it. While not enamored of the Twilight series like so many others, I do think Stephenie Meyer is a very engaging [...]...
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| Self Evaluation |
| 2008-08-05 18:29:22 |
I think most of us go through periods of close personal scrutiny. I don’t always know what triggers mine. Sometimes it’s due to a melancholy mood, sometimes it’s due to an unexpected compliment, sometimes it happens while I’m meeting someone new. I don’t know what others generally think of me, but I’ve been reflecting the [...]...
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| Nothing to say today |
| 2008-08-04 12:25:32 |
For the general public anyway. If you’d like to read the post below, you can contact me and ask for the password. Who I give the password to is entirely at my disgression. Thanks for being such great readers and commenters. I’m sure I’ll be back on a normal vibe tomorrow....
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| Twilight Parfum Giveaway Winner! |
| 2008-08-02 10:59:59 |
Judi at Landing On All Fours!
Congratulations Judi! Karlene from Custom Scents Online will be contacting you soon. Thanks to everyone else who entered. Enjoy Breaking Dawn!...
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| A First |
| 2008-08-01 14:17:19 |
My glances at his face were brief. I tried to focus on anything but him, which was difficult to do considering that he was talking to me. His voice sounded so quiet and distant compared to the thrum of blood sounding in my ears. At the same time I ached with anticipation I trembled [...]...
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| Twilight Giveaway |
| 2008-07-29 14:46:41 |
While I admit I have my beefs with the Twilight series, I do think Stephenie Meyer is a very engaging story teller and am looking forward to the latest book in the series. So, in honor of the upcoming release of Breaking Dawn, I’ve decided to have a giveaway. Thanks goes to Karlene for donation [...]...
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| Adjusting - Fateful Day Part III |
| 2008-07-28 02:00:33 |
Part I
Part II
Looking back, I don’t know why I didn’t end up going to the hospital. I know I wanted to at times but I had a vague idea that my body was going through some sort of panic disorder and I knew there wouldn’t be that much that could be done. Yes, they probably [...]...
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| Rising Prices |
| 2008-07-25 01:00:31 |
What are you doing to cut down on the cost of living in your household?
We’ve started shopping at Aldi, I’ve been learning how to play the Drugstore Game and couponing big time. And all of it is paying off....
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| Doodlebugz Crayola Crayon Toolbelt |
| 2008-07-24 02:00:52 |
Just recently, the Crayola company teamed up with Doodlebugz™ by Princess Linens, and I was asked to review a certain product. Granted I had never heard of Princess Linens prior to this but if they’ve been able to team up with a big name like Crayola they probably have something good going on.
They have [...]...
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| How NOT to shop |
| 2008-07-23 02:00:05 |
1. Don’t forget to get a special cart meant to hold three children. You’ll need them tightly strapped in when you go looking for that new shirt. Otherwise you’ll find yourself scared half out of your wits by a head or two popping out through the clothing rack. Maniacal boyish laughter will ensue and you’ll [...]...
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| Why do doctors offices do these things? |
| 2008-07-21 07:53:48 |
Obi Wan and Angel Girl were scheduled for check ups this morning but I realized yesterday I would have to reschedule. I called a few minutes ago hoping they wouldn’t inflict a monetary penalty for a late cancellation and was greeted by a receptionist who seemed more than happy to reschedule me.
“Thank goodness you [...]...
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| The Dark Knight |
| 2008-07-19 07:30:20 |
I waited 3 years for this one. Eagerly waited. Hoping I wouldn’t be disappointed.
I wasn’t.
It wasn’t just the awesome action sequences that drew me in. It wasn’t just Christian Bale who drew me in, whom I’ve been a fan of ever since I first saw him in Little Women. It wasn’t just the fantastic [...]...
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| Favorite Links Friday - 07/18/08 |
| 2008-07-18 01:10:48 |
GENERAL
* My friend Marie nearly always makes me chuckle with her posts. This one? Made me laugh out loud.
* I just know you want to vote for me for best blog design over at the Mom Blogger Club Best Blog Design Contest.
GIVEAWAYS
* Enter to win an HP Photosmart Photo Printer over at 5minutesformom.com
Deadline to [...]...
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| Reading Recommendations |
| 2008-07-18 01:00:27 |
Name one novel you think I should add to my ‘to read’ list and why.
I think all of you should read The Princess Bride. I’m half way through it now and I already love it. It’s even better than the movie and I LOVE the movie!...
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| A little bit of drama, a whole lot of sweet |
| 2008-07-17 07:14:19 |
I never thought a baby girl would be that much different from a baby boy. Well, excepting anatomy of course. But I’ve changed my mind since having one - we women are doomed from the start.
An initial emotion may be one of sadness or frustration, but she doesn’t let it stay at that. No, [...]...
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| More HTML Tricks! |
| 2008-07-16 00:00:40 |
Part I
1. Resizing an Image
Ever have a button you want to put in your sidebar but find it just doesn’t fit? There’s a way to fix that! Let’s take this random button I just found somewhere on the web.
Let’s pretend it’s to big for our sidebar and we want to shrink [...]...
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