It’s time for your monthly dose of hilarity and new Mom hijinks brought to you by me, and that funny lady Christina. So what’s new now that Christina’s baby is four months? Well apparently there’s more pooping and a little bit of fussing according to her. I have heard that you all think Christina is a hoot and a half so share the love and let her know below with a comment or two. This week she’s sharing a Sleep Belt review. Of course you can learn a bit more about my awesome new contributor Christina here. You can follow…
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I am standing on the deck of a massive cruise ship tearing up when I realize 2015 might have been more challenging than I ever admitted. Sometimes this family has to stop, drop everything and hop on a cruise ship, or visit an island resort. Family travel is as crucial to us as getting the flu shot, or getting vaccinations, or filling the fridge with food. I know every parent has moments and most parents also deserve a big fat vacation occasionally. Parenting is hard work and when you have a job outside of that, it is also exhausting. Now add demands of…
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Just a few short months ago my kids discovered the beauty of starting a very small business. I couldn’t have been happier. Oh one of my daughters has been babysitting for years. But this summer the kids stumbled upon a petsitting business they didn’t even really set out to build. A friend of ours needed some cats watched for three days. So we volunteered. Then another friends needed petsitting and we said we could do it and then a couple more friends were heading away for a week and both of my girls decided they’d help out there too. So…
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Happy Christmas! It’s beginning to feel more like Christmas with every passing day. That means it’s starting to feel a bit more frantic too. Sometimes it’s hard to remember to stop and smell the roses this time of year. Shopping, work, holiday planning and parties keep many of us super busy. And the budget can also easily fly right out the window. That’s why I schedule some free printables here during every single holiday season. Free Printables At this time of year I will take any help I can get. And free printables are just the thing. Now if only…
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It’s time yet again for Christina’s take on new MOM stuff! This time she’s taking on the Stokke Blanket and she’s also apparently trying Halloween costumes on her baby too. Because, why not? Christina is my baby correspondent, or correspondent with a baby. Yeah, that’s it. Anyways, Christina vlogs periodically about new baby products and brands. You can see her right here also in the NEW Baby product contributor post where I introduced her to my readers. You can read more about her in the above post. If you want to send something like the Stokke blanket to her, you…
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Social media is here to stay and unfortunately that means social media bullying is also a threat, so you better get savvy about monitoring your child on their social channels. I wish more than anything that I didn’t have to write this post. I make my living off social media and I love it for many reasons. I use it mostly for social good to help build messaging on line for brands like World Vision Canada, and patient groups seeking help, or raising awareness, for issues like infertility, adoption, child poverty. I love what I do and it is the…
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I am frustrated! With a capital F. One of my daughters is still in pain and we have no clarity as to what exactly is going on. Her ankle pain waxes and wanes a bit. Remember when I mentioned that months ago we thought she could have juvenile arthritis? There are brutal days where she limps a lot and days where it seems less obvious. She had two great weeks at end of August where camps were over and her ankle didn’t hurt much. But this week it was a mess again. In July, it swelled up like a football after…
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It is not the most wonderful time of the year. It’s the night before school starts and frankly that means many of you, my friends, the people I know who parent kids with unique needs, will not be sleeping well. I know you. I see you tweeting and posting and worrying quietly behind closed doors whether this will be the year your child will be understood. Has the IEP been read? Will your child even be able to get into the school physically? Will he cling, or cry, or wave happily. I know you are worrying yourself sick the night before…
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When my children were little we spent many hours celebrating being a family. And every year their birthdays were all consuming but wonderful little landmarks of our lives together. For weeks we would plot guest lists and the themes, building the perfect cake. Planning presents that would make their hearts sing. They were one and two and barely old enough to remember, but I remember every last detail. Every present bought, special invitation, and each special guest that shared their day and held them close. Sometimes I bought their cakes, but very often I tried to bake something special just for…
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Back to school means certain things are soon to be regular daily features of our lives again. Like backpacks and desks and homework. Like the school bus and notebooks and forms. Oh the forms! I dread the forms already. So what, do you enjoy about back to school? Is there anything you are not so fond of? Are you ready yet? How about your little people? Are they ready yet? [tweetthis]Are you ready for Back to School season?[/tweetthis] This month I am rolling out a few free back to school printables just for you. If you aren’t already a regular…