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    Week in Review – A Field Trip, A Road Trip, Meatballs and a Shower Curtain Made for Moms

    October 16, 2018 - By 

    It was quite a busy week! I started by touring a local paper mill, braved the giant expanse of IKEA for a new chair, went on a road trip to the Smoky Mountains and tried out a cool shower curtain by Summora that has special pockets for your phone and baby monitor. Week in Review Oct. 8 – Oct. 14 A Blogger Field Trip My week started off with the unique opportunity to tour the Georgia-Pacific Paper Mill in Palatka. It was pretty cool! They even gave us customized hard hats. I totally felt like I was going on a…

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    I Like Having Magic Kisses

    August 25, 2018 - By 

    I will admit right now that this is a myth I have totally perpetuated and encouraged to grow: Mom has magic kisses. There’s something extremely satisfying with kissing a boo-boo and having it magically make your baby feel better. Dad might tell him to shake it off, but mom makes it all better with a little kiss. I’m keeping this one going as long as possible. Who’s with me?      

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    I Dig Baby Talk

    August 22, 2018 - By 

    I originally published this last year around the same time, and it’s amazing how my son’s vocabulary has changed. He’s three now, and there are no more “mogatoos” or “z cups.” But there are “super herioes” and I’m not correcting that one just yet. It’s what he calls The Incredibles. It rhymes with Cheerios and is just too cute. My toddler has a pretty big vocabulary. He has a name for everything, and often I think his names are way better. I know you’re supposed to teach them the right words and correct them, but sometimes their words are just more…

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    My Week in Review – Cosplay Mom Make-over, White Plates, Toddler Painting, Park Hops and Good Teeth

    August 6, 2018 - By 

    It’s good to be back home! We had a great vacation and then jumped right back into things with the GAAM event, I got some new plates to better display food pics, we got messy with some paint pods, spent the morning at the park with Jax Moms Blog and K had a great visit to the dentist. Week in Review July 30 – August 5 The Mom Make-over Originally, we had been working on costumes from Final Fantasy for the GAAM event. Then we ran into “mom time” issues and didn’t finish in time. I wasn’t going to let…