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Happy 150th Birthday, Carter’s !

I participated in a Blog Blast Activation on behalf of Influence Central for Carter’s.  I received a promotional item to thank me for my participation. They say it’s your birthday — okay so it may not be YOUR birthday, and it surely isn’t MY birthday (mine’s cinco de mayo!) but it is CARTER’S birthday. And I’m more »

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Celebrating Baby Days

If you have children or babies, you know that getting a moment by yourself without any interruption is a rare and beautiful thing! Thankfully, Acorn recently sent me a gift card so I could accomplish some necessary shopping during Sam’s Club Baby Days!  While there, I was able to bask in the air conditioning, and more »

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Kids Clothing is the Cutest

I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for Carter’s.  I received a complimentary gift card to facilitate my review and thank me for my participation. As a teacher, I always loved the back to school season, especially because of the deals! Notebooks, pens, pencils and even storage containers are lower than more »

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Won’t You Be My Neighbor

Right now, at this very moment, I am lonely.  My husband is out with some guy friends, and my two kids are asleep. One in the room next-door, and the other in my arms as a rock in my rocking chair. The crickets outside my window are chirping away a beautiful symphony, accompanied by the more »

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It Only Gets Better As They Get Older

While shopping for Adirondack chairs the other day, I was randomly stopped by an older woman. She looked like she was my mom’s age, somewhere in her mid sixties, with brightly shining silver hair, and wise eyes. She smiled a huge smile at me that made her eyes crinkle into tiny lines. She pointed at more »

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Top 5 Nurturing Tips for New Dads {guest post}

Mothers nurture their babies for nine months in their womb, care for them when they are born and are understandably more attached to the newborn than fathers are. When we brought home our first child, I remember my husband shying away from the nursery. So one evening, after he came home from work, I put more »

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