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Sentimental Saturday: What 2011 has meant to me

Where do I even start? I usually use Saturdays for my most relaxed, thoughtless posts, but not today. So, I am a bit of a whimpering drama queen when it comes to the end of things. Observe... I used to cry after my birthdays, almost as soon as everyone left. Eventually, my parents had me see our school guidance counselor at about age 10 to talk about this. She ended up telling me that she used to sprinkle baking powder on her "bust" (I had no idea what this was) to make them … Read more

Birthday Thursday: Happy 36 weeks!

What a week. Since Christmas, Larkyn has learned to do so many new things! While I have been catching up on chores around the house, she crawls into the kitchen (used to be a much smaller distance that she'd travel) and she is into everything. Including dog food. Luckily, she's not putting things in her mouth yet, but I'm sure that is coming. You know I have been a faithful Brezza user, but it is time to move onto chunkier textures and "real people" food. I will … Read more

Mama Monday: Her first Christmas

If I wrote a narrative about our first Christmas as a family, you would be bored to tears. So let's do a list, shall we? Top 10 Best things about having Larkyn for Christmas: Read more

Foodie Friday: Addictive snacks

So, I am a sucker for the samples given in my fabulous Market District. I just can't turn them down when it is something I actually like, on sale, and the person took the time to hand it to me in a paper cup and comment on how adorable my daughter is. Anyway, here are 2 of my new favorites: Oogie's popcorn is all natural and full of flavor! I am not a big popcorn fan unless it has some crazy flavor, but usually that costs much more than $2.50. I have been eating it by the handf… Read more

Birthday Thursday: Happy 35 weeks!

Not much new to report around here! Larkyn is a crawling machine and wiggles her bootie to get started. It's pretty funny. She is interested in things that make noise with her movement, if that makes sense...like rattles, tambourines, pianos, etc. Button-pushing is old news to her....she's over it. The swing has been retired and the exersaucer and doorway bouncer are seeing their last days with this busy lady. She is experimenting with new foods like blueberries, Cheerios, and… Read more

Style Saturday: Dressing a gift card

Some people hate gift cards. I love them.  I think they have made gift-giving more efficient and more sensible...sorry if that offends you. There is nothing I love more than to receive a thoughtful gift (like this I got from Julie today...the product of a blog we follow ), but I am sooooo bad at giving the thoughtful gifts. Jill made me Skittles in a Mothers Day can and I treasured each one because she made it. But me? I am terrible at thinking of the "perfect gift" for peopl… Read more

Birthday Thursday: Happy 8 months!

Wow, we have made it through 3/4 of a year! I am sure there is something I am supposed to be doing at 8 months, but I will have to check on that later. Right now, we are preoccupied with either containing this moving being or following close behind as she opens drawers and pulls out the dog toys (since the dogs would rather chew on trash, natch). We got our Christmas cards and they are quite possibly my favorite things I have ever received in the mail. After I send them out, I will po… Read more

Random Wednesday: "Made in America Christmas"

Ok, I have touched on this before. But, now is the perfect time, if you still have shopping to do, to make a difference. Here is the gist: "Remember, it doesn’t take a lot to have an impact. The average American will spend $700 on holiday gifts and goodies this year, the National Retail Federation estimates. If each American spent just $64 of that $700 on American made goods it would create 200,000 new jobs." (from abcnews.com). Simply looking for a "Made in the USA&… Read more

Style Saturday: Christmas edition

I love decorating for Christmas! Last year, my favorite part was obsessing over the mantle. This year, we actually got a tree. Now, finding a place in our "charming" house (tiny) is a challenge, but so is finding a tree to fit! We found this perfect 6 footer at Target on sale for $20. I mean, its not fooling anyone that its a Vermont Fir or whatever fancy people get, but it doesn't have to. It is our first tree and I love it. So does Larkyn. So, let's take a l… Read more

Birthday Thursday: Happy 33 weeks!

I can't believe its been a week since I've posted. In those seven days, I have had parent teacher conferences, report card distribution, and an alien invade my child. OH YEAH, and I'm trying to run a household. It's not too bad, but I feel like I can finally justify using the word "busy". This week, Larkyn started going through what we *hope* is a phase or teething. Let's just say unless she is crawling toward certain injury (see below), getting fed the e… Read more

Birthday Thursday: Happy 32 weeks!

"She has her wheels!" as a friend put it today. Yes, Larkyn is officially on the move. And her main target? The Christmas tree! That is what got her crawling, and that is always where she is headed. She has gotten a taste of the cold Ohio weather (Oh, baby, this is just the beginning...) and that called for the snowman suit... With the drooling, sudden crankiness at night, and batting the bottle away like its filled with killer bees, we think she might be teething on top now… Read more