Later this month I am headed to So Fab On The Road-Cincinnati. Im SUPER excited because I am pretty new to Social Fabric. I was sent an email to join and I did right away and now I am headed to their On the Road Tour…I cant wait! Social Fabric is a network that pairs bloggers with brands,…
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Weekly Weight Watchers Update…
**Post contains some affiliate links** Monday was my weigh-in day for Weight Watchers…and I got up and did what I was supposed to do! And……… Well I am up 1.4lbs…BOOO Carissa!!! Im trying not to be extra hard on myself but I had to give myself a “talk”…yes I want drastic changes but I dont do well with changing…
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Family Trip to the Greater Cleveland Aquarium…
I was compensated with tickets but all opinions are 100% my own!!! Last Saturday, my family and I had the pleasure of going to the Greater Cleveland Aquarium. I had never been to an aquarium, so I was SUPER excited. My husband had been to the aquarium when he was a little boy, when it was at Gordon Park near…
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A Special Day…
Today is March 24…this day will always have a special place in my heart. On this day three years ago, my baby girl Emma was discharged from the hospital after spending a total of 50 days in the NICU after she was born!
Family Date Night: Retro Dog {review}
Friday Night, we are all pretty tired. I had been to the salon earlier that morning, Darrick went to work, and once I got home I ran a few errands. Once Darrick got home we took a family nap (when everyone gets in the same bed and watches a movie and sleeps off and on) Emma wasn’t sleepy so we turned on…
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Emma’s 1st Day of School…
Yesterday, was Emma’s first day of school… One of the most beneficial things we learned from Emma’s Speech Therapist was information about the Preschool Program that our district offers. They offer half-day preschool and during preschool they are able to get Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Speech, which are all things Emma can benefit from.
Thursday Thoughts…
We have been going to a bunch of appointments for Emma because she is in need of another set of tubes for her ears. She is hearing at 50-60% and has fluid in her ears, so they are going to try a more permanent set of tubes. She has never had tubes alone, she usually gets them when she…
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Fear…
Yesterday when we walked in the elementary school for Emma’s In-Class Observation I realized that I wasn’t nervous but I was also very fearful. I was fearful of how she would react to the teachers and therapist, the children and how they would react to her as well as how she would react to them, a new environment…and the list…
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Happy 3rd Birthday Emma!!!
Happy 3rd Birthday Emma!!! Mommy, Daddy & Douglass love you!!!
Operation Smile Partnership with Campus Book Rentals
As many of you know, Operation Smile has a special place in my heart… My daughter Emma was born with a Cleft Lip and Palate. When we first learned of her cleft we thought once she was born she would have surgery and everything would be normal. We were highly mistaken, when Emma was first born she had feeding problems and…
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