Parenting & Lifestyle Blog By Carissa Godbott
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. Dr Pepper® and Eckrich®. #MyGiantEagleWin If you know my family then you know tailgating is our thing! No matter if it’s the Spring Game or the Biggest Game of the Season we are usually somewhere (at a family member’s house) having a get-together all…
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In our household, a Staycation is anytime off that we dont go outside of the state limits. So no matter if we are Cleveland or Columbus, we count it as a Staycation in our book! This Summer was a little different than past summers as in we didn’t take a vacation. Even if we go away for a couple of days,…
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When you become a mom there are many things that you learn ahead of time and things you learn “while on the job”…Laundry was just that, I never knew one family could have so much laundry! Once I became a wife and mother…I quickly learned we have a LOT of laundry!! Prior to having children, I could go almost 2…
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On August 12, 2018 we left church a little early for some family fun in the sun at the Cleveland Browns Training Camp. A couple of weeks prior to going, Darrick took the kids on his off day, and he also attends each year with friends. I, on the other hand, had never been to the actual training camp, so…
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Every year my husband’s family gets together for a family weekend in Columbus! What originally started as a day-trip to Zoombezi Bay quickly turned into a full-weekend in and around Columbus, OH! This year our trip was the last week in July, and my family stayed at The Renaissance Westerville Hotel.
Is your child carrying the right size backpack? Carrying the proper size backpack is something that I have always paid close attention to with Emma and DJ. Even though they were only carrying a water bottle and folder back and forth to school, it still was important that their backpack was the right size, so it didn’t hurt their backs. Whatever…
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This year is the second year in a row that Emma has had surgery at the beginning of the Summer. Each year it gets harder and harder to explain to her what’s happening and why its happening. What’s even harder is seeing Emma look in the mirror after she’s has surgery. This year I literally cried after we walked out…
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Emma is my child that love crafts! And she currently LOVES Unicorns, so its time to combine snack time and craft time. You can always count on Emma is the activity involves painting, cutting, pasting, coloring…she even negotiates crafts with her occupational therapist! Its nothing like watching her walk out of Occupational Therapy with a new craft that she insists…
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This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #LetsTalkPlanB #CollectiveBias #ad Being a woman is very complex. Our bodies are complex, and one of the first things you learn at an early age is how to take care of yourself; from regular hygiene to sexual health. In my opinion, Women’s Health…
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Many of you already know that Emma was born with a Cleft Lip and Palate and I often discuss what is going on in her world. Well, last Wednesday, Emma had her 10th procedure and in preparing for her surgery my husband and I made plans and sacrificed to get Emma the 2018 American Girl Doll of the Year Luciana.
