Last night Darrick and I had an impromptu date night. We talked about going to see Lee Daniels’ The Butler when it came out, and since it was showing a day early we went a little early before the crowd! Good Idea Hubby! (pic) The website IMDb summarizes the movie; “Cecil Gaines serves eight presidents during his tenure as a…
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Back to School…
So if there is one thing that I learned from my mom (with raising us) and my sister (raising her own children) is that children need structure! They just operate better if they’re on a schedule. This summer Emma and I were always on the go…and bedtime was ALL OVER the place! Prior to Summer I had Emma on a…
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Help! The Most Important Meal of the Day…
Here is the deal… Emma is VERY funny acting when it comes to eating breakfast! I have the hardest time getting this girl to eat! If we have watermelon in the house, she will eat a BUNCH of it! Then she may eat something else with it like a Gerber Cereal Bar, or Cheerios. But there are mornings when no…
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30 Things: 10 Pet Peeves & Typical Day
Describe 10 pet peeves you have Liars People who give me unwarranted advice about my childPeople who tell me that I cant do somethingPeople who don’t use turn signalsSUPER picky people at restaurantsLiarsWhen my parenting method is questioned…Guys that gossip like womenPeople who stand at your desk while you are on the phonePeople who switch personalities based on who is around…be you all…
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30 Things: Most Embarrassing Moment
So ladies and gentlemen I skipped number 9…because it was just WAY to much thinking for me tonight! I could possibly come back to it at the end but today I didn’t want to do any deep thinking! So with that said…On to Number 10! 10. Describe your most embarrassing moment If you really know me personally, you will find…
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Browns Family Fun Night
Saturday was ahhhmazing!!! We have been so busy we haven’t had a chance to take advantage of the city life! Cleveland has amazing Summers, its always something going on! Its been a little cold this summer, except for the Heat Wave that came through. We went to the Cleveland Browns Family Fun Night…We got downtown pretty early because of all…
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30 Things: What are 5 passions you have?
5 Passions I Have… 1. Blogging- I am passionate about my blog and wanting to be a professional blogger! This is my baby, I created it based on an idea I had and I plan to continue to grow it more into “my brand” 2. Mommy/Cleft Lip/Palate Awareness-Ever since we found out we were going to have a child with…
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Purex and Little Tikes…Win $1000 and Free Detergent for a YEAR!!!!
Purex and Little Tikes are partnering together to provide one lucky winner with a $1,000 gift code to be redeemed at www.littletikes.com plus a year’s supply of Purex detergent! With Summer coming to an end and we are getting back into the routine of the school year… wouldn’t you LOVE to win ONE YEAR worth of Purex Detergent! And a $1000 gift code for Little Tikes!!!…
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Organization….(blah, blah, blah)
I am the worst at staying organized! I will start the process but stop midway through because I get lazy! But this time I had a wake up call when we were looking for some of Emma’s paperwork. Basically get a better system and stick with it! (pic) I was watching the view a couple of days ago and saw…
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30 Things: 3 Wishes, & My Dream Job
If you could have three wishes, what would you wish for? 1. I would wish for everything that Emma is dealing with to be over. That she wouldn’t have any more surgeries, that she develops and hits all her development marks, her speech to develop without anymore surgeries or therapy. Now don’t get me wrong I am very thankful for…
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