Update on Little One’s Type 1 Diabetes Diagnosis

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Many of you were aware from posts on my scenario sites and on facebook that we took Little One to the doctor in Tyler yesterday morning and were referred to Dallas Children’s Hospital ER for a diabetes intake. Here’s a look into our crazy last 2 days. So, this morning about 10:30 she was sleeping and I had a few quiet moments to answer some of your questions…Then by 10:40 it was a madhouse until now… About 3 weeks ago {Read More}

Parenting Styles – Are You a “Have it All Together” Parent?

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A friend of mine posted this as a status update recently on Facebook.  It’s exactly how I feel. Although I may post about how my family celebrates Christmas or Halloween, or how we handle our finances, this doesn’t mean you should do the same thing –  each family should do what works for them! If you are a parent who hides an elf every Christmas, dyes dozens of eggs every Easter, carves three pumpkins every Halloween, bakes homemade cookies at {Read More}

How to Clean Socks with Indoor Playground or Lawn Work Stains

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We take our kids to the local indoor playplace for a few moments  of semi-peace, only to come home and fight the horrid black stains on their socks.  Then we regret trading our nighttime peace (because we now have to deal with stains) for a few moments of semi peace during the day.  Here’s how to take care of those pesky stains with the least amount of effort. The easiest way to take care of stains from indoor playplaces is {Read More}

Mom’s Retreat in Canton, TX Feb 15 – 16, 2013

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Update: Registrations are accepted through noon today!   I heard about a fantastic Mom’s retreat that’s coming up soon in Canton. It’s a 2 day retreat for mom’s who are raising their children primarily alone.  In addition to traditional single moms, women like me with hubbies that travel a lot or are in the military are included!  That is so awesome, because we’re often an odd group.  We don’t get invited to single parent activities, yet can’t hire sitters all {Read More}

Cheap Shreveport Mini Vacation

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At the end of last week we went to Shreveport for a couple of days.  It wasn’t a scheduled vacation so we really didn’t have a budget for it.  The idea was to get out of the house for a bit, so we chose to keep our activity/eating out money at a minimum. We stopped in to visit with Pary Moppins on the way.  Little One had slept from our house to hers. When she woke up in the driveway {Read More}

Foam Stickers – Preschooler Busy Activities

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My goal this summer is to have at least one busy activity for every day that we don’t have any outside activities. Today’s activity was more beneficial to Little One’s fine motor skills than Turkey, but he enjoyed it all the same.  Really the point of the activity was simply to give me a little break so I could get some work done and since it helps her too it’s a win-win. I told them they needed to fill their {Read More}

3 Simple Ways to Connect With Your Kids

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It’s hard to be a mother of a preschooler.  It’s even harder when there is a younger sibling at home.  The preschool child needs structured play, educational activities and responsibilities.  The younger child only wants to do what the older child does, but doesn’t have the language skills to express it or the physical/mental capacities to participate in the same activities.  The constant bickering, crying and hanging on legs is enough to send anyone into despair. Recently I’ve been thinking {Read More}

Bad Things Come in Threes – Leaks and Climbing Babies Included

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We went to visit my Mother-in-law this weekend.  I mentioned on FB that Little One decided to not stay in her crib and had to be promoted to a toddler bed.  Yep, those fun nights of dealing with night terrors and a child in a toddler bed for the first time were while we were out of town    We got home about 8 last night.  I had hoped we’d be able to put Little One back in her crib {Read More}

Our Halloween Costumes from the Thrift Store

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After I posted earlier today about making costumes and reminding you to check at your local thrift stores, I decided to go see what my Goodwill store had available this year.  I really hadn’t thought about what I wanted the kids to dress up as this year, so I asked little Turkey.  He promptly replied “I want to be a butterfly”.  Um yeah, I don’t think that would go over very well with his daddy. So we began to sort {Read More}

From the Mouths of Babes pt. 4

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Our little Turkey is 3 and a half and is full of mischief!  I try to keep a list of the funny things he says just to brighten your day every once in a while.  Please keep us in your prayers next week as he goes back under anesthesia to have his eyes checked again.  It’s a routine procedure, but anesthesia is still risky with kids this little.  (Eventually I’ll get our story of diagnosing an infant with congenital glaucoma {Read More}