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The kids are gone to school. Sarah and I are sitting quietly at home. Brent's in the other room working. It's kind of strange. David was so excited for kindergarten. He had some anxiety on Friday when we went to orientation, but this morning he was great!...
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Layton is in 1st grade today with Mrs. King at Castle Elementary. Next time we blink, he'll be graduating from high school and then from UCLA. (just kidding, Layton. You can go to whatever school you want... it would just be really hard for me to cheer for SC).
Here are...
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Kiddo (random thought): We're like three peas in a pod.
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After I was spooked by a bug-
Kiddo: Don't be afraid. God is bigger!
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Kiddo to me: Can I have this candy?
Me: No.
Kiddo:...
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I took a job, a very, very part-time job. I haven't had a on-the-payroll-must-be-on-time-need-to-look-professional job in 4 years.
So the kiddo and I have been running around like maniacs trying to get all my employment paperwork taken care of. We've made multiple rounds to...
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C'mon. Really? I don't even need to make the case against it.
I saw a woman smoking in her car today with three kids in the back seat. I don't have the words...
"But Kevin, when I smoke, I go outside so my kids don't have to be exposed to it."
I don't...
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My big boy is potty training! That means he is washing his hands--a lot--and his favorite soap to use is foaming hand soap. It is pretty expensive, and I hate to buy a new foaming soap bottle every time we run out. So, I went on the hunt for a recipe for a foaming soap refill. It works great!...
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Today was the opening of Star Wars the Clone Wars at the theater and of course my three older boys were super excited. My husband and I dropped off the baby at Grandma and Papa's house and were on our way to see yet another Star Wars film. My 9 1/2 year old has been obsessed with Star...
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I have been a mother for 10 years and If you had asked me ten years ago if I was planning to have 4 boys I probably would have told you NO WAY! Well, here I am and I have the most kind, fun, happy, witty, smart, talented, and handsome four boys that anyone could ask for. Set...
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Jack O'Connell, the State Superintendent of Public Instruction is visiting Fairview Elementary today, because they had amazing score improvement on last year's testing. Television news crews will be on hand as he congratulates them on an awesome job. I would like to say that the...
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Unbelievable. Not just that the kiddo turned 4, but she matured so much between 3 and 4. And there is no doubt she is a little girl. Baby is gone, gone, gone. (But she'll always be my baby!)
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So, 31 years ago, I arrived in this world, a bouncing 8lb 2 oz baby girl, born to a young couple named Pat and Wanda. 6 years later, my sister arrived. From late teens on, my sister would get mistaken for the older sister, despite being 6 years my junior. This...
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I set up email accounts for my kids this morning. Holly doesn't really care (she'd rather have a cell phone), but Layton totally digs it. I figured that he is online anyway and in a stage where learning communication skills is huge, so why not? He loves it and is...
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K., at 6, is not allowed to touch electric outlets, so when I caught her plugging and unplugging an electric fan because she enjoyed watchnig the fan blades spin and stop, spin and stop, I scolded and punished her.
As she is wont to do, she flung herself on her bed dramatically and...
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It's official, I'm now part of the schooling community. Cole proudly stepped on the school bus this morning, gave his bus driver a hug, took one picture for mom and sat next to his friend in the front seat, all the while talking 90 miles a minute. BUT, Mommy didn't cry like everyone thought...
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Summer's almost over, and I am bummed. i like the laid back schedule of summer - no early mornings, no packing school lunches, no homework, more free time, so it is always hard for me to send the kids back. But, more than anything, this summer flew by, and while we had lots of...
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As the days stretch long and hot I cannot help but let my mind to wander. My son climbs on my back returning to some primitive monkey nature and I, filled with patience, sit and type. Today, as I muse wildly, I cannot help but ponder character. I have heard many a time that character...
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We're thinking of getting a trampoline for the kids for the backyard? Any recommendations or suggestions or cries of "are you TRYING to go to the ER?"
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Here's a piece of newly found wisdom: The manufacturer's recommend age for fun stuff like Lego's, Lincoln Logs, and Transformers (and I'm sure the same will go for girly toys) is not a dare for you to prove to the toy company that your child is smart enough to play...
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Enjoy 2 complimentary 8x10 prints with our promotional photo session. Please visit our website for more info!
JK Michael's Photography
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Hi, fellow Bakersfield parents!
Just wondering if anyone out there can recommend a good place to take my three-year-old princess in training for ballet lessons. She's been wanting to take them for quite some time now. I've checked some of the community class catalogs, but...
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I had a long chit chat with my niece last night. The first thing I noticed as we talked on the phone was the joy in her voice. I haven't heard her that happy in a long time. The energy in her voice shot through the phone line. She was buzz, buzz, buzz, talk, talk, talk -...
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Park Guell
There is nothing like a park bench to contemplate life upon. It has seen, felt, and heard the plans of men and women, old and young. Everything from a first kiss to a lonely tear drop of a widow feeding pigeons, life occurs on a park...
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I have decided to take my love for mommyhood, saving money and blogging to a new level and i have started my own blog on blogspot! The blog is dedicated to mommies and bringing you the best FREE stuff, yes FREE!
I am hosting my first giveaway, which will be a Custom diaper wipe case from...
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Okay, Tyler is downstairs again in the potty - I can't even get a post typed out before he says he has to pee again.
But that is not what this post was about. Do you ever let your kids wash your feet while they are taking a bath? I sometimes use their bath time as a relaxing foot massage...
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Tyler has made it to the potty 5 times so far today and has peed every time. He's even come down stairs twice to tell me he has to go pee - it's a miracle!!!! I'm so happy, and of course I bought a box of pull-ups yesterday at Costco - might be giving those away to anyone with a boy...
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Usually the kids area out of the pool by the time I get home from work but I the other day I got to play with them. Well they played in the pool and I took some photos before I jumped in. No surprise here in Bakersfield, they love the pool. Nothing like jumping in after work when it's close to...
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I can't believe it's T minus 10 days til the first day of school!! Where did my summer go? Thankfully, I managed to scrape by without a 'real' job so that I could be home with the girls. And we even got to make a few little trips in spite of the fact that gas is astronomical!! But it seems like...
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We haven't driven our car in a week, and it feels great! We haven't bought gas yet this month and at the rate we're going we might not need to! Take that Oil Companies. (I'm sure they got the message and are feeling it in the pocket book... well, probably not, but it sure...
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I accidentally left my razor out yesterday on the edge of the bathtub. My 18-month-old daughter was in my bathroom with me this morning while I brushed my teeth before heading out for a morning of errands. I looked over just in time to see her trying to shave her legs with my razor! :-o I freaked...
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So, Disney puts together a tour, festival style, with Dan Zanes, They Might Be Giants, Ralph's World, Imagination Movers, and Choo-Choo Soul. Tickets average about $36 each. Lots of crazy Disney activity tents and such. Ticket sales are soft and they cancel the tour after a few shows.
My...
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The day before yesterday K. found a black widow spider in the garage. She and J. were gaping: "oooo, big black spider!"
I wasn't thinking "dangerous poisonous creature" as I headed over. I was more in, "Ick, yucky, get away" mode when I sauntered over from where I...
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So now we are starting the most looked forward day of the year ( ranking right up there with Christmas)... FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. Please tell me I'm not the only parent out there that is having a time with getting older ( as in 12-13) year old boys not wanting to get the MOP of hair ,cut. Now dont...
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Apartment in the Ghetto
I found the place online and the price was right. Too right. The pictures showed a clean and quaint little studio apartment. The price could mean only one of two things. Either the landlords, in a cooperative effort...
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I might be going back to work part time. I mean really part time. My mother said she could help out some with child care, but she cannot do it all. There's no way I would ask her to do it all. So, here's the deal. I've been offered a teaching position, M-Th from 3-5,...
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Go check it out at www.kevinmorrisonbooks.com. I'd love feedback and suggestions of what you would like to see or expect to see from an author's website. Thanks so much Bakersfield!
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FYI, as many of you no doubt know from first-hand experience, RaisingBakersfield.com and its associated sites were inaccessible from some time in the early morning until the issue was resolved at about 8:35 a.m. We apologize for the inconvenience, and invite you to alert us to any other...
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Well, we finally moved into a house with lots more room. Finally both boys have their own rooms. But I'm ohhhh so tired of looking a boxes and having my entire life in shambles. I have to keep telling myself it will all be worth it.
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Marjorie had been bugging me to have her friends over for a sleepover at our house all summer!!! So I finally gave in last weekend and allowed her to invite a few friends over. I actually had a lot of fun with the girls. And did not expect I would really enjoy it with...
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There are several rooms in my house that could use a make-over, or just a finished project. But all the HGTV shows are for the LA area only, and that just irritates me. I'd really like someone in an "A" frame house to have a make-over so I could get some ideas with limited space...
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Is there such a thing as a toddler not wanting to be potty trained? Tyler shows interest every now and then, he tells us when he's peed or pooped, but otherwise he has no desire to actually get to the potty in time. We told him if he learned to use the potty we would take him to Disneyland...
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... but that is what some people would like the country to be. I read a story about a high school getting sued because they had a public prayer before the kick-off of a football game. I'm tempted to write all of my congressmen and representatives to tell them to get Atheism recognized...
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As some of you know, the kiddo was taught that jumping on beds is only allowed in hotels. So, when we headed up to Redding last week for a church youth conference, the kiddo and the teens kept up the tradition. Girls just wanna have fun!
Speaking of youth group and fun, I...
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After four years of pouring my heart and soul into this 4H club it looks like we might fold this year. We have to have so many kids over the age of 9 to run the club, and we only have 3 this year, that's at least 2 short of minimum and a bunch short of making the club run smoothly every...
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This morning I had my routine monthly ob/gyn appointment. It was the first time I'd seen her in two months, so I had a lot to fill her in about. (I saw a nurse practitioner last visit.) Here are the ones that made her shake her head.
1) I had bronchitis for a week and took antibiotics and lost...
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As it turns out shopping with my almost 8th grader was pretty fun. We went to the mall first thing Saturday morning to beat the crowds. I suggested a looksie at Hollister and American Eagle Outfitters. We were in and out of Hollister in no time. I thought the loud music...
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I have always been the tennis shoe person, I only wear sandals when it goes with an outfit or a trip to town sometimes. But while I was at home recovering from surgery I wore either socks only or sandals, for over 2 weeks. Now my tennis shoes hurt my feet and my sandals...
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I'm new to this site so am still finding my way around. But I wanted to share a few photos from our recent trip to Canada. I love to share photos but it gets time consuming to keep up with the website and blog and forums like this. I love it all though and it keeps me on...
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Well, I suppose that Heather's Barcelona Chronicles - Part 1 got me thinking....I have become accustomed to being called "ma'am" and the like by younger than me kids working at pizza places and the like. My age was an issue when I reached 30 - it was a tough one! ...
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The Barcelona Chronicles
Part I
I am at the point in my life where I neither feel young nor old. I know have opponents in the field who say I should still very much consider myself young. But enough whipper snappers have referred to me...
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