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I had an appt. with the local real estate office yesterday, turned into a 3 hour appt. Since my license hasn't been issued yet I can't officially work in the office, but I can watch and learn how the office runs and the paperwork and go on a few calls with the 2 agents. And since I'm...
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Here's my dilemma, or at least the perceived one. Layton had a best friend in Pre-school, Paul. He's not in pre-school anymore, will never go to the same school as Paul, does not go to the same church as Paul, and unless I make an effort, he will never see Paul. BUT he still...
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I'm not really big on graduation ceremonies, especially graduation speeches. They just take entirely too long. However, if you read my blog, you know that our family did attend the C.S.U.B. graduation a little over a week ago because my lovely little sister graduated. We...
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Welcome mom and baby home with a 7-foot stork! It also includes a personalized star keepsake displaying the baby’s first and middle names, date of birth, weight & length. Discount valid for Bakersfield Residents only. Contact us at 322-1610.
The Stork Connection
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Recently I posted about the kiddo and her developing ability to express herself and ask questions that I sometimes don't know how to answer. She's asked questions about reproduction and Granny's poor health. She pretended her imaginary friend died after she heard that one of her...
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This question is for the parents with school age children - do you keep your kids on the same bed time routine during the summer as if they were getting up and ready for school in the morning? We've been struggling with Cole's bed time here lately and I don't know if I should lighten up and let...
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Monday evening the kiddo tackled another milestone challenge. She spelled a couple of words: dad & bits. Her furrowed little brows indicated her deep level of concentration. Our wide eyes indicated our surprise! Now ask her to do it again, and she'll mess with...
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I didn't forget Dad, I just got preoccupied, as I so often do in the midst of raising kids, and forgot to post this on Sunday when I should have...but better late than never, right?
My Dad is an icon. His family came to California from Oklahoma during the Dust Bowl and they lived near Weed Patch...
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On Father's Day, my husband got to pick out his favorite dessert for me to make. Upon it's completion I let him take a gander at it and then said, "do you mind splitting it with my folks so we can celebrate father's day with my dad?" He grimmaced a bit. Not because he...
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Second Week, Weight Loss - 0.8 pounds. Blech. Much lower than the first week, which was expected. I like to lose at least a pound a week, but a loss is a loss, no?
The "Beyond" part - Where the heck did my willpower go this weekend? Right out the window... and took my motivation with...
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When Summer was just on the horizon, I was excited for a bit of a lighter schedule, even though in the back of my head, I knew that wasn't going to happen. Now, with all these great playdates going on with the Meetup group, plus our other friends we spend time with, then of course swimming...
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I've noticed a lot of mentions of church in several blogs. That's actually one of the things that was attractive about Bakersfield when we were looking at places to move to, was that there seemed to be a church on every corner.
I was wondering this morning what churches were represented...
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There is this idealistic part of me that wants to be an earth mother, living on a big piece of land with 10 kids. Unfortunately the logistics just never lined up. Rocky marriage, lack of patience for the two kids I do have, and of course, the land. Anyway, I try to be content within my...
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Oh, nostalgia. It came for a visit today when all I wanted to do was to put the laundry away. The baby is almost four months old and it was time to move through the newborn clothes to the next size up. I had a box ready to put the old away in, to get it ready to be sold at the...
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Had a great Fathers' Day yesterday. I would post pictures, but I am the family photographer and I took a break from most duties yesterday. Layton gave me a tennis racket, which is cool because he just got one for his tennis camp and now we can play together. Miss Hollywood gave...
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Amidst all the hubbub yesterday of shopping and getting ready for a friend's barbecue, James and I took a few quiet moments to appreciate HIM for being a wonderful friend, companion and future father. He has been there for me every step so far, and I know he'll continue to be until we are no long...
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I hope that everyone had a great time celebrating the fathers in their lives yesterday.
We drove down to my paternal grandmother's house for our annual backyard picnic, which was started in memory of my grandfather, who passed away near Father's Day 11 years ago. It was a full house--my...
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Hey everyone. I wonder if you might be willing to do something for me. The Z-Rock has been entered into a competition with Parenting magazine. If you have a second, could you help us out? Just click on the link:
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Today is the day after Father's Day. To me this day is sort of like the day after Christmas. The main difference is that instead of tangible gifts I have wonder memories to enjoy. Yesterday was a great day for me. I am a stay-at-home dad so the script is a little flipped. I make breakfast, lunch...
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Layton's bunkbed is finished! Sort of, maybe, almost, not really, but as close as it is going to get for now.
Layton loves it. I can see little flaws here and there, but Layton is the final judge and he is thrilled. So am I.
The only thing not in the pictures yet is his...
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Layton turned six on Friday, with the celebration activities happening yesterday at Chuck. E. Cheese, followed by a dip in the little pool with his cousins. Quick note: Chuch E. Cheese is MUCH improved since our last visit. I actually recommend it now for the kids.
It seems...
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Keeping up with the Joneses seems like a Bakersfield way of life. Most folks have their home, their cars, their recreational vehicles, campers, big TVs, and all sorts of stuff. I'm not sure where our affinity for more items is supposed to end. I was watching the morning news yesterday and they...
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Have a great Fathers day weekend! I'm looking forward to mine. Since I've been a father, my fathers day has consisted of a blockbuster, super hero movie and a day of relaxing with the family. This weekend will be no different.
Hope you enjoy yours!
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What do BLTs, summer salad and fresh salsa have in common? They all have tomatoes! And unfortunately, due to several salmonella cases in the West, tomatoes are off limits right now.
I am really having a hard time with this. I was planning to make a big batch of my favorite summer salad this...
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My results are not in yet on my real estate exam, but for some reason when I logged onto the dre website I started shaking. I didn't think I was going to be able to type in my name and password. I don't know if that's a good thing or just me being really nervous about getting the results. I...
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Yep. She's really smart. Just a few months shy of 4, she's graduated from Cal State.
Well, at least she pretended she did. And we went along with it.
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My daughter is only a couple of months away from turning four. And her little almost 4 year old self is processing losing a friend, the friend she had lunch with on Sunday.
A few days ago, a toddler church friend of hers drowned. Now, I believe in miracles. Jesus said that we...
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When grocery shopping, I'm a planner. I will choose 7 meals with sides, make my shopping list and organize it by which aisle it's on or department it's in. So, the idea is that I have everything we need for the week and at the end of 7 days, I will purchase supplies for 7 new meals....
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We took Abby over to her great-aunt's house for a dip in the pool- we couldn't get her out! Her cousin was there, also... I was surprised to learn that she is the same weight as Abigail, and about 10 months older (!). Abby has followed both her percentile curves since birth, and I've...
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Okay mommies, This blog is coming from the point of view of a non-child having friend. Okay...so I'm getting older and unfortunately my plans of family and children were interrupted by divorce so most, if not all, of my friends have children now. It's great because it's like...
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At this point in the day we have accomplished #2 in the potty and #1 in the living room floor twice and outside on the deck once. We've tried the salty and sugary foods all day, kool-aid to drink (he hasn't even finished one 12 oz cup yet), and so far all I can say is I've probably gained...
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hello everyone.... are you looking for an alternative to the kids music that is made by purple dinosaurs or wiggly guys from australia (not that there is anything wrong with either) ... here are a couple of really good resources for alt-kids music that you may find useful... all three of these...
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It's a good thing my husband married me and not someone else.. that would maybe freak out and lose all sense of reality during an emergency. Whenever my children are in major distress I play the role of the calm Mommy. When our then 2 1/2 year old had a severe allergic reaction and...
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We have a blue curbside recycling can. I think there is one other person on our street with one. We've had it for over a year, and we love it! With kids you generate so much more waste (think birthdays and Christmas), and when we got the blue can we noticed right away the big difference it made...
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I see my name is featured with a couple others on the front page as one of the 'dad bloggers.' Sooooo, I guess I'm pretty famous now.
I'm a little scatter-brained today, so rather than a coherent post that goes somewhere, here is a mess of thoughts that have recently been in my head:
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Overdue. It's never a good word. We have to pay fees for overdue books, videos, bills, etc... We don't like overdue apologies. We lose friends when our phone calls and visits become long overdue. With pregnancy, the word overdue is just as bad.
I shouldn't be complaining about this overdue baby...
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Life as a parent is a little different than I expected. People seem to have a wealth of advice. Some tell you how wonderful being a parent is. The blather on about how much more quality has been added, how they love being a parent, and how they would never go back if given the...
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I went to the store today got a cart and started to shop when my little one blurps out sissy while pointing to a bunch of people shopping I could not help it but laugh. I have two younger brothers 11 & 8 and guess what they love to teach Madison all kinds of fun stuff. We will be driving...
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I'm venting here, because I was very frustrated this evening.
You know what I really hate???? I HATE when I tell my kids repeatedly not to do something annoying/dangerous/crazy because they are going to get hurt or hurt someone else... and they do it anyway!
Today my son and daughter were...
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Yesterday was day one of swim lessons. The first day of the first session, no less. I arrived early, the previous class was running late, and there wasn't enough chairs or shade for two groups of parents during the class change. When I finally found myself sitting in the shade...
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Become a foster parent and receive priceless appreciation and financial support of $624-$790 a Month. The first step is to attend an orientation offered every Wednesday evening from 6:00pm-7:00pm. Please call 633-1700 to reserve a seat.
Foster Family Care Network
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Remember when you were a kid and you ran around barefoot and the hot sidewalk would burn your feet? Well, nothing has changed. Today, as the ice cream man was coming down our street, I told the girls to go in and get their shoes on before going out to the truck, but didn't take my own advice. I...
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So I ended up doing more yesterday after I thought I was calling it quits. Still a ways to go, but the guard rail is up and Layton actually slept up on top last night. The "loft" is up, but still needs its guard rail. Layton immediately climbed under the loft and said,...
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From the shameless plug department:
In advance of Father's Day, I'm on a roundtable of dadbloggers on NPR's Tell Me More with Michel Martin today, Tuesday, June 10--and I'm happy to report I even got a plug in for our amazing local parenting community here on RaisingBakersfield.
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Let me preface this blog by saying there are all kinds of parenting styles, just like there are all kinds of personalities, and everyone has a style that works best for them. That being said, my style is, apparently, attachment parenting. I didn't know that was what my style was called,...
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I was perusing on Youtube and stumbled across a video regarding random acts of kindness. The gentleman, in monologue form, went on for over seven minutes about making the world a better place though one small kind act after another.
In the middle of his lamenting over...
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I was sitting alone in the living room watching some TV late at night. My husband was already sleeping (which NEVER happens) and my kids were in bed. My daughter is a night owl and was up as usual reading stories to her dolls and reading books. All of a sudden, I hear Holly...
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Here's a little tip for those of you who don't know about this.
This last weekend my little sis graduated from college, and to celebrate we had a big party Saturday night. To add a little "somethin' " to the party, we called Fantasy Frocks for a singing telegram. And...
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The Evidence of Love – A Father’s Day Tribute
Just because I'm married to him, it doesn't mean I naturally default in my opinion that he is the greatest father. No, each father, like each mother, needs to earn that title. My husband has. My children have a...
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Here is what we have so far. The top bunk is done except for the guard rail. I'll put that on tonight and Layton can sleep in what we've made so far. That's it for today. I have an admitted short attention span. My inexperience has only brought about one mistake, and...
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