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I decided to re-organize some of our summer & winter items and try to find more space for things we use daily or weekly. Yeah right, it just isn't happening the way I wanted. I bought the vacuum storage bags - twin size blankets & bedspreads do not fit into the medium size bags and then I...
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I posted earlier that our school up here let's the new kinder's go to two weeks of school at the end of the current school year, just to get their feet wet. Now it's down to 4 days and only 2 hours at that. They can't ride the school bus so Mom has to drive the 10 miles round trip to take...
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I was reading the chapter on "The Fourth Month" in "What To Expect When You're Expecting." It recommends taking a picture each month to show your growing bump. Sure, why not? So James took this photo of me last night. Today marks 14 weeks.
Of course, I also made him pose....
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Christ's Church of the Valley, partnering with Focus on the Family Ministries, will be hosting a live-by-satellite training seminar on the riveting study series, "The Truth Project."
"In a recent study, the Barna Research Group revealed a stunning statistic that continues to...
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As much as I crave a new episode of Desperate Housewives each Sunday night at 9 p.m. on ABC (just in case you want to check it out!), watching the two hour season finale tonight made me realize exactly WHY I watch "reality" television shows. (those are sarcastic quotes since most...
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Please remember to put sunscreen on yourself and your kids when you're going to spend time outside or travel in a car for a good while (yep, sun exposure through the window counts). The sun is so intense now, and sunscreening up is so important for our health.
During my...
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Sometimes I wish I could stop time.
Moments of the kiddo's sweet personality take me pleasantly by surprise. Moments that she stands out in a crowd. Moments she does the unexpected.
A few weeks ago, we were having an average morning. Got up and ready, took...
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My baby has to visit a physical therapist every other week for some neck stretches, and he has the most wonderful therapist. She and her husband run the therapy center and are an adorable couple. They, as of yet, have no children. The first time I brought little Aidan to...
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I'm new to Bakersfield from Ventura California, I'm also a second time mommy who wants to stay at home but, unfortunately our finances make that a little difficult. I'm sure there are quite a few people who are in the same situation I am. Needing to work from home but, cannot find anything...
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I'm happy to report our little Priest congregation has grown. We've added a new member to our family. Will made his entrance on Saturday at 4:51 p.m. at Mercy Southwest Hospital. It was a close call, Karen gave birth natural -- NO DRUGS. She would like everyone to know not by her own choice,...
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Take "The Voice" on vacation!
Northwest and Southwest Bakersfield residents (or employees), summer is fast approaching, and it's time to pack sunscreen, passports, and DON'T FORGET your copy of The Northwest or Southwest Voice!
Vacationers using our Voice in their photos and then...
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OK, any parents of high schoolers? It's that time again (prom season), and The Southwest Voice is awarding dinner for TWO to the best prom photo we receive.
Even if you don't have a high school-age child who went to prom, if you KNOW someone who did--get a photo! The person who...
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Or at least I didn't. I'm spending the next four days at Fairview Elementary, visiting as an author. I'll be going classroom to classroom, reading to the kids and sharing my experience with writing. I even teach a bit with the older classes, sharing a simple version of my...
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Isn't it funny how our children think we can do ANYTHING?
Andrew confidently stated this morning that he wants me to go on American Gladiators so that I can beat Helga. I told him how I wasn't strong enough to do that but he insisted that I am, because I have muscles. HA!
Thanks...
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when the kiddo was younger and her language skills were minimal, as in baby babble, raspberries, and mama/papa. Language has opened up a whole new world - one in which she asks questions, expresses worry/concern, and struggles to grasp and verbalize new situations and experiences, some of...
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Even though Friday was our first hot day of the year, we still managed to have a good time.
We started the day off with story time at Barnes and Noble. Of course the highlight was seeing our friends (jackieohadananny- she has a profile on RaisingBakersfield.com). But we also...
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We were out camping and something odd happened one night. We were at the RV park's pool (I know...not camping) when two gentleman came into the pool area, smiled and said hello.
I gave a half smirk back because I was too busy trying to figure out what their angle was in...
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In the last six weeks, I've gotten my cholesterol down from 305 to 170, and my triglycerides down from 900 to 140.
I didn't know it was possible to do it that quickly!
now we'll get them down even farther!
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Holy cow (an expression my son dislikes because cows are big and scary)! It has been so quiet here today! My son went to my mom's house to visit and spend two nights, and I cannot believe how quiet it has been here without him! I never realized just how big of a motormouth he *really* is. I know...
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Are y'all warming up down there? It's showing 84 up here, and that's warm for us. The house is closed up and ceiling fans are on in every room plus a small desk fan in the boys room to keep them cool. Time to start letting them take naps downstairs again, that 2nd story just gets too warm for...
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I have started giving time outs to my daughter who is nearly 18 months old. It started this past weekend. She was beating my very patient dog, Princess Frankie, over and over again with her bald dolly. I kept saying no and redirecting her. To no avail, she continually made...
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all of those times when I noticed my mom getting teary-eyed. I never understood why she was so sensitive about things, like the Hallmark card commercial, or the wedding on television. But I'm beginning to understand it now. Before I was a mom, I never knew I could feel so deeply about another...
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My daughter, Holly, and I were swimming in our little backyard pool. I was really just sitting, not swimming. It's barely 3 feet deep. She said,
"Dad, let's play ring around the rosey."
"No, I just want to relax."
"But I don't know how to relax."
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I guess you could call this a blog. Although it's more of a very unorganized poll. With 3 children under the age of six, I have faced this situation often. When two kids are having an argument, tattling on each other.... and just being kids, what is your school of thought on solving the...
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Do any of you listen to podcasts? I have several that I listen to regularily.
If Raising Bakersfield were to have a podcast, would you listen to it? If you do not listen to them now, would you if this site hosted one? Something that featured local events, interviews with...
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I try to avoid getting all political, but it was just announced that the California Supreme Court overturned a VOTER-APPROVED ban on same-sex marriage, to become the second state in the Union to allow it. I don't know if we can have this discussion without ruffling some feathers, or if...
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When I was growing up my family went to Oklahoma about every other summer because my dad had family back there...but when you live in 100 degree heat already, going somewhere with 100 degree heat plus 50% humidity ain't exactly a vacation! And it wreaked havoc on my 80's feathered perm....
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Can we post out of town activities, family related events (like family fun days, not an actual family members only event) and such?
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Our first soccer game last week was a bit of an eye opener. We knew where the games were being played, but other than that we didn't know anything. So we packed the truck the night before (we were heading for the beach after the game) and was ready to leave the house by 7:00 am the next...
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In honor of counting down to summer vacation, what vacation memory from your childhood are you looking forward to reliving with your children AND do you think they will enjoy it like you did?
I always love the multi-family road/camping trips. We drove one summer with three other families,...
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I don't know about y'all but I am counting the days until school's out. After 2 years of home schooling, public school has kicked my butt! It's been a great experience over all, but the getting up and out the door every morning with two kids for the past 9 months? Forget it! Not to mention the...
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You know those big boxes of Pop-Tarts? Where you get a few of the frosted cinnamon and brown sugar, a few of the frosted cherry, and a few of the strawberry with no frosting whatsoever? Life can be like that. Some days, some moments, some memories, have the...
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I thoroughly enjoy my brief window of being all but worshipped by my children. I am all powerful, capable of righting any wrong and healing any wound.
I remember the exact moment I lost this magic sense of wonder about my father. I was maybe 7 or 8, and some small appliance had broken and he...
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I have been driving past the Goodwill store on Rosedale Hwy. for several months now, noting that it has *books* and packaging supplies, and thinking I should really get in there. I'm addicted to reading, and I could do some serious damage in a store like that. I finally got to get in there last...
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Since I am a working mom, I usually don't enjoy being at home alone or spending even more time away from my children. Today I was tutoring a student from my house and my husband had to go to a meeting at church. So he took the kids to have dinner there before his meeting. His...
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So, this topic is a little belated, but I wanted to ask anyways. I know many of you have moved here from another city, or even another area of the country entirely like we did.
What is your typical response on mothers day? I mean, do you just send a card and call? Or...
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Being you are a resident here on Raising Bakersfield, you probably have or are going to have a kid shortly. For many it may be your first, for many you may already have experience.
For those that have experience, you may already settle along the lines of what I'm about to blog about: whether or...
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Well... my son did it today... for the first time. I knew this had to come sooner or later, I was just hoping it'd be later.... WAY later. You see, Andrew is not very observant of other people's quirks, looks or habits. He's still young and naive, which I love for the time being. ...
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Last week we headed over to Campus Park North to meet a friend and her son. My friend had told me several times that we needed to go to that particular park. I wasn't as enthusiastic as she; we usually go to the Riverwalk park, and we really like it. It was kind of one of...
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So I took Aidan to the spray park at Planz Park and i just thought i would review the park. I didn't want to take him there cause i thought it was lame, but actually it was quite opposite. There were a lot of kids there, lots of parents too. The grass wasn't full of stickers! They have a...
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I have always felt music is one of the most powerful things on earth. It has the power to take you back in time and leave a nostalgic smile, or even tear on your face. It has the power to make it known that someone else knows exactly what you're talking about and how you feel. ...
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When i found out i was pregnant back in June of 06 i thought my entire personality was going to change along with the life in general change. But it didn't! And it doesn't have to! You just have to find time to let your non-baby-toting self come out. Let's face it , when you don't have your...
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I've caught myself recently having conversations in which my ex-wife is mentioned in front of my kids. I have not had a conversation with my kids about that and I don't think they are ready to fully understand at 5 and 3. So I have been wondering when is the appropriate age to discuss...
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Not that anyone needs to rush out and get them, or wait in line for a midnight release like for Harry Potter, but my books are now available at Russo's in the children's or local authors section (or both). Thanks Mike! Check out their website for lots more local authors too. Who...
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It's funny how life shapes you in ways you never expected. I was never one of those girls who, growing up, knew for sure that they wanted to have kids. But eight years ago I became a mother and it changed my life forever, for the better. My first daughter entered my world 4 weeks early and...
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My parents have a secretary who had a little baby girl just a few months ago. the mom came into work this morning crying her eyes out. Apparently her baby girl spent mother's day crying (not unusual for an infant)...slept pretty good until 2 am woke up crying, then went back to sleep. When she...
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Alright Mommies.....
I am hosting a baby food making class starting out once a month. It will begin Friday June 20th. I am getting the word out there to see if there are any requests for this type of class. I will be putting together two different times that morning for 1st foods and then 2nd...
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We might have to get rid of our television for awhile. The commercials are putting my kids in this frame of mind where they realize that you are actually supposed to clean your house. Recently I've heard, "Mom, our ground is dirty, we need 'Bam! The dirt is gone'." Today after...
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hello everyone.... we found these and thought we'd share. The Hipwaders are one of my favorite kindie-rock bands, who knows.. they may become yours too.... and they're giving away their recordings of three disney songs; heffalumps and woozles (my fave), (the work song) cinderella, and...
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I started Sunday thinking, wow, next year I'll be an actual mom on Mother's Day. I ended the day thinking, wow, I already am a mom, in a way.
My love and I spent the afternoon with his family, where we got to surprise his parents with the news that we are pregnant. James made a very cute T-shirt...
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