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Super cool and amazing tiny pieces of plastic junk are now available in every McDonald's Happy Meal! My son added the first couple of adjectives and I bet you can guess who added the last. I have to hand it to McDonald's in the cars they hand out in their happy meals each summer; they...
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As a traveling notary, signing agent I get calls to do notary assignments and have about 4 hours to plan for the appointment. Such being the case Friday afternoon, I had a call to do a signing in Posey that evening. Called my parents to see if they would take the boys for me if Brian...
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Wow. I had no idea. In the past, we have asked around about cool places to visit that are nearby. Kern Canyon had come up a couple times, but for whatever reason I hadn't given it much thought.
On Saturday, we packed up lunch, and headed out on 178. I was pleasantly...
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My 3-year-old teaches me new things everyday. Like how to hang small toys from his small toddler basketball net (they have to be a certain way according to him). But I'll focus today on some of the things he has taught my 16-month-old daughter.
One of her first words was ...
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During my toddler/preschool/early elementary years, I had living great grandparents. I have few memories of them, but the memories I do have are precious. My great grandmother always had to give me money when I visited. For some reason, she was compelled to stick her hand in the...
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bakersfield's only kindie-rock band, mr.oscat, is currently searching high and low (kinda) for a bass player (wouldn't a stand-up bass player be most satisfactory?) . we have songs, gigs, gear, and a flexible attitude. you can check out our music @ www.mroscat.com. if you're...
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Not that I didn't enjoy every second of it, but as much as I loved seeing my son playing "real" baseball this year, I for one am so glad it is over!! We have done NOR T-ball 2 years in a row. It's a nice, affordable, comfortable program - One saturday a week for about an hour, for...
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Some of you may remember that I previously blogged about going down to Mexico over Easter Break and helping to build houses.
Yesterday, I took my 5 year old for the day and it was an experience he can't wait to repeat. I was so proud of him as he got right in there and worked along...
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Just jotting down some quick thoughts here.
Why is it that babies must grow up so quickly? I try my hardest to really enjoy every moment with them, to stop the clock for just a minute so that I can permanately embed that memory into my head.... but those moments pass all too...
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I thought with the addition of the third male in the house, and me being the only female, our second bathroom needed an overhaul to make it less feminine. So, I wholeheartedly meant it when I asked the whole family to go with me to the store and help pick out colors and...
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My six year old wants to learn tennis. Does anyone have any experiences with local tennis lessons or camps?
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Yesterday I completed my four-day visit to Fairview Elementary school as an author, sharing my stories and even teaching a bit of writing method. I had a blast! I don't know why I get so worked up about these things. I have a constant need to impress people, and with that, a...
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Very early on, The Pumpkin could recognize the logos for stores like Target, Costco and Trader Joe's--and ask to to there, unprompted. (Oh, and distinguish between bookstores by the Borders and Barnes & Noble logos.)
Just now, as we're getting ready to drive to preschool and she's...
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Some of you may have heard the news this morning like I did, or maybe you haven't, about the tragic death of Steven Curtis Chapman's youngest daughter, five year old Maria, adopted from China. Click here to read it if you haven't. The summary is that one of the family's teenage...
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I finally decided that today was the day that the house had to get cleaned. I was going to start upstairs in the boys bedrooms, then come downstairs and send the boys upstairs (safety gates are a blessing in a 2 story house). I cleaned the toy room, knocked down spider webs, sorted...
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Some of you have already this. I posted it on my other blog at Mom eNetwork
.......Yesterday we were going for a swim. I sunscreen all over my daughter. Literally, head to toe. She managed to get some in her eyes. She started to have a reaction to it. Swelling in the eyes, bright...
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Though we have a swimming pool I don't always want to go through all the steps necessary to go for a dip. Thus, I purchased a kiddie pool. You know the kind you add water and It's 2 feet high. I never thought in a thousand years I would purchase one. It's perfect...
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Golden Empire Suzuki is offering $2,500 Customer Cash, $1,000 Loyalty or Competitive Owner Incentive (see dealer for details), $500 Military Rebate and $1,000 College Grad Rebate on the XL7. Visit Golden Empire Suzuki for more info.
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Sometimes I worry about what my girls have. And I mean what they have, not what they don't have. Even with a single, mostly-unemployed Mom, scraping by on child support and little else, they have an excess. Between their respective Grandparents, aunts, uncles, and even me, they are...
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Is it wrong that when I was waiting at a red light on the corner of Coffee and Hageman today, watching a Shell Gas employee change the regular unleaded price from $3.99 to $4.09, I wanted to slew 'your momma' comments at him at minimum, and throw him down to the ground and jump on him at...
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Not that anyone wants to hear my woes, but I have been completely out of pocket and am blogging right now to try to forget how overwhelming things are right at the moment. So, just a quick update on my life. On Saturday night my husband hurt his back, and on Sunday morning at 5:00 a.m., when he...
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Last Saturday, I needed a haircut, badly. We'd been trying for months now to convince The Pumpkin to let us cut her hair so it wouldn't be in her face all the time, but hadn't been successful up to that point. However, I figured that having her come along and watch me wouldn't hurt,...
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With a 3 day weekend ahead, I am looking forward to a break. Especially after a busy week (and its only Wednesday!). We can't really afford to do any vaccation right now, not even a 'near by' vaccation. So, I want to try to simulate one at home.
Pretty much my favorite...
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Is anyone interested in forming a Moms club (Dads welcome too)? The one I've been involved with meets weekly at someone's house or park or place of enjoyment for the kids (zoo trips, museum, etc.), then the last week of the month they have a business meeting and set up the next month's...
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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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