The Moby Wrap = Free handed comfort
Moby Wrap oh Moby Wrap, how I love you. Let me count the ways: 1. Your one size fits all design fits me every time 2. You support my baby so well I can hold him longer 3. You are so soft and comfortable 4. You give my back great support 5. You come in [...]
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Personality Plus
I see a trend between Hunter (shown below at 16 months): and Quinten (shown at 12 months): It is called PERSONALITY and I LUV it! (Isn’t it adorable how both of their eyes disappear when they smile?) A snapshot of Quinten, now 13 months old: He does this little thing where he shakes his head [...]
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This is me: 14 quirky facts
Inspired by the transparency of my friend, Kira, I am offering my own version of her “Fess-up Friday” post. I sat for at least five minutes trying to think of a clever name for this post (since it isn’t Friday I couldn’t steal Kira’s) in the end “This is me” is the very best I [...]
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I dance with Prince Charming
The Stephen Curtis Chapman song about dancing with Cinderella (his daughter) brings me to tears every single time I hear it. No joke. My kids grab the tissues at the first bars because they know I will need it. My wonderful husband does indeed dance with our three Cinderellas as often as he can. I [...]
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Airplanes and Potty Talk
We just returned home from a trip to Minnesota to visit my in-laws. Aside from the actual vacation in which we were spoiled beyond belief (when you don’t have to worry about cooking or cleaning and get to sleep in, THAT is being spoiled mommy style, am I right? No need to answer, I can [...]
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The process of publication
It has been a while since I mentioned my desire to peruse publication for Sawyer’s story. I wanted to offer you an update on the process. Before officially stepping in a forward direction, I had to wage a battle of the mind with Satan. To be completely transparent, I struggled for a several months with self-doubt [...]
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Happy Birthday, Quinten
Happy First Birthday to our sweet son. Words could not adequately express the way we feel about you so we reflected back on your birth one year ago and put our feelings to music & photos:http://animoto.com/play/el2mhFNsBtOJ0aUgRbucTw By the way, I LOVE this video creator. Create your own video slideshow at animoto.com.
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Let’s Talk About Boys
Howdy there! Angela Gifford here – your friendly customer service assistant, and proud momma to four boys. I was well-prepared for my job as a mom to boys by the four brothers I grew up with. Destined to live in a world of blue, I’ve recently started a special blog just to talk about boys. It [...]
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How to: Homemade glass cleaner
You may recall that one of my goals this year was to start making my own cleaning products. The reason for this is two fold: 1) I want to have products in my home that are safe for our family and don’t add extra allergens. 2) I want to save money. The first homemade cleaning [...]
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Making a homemade dress and shirt bag
This weekend I went yard sailing. I love, love, love yard sales! There is something about the welcoming gesture of a sign on a lawn saying, "Come! Come walk on our grass and look at our things. Come talk to us and poke around our stuff. See if we have something you need." When I [...]
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Just 3 more minutes
Life’s fragile nature has been brought to my attention over and over again lately. Heather’s posts on this blog have really cut to the core of my heart. Then, my own family has started the battle against cancer with one I love. My neighbor is battling cancer as well. The need to take each moment for [...]
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5.10.10 Celebrating Sawyer’s Second Birthday
8:40 PM Hunter reflecting on the day: “We spent ALL our day having fun!” No school. No work. Just a day planned together. Far too many days are spent being ruled by a schedule. There is always somewhere to be and a time you need to be there by. Far too often I find myself [...]
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Mourn with those who mourn on Mother’s Day
I have been anticipating Sawyer's birthday for a few weeks. I knew it was drawing near when the expiration date on my piña colada yogurt boldly announced 5/10/10 in black type. As I stood in the Super 1 Foods dairy isle staring at my son's birthday, I tried to figure out how the yogurt company [...]
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Heavenly Peace
She got the call today, one out of the greyAnd when the smoke cleared, it took her breath awayShe said she didn’t believe 'it could happen to me'I guess we're all one phone call from our knees Lyrics from "Closer To Love" by Mat Kerney Mom, Heaven is our real home right?This one (touching the [...]
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Memory Tree Do It Yourself Project from Repurposed Fabrics
Happy Earth Day! Today is the perfect day to tell you about (quite possibly) one of my favorite crafts of all time. The overall cost of this project is very low because most of the items are re-purposed from fabric you already have in your home (or can easily get from a thrift store). I [...]
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Out of the box thinking
Recently I started a search for a new car seat as Quinten was tipping the scales past the 21 pound threshold. It occurred to me that perhaps the reason for the 21 pound limit in Quinten’s first car seat was more of a safety precaution for mothers like me who are no longer able to endure the physical toll of [...]
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A trip down memory lane and the friend that I met there
I want to introduce Kira, a dear "bosom friend". God brought her into my life at a very low time–though Google of all things. Here is the condensed version of the story: I have a blog.Kira has a blog.I live in North Idaho.Kira lives in North Idaho.Heather does not know Kira.Kira only knows of Heather [...]
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crepe university
At 17 I graduated from high school. At 21 I graduated from college. I taught second grade. I had kids. I stopped teaching. I did not however stop learning. I started a business. I am writing a book. I learned to make crepes. . . Julie Powell, author of Julia & Julie: My Year of Cooking [...]
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Not taken for granted
Quinten is 8.5 months old. The little dimple on his cheek, the cleft in his chin, the way he be-bops his little body as he sits up confidently. . . His little dimpled hands that reach up and grab at my cheek as he nurses, the way he leans over to investigate things on a [...]
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The book that I keep telling moms about
Last November we drove to California to visit family for Thanksgiving. Although taking a road trip with a 5 month old made me a little nervous, I was really excited about having a chance to do some reading. I love to read but it had been a very long time since I had picked up [...]
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Saying good night, Ledeboer style
The following is the typical Ledeboer bedtime routine (for the kids anyway, this is a G rated blog after all): -Dinner time: Usually involving something too healthy for the kids to get excited about but not so disgusting that they won't eat it with the promise of dessert to follow. What they often forget is that I often [...]
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Julia, meet my husband
*Not every husband would watch Julie & Julia with their wife. *Not every husband would look up the Beef Bourguignon recipe made in the movie and print it off (all three pages of it). *Not every husband would make a list that week and go shopping for the burgundy wine, pearl onions, mushrooms, beef stew. [...]
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Soup Pot Blessings
I’ll never forget the first time I tried to make a pot of soup from scratch. My husband was sick, I was pregnant, it was snowing, and my family was 1100 miles away. I picked up the phone, “Uh Mom, can you tell me how to make good soup?” My mom patiently walked me through [...]
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It is finished!
Our American Clay project is done!! After the primer/sand was applied and the two coats of clay were troweled on, the walls were sprayed down and “compacted” with a trowel: Then my friend Selina went over it one more time with a “tea wash” to give it a darker/aged look. After that dried, I went [...]
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