Box Tops for Education and Sam’s Club Giveaway

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My kitchen drawers are filled with Box Tops. It’s practically the end of summer now and we are ready to make our back-to-school donations! As a mother of 5 kids in school, I have been a huge believer in collecting and donating Box Tops for our schools, and my kids are just as excited about [...]

I’d Buy Kids Clothes in Bulk – But I Settle for Really Good Sales

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Hi, it’s Katja from Skimbaco, I’m thrilled to be guest posting about back to school shopping here! I really mean it what I said in the title; I’d buy kids clothes in bulk if I could, and in fact I did for a long time. Skimbaco used to be a children’s clothing boutique, but I [...]

My Coke Rewards for Schools

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of My Coke Rewards for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. Back to school time already?! It’s officially August now, which means that the count-down to Back-to-School is in full swing. We are lucky to go to one of the best elementary schools in the [...]

I’m Going Buggy – Wordless Wednesday

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Every year, the 2nd grade students at out elementary school put on a production called “Goin’ Buggy.” This was our 4th time participating, and Reese played the part of a very adorable bee. After spending an entire morning making the girls’ costumes in the school hallway, I decided to crochet Reese a matching bee hat. [...]

Slip N Slide (Trying to Stay Cool!) – PSF Linky

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We’ve had record heat these past few weeks, and although the kids are still in school for another week, it definitely FEELS LIKE SUMMER. We have been running the AC non-stop and blowing fans in every room. And when that doesn’t work, we turn on the water and play in the back yard. Anything to [...]

Mason Gets a New Jar

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Mason the caterpillar emerged from it’s cocoon yesterday. Sadly, none of us were around to see him actually break through the cocoon, but there was a new moth in the jar and a hole in the cocoon, so we’re pretty sure that this is the new Mason: He was much cuter as a caterpillar. In [...]

My Graduation Cheering Section

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I don’t remember much about my college graduation. The 4 months between taking my last final and wearing my cap and gown were a blur. Graduation seemed slightly anti-climatic after everything that had happened since I finished my last class. I can picture myself taking the long walk from my seat up to and across [...]

How Spring Break Nearly Killed Me

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After staying away from my computer for the majority of Spring Break, I sat down tonight after the kids went to bed, staring at my list of posts to write, and all I could think of was how utterly exhausted I am, and how glad I am to get back to our normal schedule tomorrow. [...]

Enough Pictures, Mom! A Wordless Wednesday Link-up

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I volunteered as a parent-helper for school picture day today. I think I’m rather pictured-out, too. Linked up to Wordful Wednesday, Wordish Wednesday, and Wordless Wednesdays all over. Are you playing along with Wordless or Wordful Wednesday today? Link up! Want to grab my button?

The High School Years

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I’ve been recording my youth once a week for the last few months, and I have finally come to the last week, where I’ll talk a little about my memories from high school. My 17th birthday School My family moved during my sophomore year, so I went to two high different schools. I think the [...]