Parenting

How Are You Celebrating School Years Eve?

August 29, 2009
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Well, it’s not quite school year’s eve for us but I know for a lot of you it is.  La Jolla Girl starts her very first day ever of preschool on September 15.  I know that a lot of you have “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year…..” floating through your heads.    Give it a few years and I probably will too! We have mixed feelings about preschool.  La Jolla Dad says he’s going to [...]

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What’s in Your Diaper Bag? Here’s a Peek Inside Mine…..

August 16, 2009

Casual La Jolla Mom by lajollamom This is probably what I would look like and be carrying in my diaper bag if you saw me on a random day running errands around town. Side note: this is my first Polyvore creation (and no I don’t get paid if you click on it). It’s just for fun!   I could not find an online image of it but my normal diaper bag is actually a Shanghai [...]

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Crayola Stain Removal Guide

July 15, 2009
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La Jolla Girl received 2 Silly Putty eggs in her Easter Basket.   About a month ago, I discovered that some Silly Putty got really massively ground into our nice sofa.  It’s chenille and it was purchased in our pre-child days. It was a dumb purchase since it was more money than we should have paid for something that in the future would be abused (though lovingly) by a child. I Googled around and found a Crayola [...]

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Parents, What’s In YOUR Top 5?

July 9, 2009

I‘m curious to see what’s on your list of 5 things you could not live without in the early years of parenting.  Here’s mine in no particular order: 1.  The Learning Tower:   La Jolla Girl has always been taller than most so when she was about 14 months old and could stand solidly, I bought this for her.  She still uses it to this day and it’s become a permanent fixture in my kitchen.  It [...]

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