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We live in an area that has Brown Recluse Spiders.
Last year I was bitten by one and had one of the worst experiences I have ever faced. I was pregnant and had 2 kids running around the house while tending to the pain and scar tissue for about 12 weeks. I still have almost constant itching where the wound is from the scar tissue healing.
Before I was bitten we did not know anything about the spiders because we were from the North and did not have them.
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The ultimate hole punch on a budget.

I had about 1000 holes to punch for a kids church project and I didn’t want to spend all day punching holes only to align them again to put rubber bands in the holes. So I found a solution.
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One day soon I envision my children curling up to an ancient book on their lap. It will not have the smell of leather, its pages will never curl, and I will never have to worry about them tearing the pages. Read the rest of this entry »

I’m finding the more kids I have the less time I have, but the more money I want to save.

For the past year I have purchased 1 insert most *Sundays and I have always gotten my $$$ back in using coupons and then some.
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I wanted a soft structure carrier (SSC) so that I could put my baby on my back quickly and easily. A clipping SSC is very helpful in cold weather when you want to zip babies up in your coat so they don’t have to wear heavy clothing and when babies are older and want up and down frequently such as at a museum. They are also very useful for every day life when you just want to wear your baby if they are tired and/ or cranky. I tried both the New Generation Ergo and Beco. I settled with the New Generation (NG) Ergo and have been VERY happy with the results. I now feel that it wasn’t a settling, and I made a great decision.

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Today my mom turned 60. If she lives to be as old as her mom, she still has 1/3 of her life to live (and if I live to be as old as her mom I have lived over 1/3 of my life).

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Life is happening at the speed of life, so I want to try to capture some of the memories before they are gone.
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Impossible so I’m going to write in my blog instead.
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bumGenius resuable diaper (BG) 3.0, 2.0 & 1.0 Diaper Review

Summary: I highly recommend BumGenius diapers as long as they are version 2.0 or higher. As a stand alone system, this is moderately priced considering it is from birth to potty learning. Version 2.0 and higher are worth the price if you realize you may need a different type of diaper for night time use and/ or different inserts if you have a heavy wetting baby. Because you only need to purchase 1 cover for all stages I think version 2.0 and higher diapers are worth the price whether you are using them as your main system of diapering or if you just want to have a few on hand for quick diaper changes.

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This review is for both the current model of gDiapers in the original design and the 2007 updated design.

I would rate these with 5 stars for using with cloth diapers. I would not rate them as high using the gDiaper insert only because it is so expensive; however, I have used the flushable diapers with great success as well.
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