The June “Whole 30″

When we learned that we had gotten orders on the day Cole was born, I started thinking about what I wanted to do while my husband was gone. I certainly needed things to keep me busy and like most new moms, I needed to lose the baby weight and then some. Since my husband left [...]

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Yogurt Painting

Last night we tried a fun and easy activity I had seen on a toddler activities group I am in on Facebook. I can not tell you how easy it was to prep since all the ingredients were already in my kitchen. In minutes I had pulled out the Greek yogurt my son loves, a cupcake tin, [...]

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Meadow Wood Farm Summer Horse Camp

It’s time to finalize plans for summer activities for your kids! Have you considered Horse Camp? One of my daughter’s favorite summer plans was horse camp! If your child  loves horses and ponies like my daughter, you may want to check out Meadow Wood Farm’s Summer Horse Camp. Located in Sharpsburg, Meadow Wood Farm is [...]

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How to get rid of cable

It has been more than a year now that the Jones home has been without cable TV of any kind.  Originally we made the choice because of the absurd amount of money that cable/dish/digital TV costs.  With a baby on the way, we thought it would be best to put that chunk of money each [...]

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Contributor Thoughts About Mother’s Day

We asked our contributors to answer a few questions about Mother’s Day.  Here are some thoughts from the Moms of Peach State Moms Blog.   My Mom inspires me to… Jamie:  Mama inspired me to open my home and share hospitality. Mama and Daddy welcomed their friends, and hours, anytime! She always had food and [...]

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Dumbing Down and Data Collection

So far in this series I have covered how CCSS came to be, now we can address other issues related to CCSS.  First up, will the standards result in a “dumbed down” curriculum for our kids?  And then there is the issue of data collection.  What data will be collected, how will that data be [...]

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Tired of Losing Pacifiers? DIY Wubby Tutorial

When I was pregnant and creating my gift registry, I came upon an adorable product called a Wubbanub, which was basically a pacifier with a little stuffed animal attached, and fell in love with the giraffe.  The Goober’s room was going to be done in penguins and giraffes (my husband and I’s favorite animals) and [...]

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I just might be a WAHM

Nope.  That isn’t a radio station.  It stands for work at home mom.  And I’m thinking that is the definition that best fits my ‘work’ situation for now.  I had to google it.  I thought WFHM stood for work from home mom, but apparently WFHM is already taken by Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, but I [...]

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Mommy Confessions: I am not a germaphobe

On a scale of ‘eating a cheerio off the bathroom floor’ to ‘disinfecting the light switches every day’ I am somewhere in the middle.  Most of us probably are.  My house isn’t as much dirty as it is cluttered.  I have cleaned up my act a bit since Eli has been in the picture, but [...]

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Time to add to the team!

Do you enjoy reading PSMB every day?  Do you identify with the stories we tell?  Are you interested in adding your stories and experiences to the PSMB catalog? If you answered YES to any of the previous questions then you should consider applying to be a PSMB contributor.  Not only will you get to share [...]

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