Chop chop, it’s all gone
A little history. Since moving here within the first week I had over 20 people tell me what a cute girl he was. At first I would just politely tell them “she’s” a BOY and move on. When hubs heard it he was not happy and of course wanted to chop his hair. While he was getting his hair cut a lady was talking to hubs and again called him a she and when he was done was like oh I’m so sorry I thought he was a girl. FINALLY the hubs realized it’s not just his hair it’s his face. He has a baby face and I think that contributes to outsiders confusion.
He looks so different but at the same time so much more like his big brother did at this age.
But hey it’s hair and hair does grow back.
Wordless Wednesday-My babies
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Wordless Wednesday-Cherry picking
Little man: Shewy (that’s cherry said with a huge cherry in his mouth)
Wordless Wednesday-A storms a comin
New to the area? How to get out there & meet people
- Look online. There are so many resources out there and I know that sometimes it can be overwhelming so my suggestion is to keep it simple. Figure out what you are looking for and keep to just that. If you are a parent there are tons of mom, mom & baby, dad & family groups.
- Check out your local library. Most libraries offer reading time for children. This is a great way to educate your child while opening up the possibilities of them making friends.
- Check out the local mall. A lot of malls have programs for children, toddler to school age, that involve crafts and weekly activities. Shopping and kids activities, it’s a win win.
- Walk around your neighborhood. The best way to get to know your neighbors is to get out there. Put the youngins in the stroller and/or on their bikes and walk around the block. During school season the weekends are a great time to do this.
- Each city should have a city website online. And if you can’t find one through searching try looking on Facebook. Peek around on it and find their monthly newsletter for local activities you and/or your kids might be interested in.
- Michele from The Bona Fida Life suggested going to the park. You will also meet people when your children are in extra curricular activities (like soccer, baseball etc.
- Amy from Freaky Perfect suggests joining a gym. Make sure you go to some of the group classes. That’s always worked for me.
- Rajean from Rajean Blomquist said simply, it takes time. In my experience social media, most esp. twitter, helped me find people with like interests in my town. Great resources for all things local and now with tweet-ups, I’ve made some really great friends & business associates. Also, volunteer. I volunteered to serve on my daughter’s high school athletic booster club board and met many people, some are now friends, in our community.
- Jennifer from Mommy B Knows Best suggest along the same lines as searching online. Some great sites are Meetup.com and the mommies network, for bigger areas they have them.
- Fadra from All Things Fadra is proof that social media is in fact a wonderful thing. Her response to my question “I agree with social media. If we EVER sell our house, we’re moving to the DC/Baltimore area and I already feel like I have so many built-in friends”.
- Teresa of Society of Socialpreneurs suggests joining the PTA and women’s bible study group at church.
- Kelly from The Centsible Life suggested to look into Moms groups, parenting groups, any kind of group that has a shared interest you will usually find people to connect with.
- Julie from Just Precious suggests MomsClub.org is an international organization of local support groups. Moms Offering Moms Support. If it weren’t for that organization, I never would have gotten through my first 3 years as a mom. Also, I think it was said above, but getting involved with your school parent teacher organization, your place of worship or even your local hospital’s volunteer group will offer you lots of opportunities to get out and meet people
Summer lovin…had me a blast
Wordless Wednesday-Road trip
Taking a break from packing
- Give them their own box to pack
- Let them choose what they would like to pack i.e. toys, clothes, books, etc.
- When packing your linens do a little assembly line with your children handing one the linens and passing down until they are in the box (so far this is the kids favorite).
- When clearing out the junk let the kids help in throwing stuff away. Not sure if it’s just my kids but they seem to love throwing stuff in the trash.
- Assign designated box holders for when you are assembling your boxes and rotate between your children. So maybe have one do the holding while you set up in the bathroom and another while in a bedroom.
- While going through your children’s toys bring out a separate box marked “donate” and ask your kids to choose which toys they would like to keep and which toys they no longer wish to keep and would like to give to another child who may not have toys.