Month: March 2012

My Very Own "Person of Wal-Mart"…

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The other night we ran out of baby wipes and diapers. Not wanting to wake up the next morning without these all important items we made a quick run to Wal-Mart. I usually shop at Target as opposed to Wal-Mart but it was late and I didn’t want to travel far. The following did actually happen to me and its reason #8882 I try to avoid shopping at Wal-Mart…

After grabbing diapers, I head over to look for the wipes I generally prefer to use for Ellie. As I am standing there a woman walks up to me and asks which brand is best. I tell her my opinion based on the age of my child and that’s where the fun began. She starts telling me that she doesn’t have children of her own so she isn’t familiar with whats out there. I thought, ok maybe she is going to be babysitting for someone or, like many women, prefer baby wipes to remove make up. From that point she proceeds to tell me that she is having surgery on the arm she generally uses and wont be able to move it for about six weeks. I thought to myself, “well that sucks, OK…. where is this going?” That’s when alarm bells start to sound and before I can leave she the tells me that because she cannot use her arm she needs to learn to wipe with the other hand and it might get messy. HEY OH! It took about a millisecond to register what this meant and that’s when I decided to scram. I smiled, wished her the best of luck, grabbed a random package of wipes and got my fanny out of there.

Now I have my very only “Person of Wal-Mart” story and yes, I plan to submit it to the website. For those of you not familiar with the People of Wal-Mart, click here and take a look. It will make you laugh, cry, cringe and run from the room screaming and wanting to burn your eyes out. Enjoy!

This Post Doesnt Suck…

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For all of the mommies out there, and daddies too, I have a recommendation for you. In our home, the downstairs is hardwood and tile and the second floor is carpeted. We have a vacuum, which is always needed on the carpet upstairs, but even though its light I grow tired of dragging it up and down the stairs and through a baby gate.

On Black Friday this past year, Shaun and I braved the crowds to see if we could find a few deals and we did. One of them was the Dirt Devil Stick Vac. Its normally sells between $20 to $30 but we were able to snag one for $10. It was the best $10 we have ever spent! While I still need to do a good vacuum downstairs, I can do it once every few weeks as opposed to every other day. The Dirt Devil is small and picks up all the crud that the girls leave around the house. Food, crumbs, dirt and more. It even does a decent job of picking up Jack’s hair. While I know it doesn’t pick up dirt and allergens as well as our larger vacuum, it keeps things very tidy. I highly recommend it!

Pet Store

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This morning while laying in bed, enjoying some morning cartoons Abby very casually asked me this:

“Mommy, which pet store did Ellie come from?”

Hmmmm… it took a lot of restraint to not laugh uncontrollably at this one. Interesting observations and thoughts Abby!

Lazy Saturday

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Today was a lazy Saturday at home. It was the first weekend that wasnt rainy or super windy which allowed the girls to go outside and play with both Shaun and myself. It was a wonderful to be out in the warmth of the sun with a perfectly cool breeze. The girls played in the dirt, created masterpieces with sidewalk chalk and rode their “bikes”. Perfect family time on a perfect Saturday.









A Ducky Preview…

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Here is a little preview of Abby’s tap dance for her first recital… yup, shes a duck! And a really cute one at that too. PS, thanks Grandma and Grandpa Taylor for the tutu. We bought this back when Abby was only a year and a half on a trip up to visit them and we actually get to use it!

Ellie is 20 Months Old! The Countdown to Two Begins!

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Yup, that cute little bathtub Gnome is now 20 months old! Seriously? Now we count down the last four months until she turns… two. Yikes. I promise, however, not to count too fast. Ellie is talking up a storm these days. I swear her vocabulary has tripled in the last week or so. It almost makes me sad to hear her becoming so verbal. I loved all of her baby coos and noises. Being able to talk just means she is getting bigger and older.



Ellie follows her sister a lot and is learning fast. She is even showing some interest in the potty too! The prospect of cutting down to just night time pull ups excites me. The thought that it wont be long until we are diaper and pull up free excites me even more! Ill be interested to see what the next month brings.