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Tales From the Nursery: The Toddler Years

Scuttle Butt

Rissa nearly gave me a heart attack the other day. I had left her on the floor of the nursery while I quickly grabbed laundry from the dryer.  This had been working out fine for


Beta Testing Toygaroo Toy Rental

I have to admit that I’m pretty excited to be a Toygaroo beta tester.  It looks like an interesting service that could really take off! Let me start with my disclosures: I signed up to


Giveaway Alert: $120 Cloth Diaper Prize Pack

Maria over at Change-Diapers: Fitteds and Pockets and Snappis, Oh My! has an awesome giveaway going on! To celebrate reaching 1,000 GFC followers, Facebook fans, and Twitter followers.  It is an amazing starter stash


Butt Naked Baby’s $150 Target Gift Card Contest

Butt Naked Baby is now available in Target stores.  Until March 8th, if you purchase a BNB product from Target, you can be entered to win a $150 Target Gift Card!  Please visit their


Shady Links Are Shady

I was planning to post a website review and giveaway today, but after carefully and thoroughly reviewing the site I had to decline.  I just did not feel comfortable promoting it because then I’d


Breastfeeding Blog Hop: Milestones

Welcome to week 8 of the Breastfeeding Blog Hop! If this is your first time here, let me give you a brief introduction: About me: I’m Darcy, a WAHM of a (almost!) 4 month old girl.


(Not so) Wordless Wednesday (2/23/11)

Lately my daughter has been experimenting with making new sounds and exploring with her tongue.  She sticks it out constantly and flexes it.  Sometimes she reminds me of a lizard the way she licks


Cloth Diaper Newbie: One Month Review

<< Cloth Diaper Newbie: Day 2 We’ve been using cloth diapers full-time for a little over a month now.  During that time I used one (maybe two) disposable diaper while we were away from the


Stressful Stroll aka How Many Limbs are Needed to Open a Stroller?

Last Thursday got to 50 degrees, which is pretty nice for February in Wisconsin. I was supposed to have a mommy date at the park that afternoon since we both have


Upcoming Event: March Madness Giveaway Hop

Do you love giveaways? Do you have a giveaway blog? If you answered yes to either of those questions, then you’ll want to check out this upcoming event! March Madness Giveaway Blog Hop March 15 through March 20 Hosted


Crazy Dog T-Shirt #Giveaway US & Canada (3/4/11) *Closed*

Earlier this week I reviewed Nachomama Tees and Costume Squad.  Today I bring you a GIVEAWAY! Woohoo! Here’s some information about Crazy Dog


Weekends Are For Hoppin’!

Weekends Are For Hoppin’!

I love blog hopping on the weekends.  I don’t get quite as much time to do it as I’d like, but I love finding more hops and more blogs to follow.  I follow way


Guest Post: Family Dance Off #Contest

{I was asked to help spread the word about this annual event.  I agreed to share the information she provided to me for free.  This contest sounds like a lot of fun! Plus, you


Charity Raffle and Giveaway Information

Have you checked out the huge charity raffle and giveaway that Fabulous Family Reviews has put together to help out the family of Coupon Mommy of 3? I had seen some tweets and posts here


Breastfeeding Blog Hop: Sweet Support Tips for Breastfeeding Mamas

This week’s topic is about Sweet Support. I can’t emphasize enough how important support is when you are breastfeeding or planning to breastfeed.  I believe the most important person that needs to be supportive is


Review: Costume Squad

Costume Squad has lots of Halloween costumes whether you’re looking for movie, sexy, or group costumes.  They even have costumes for your dog! They have shirts too, so  I decided to pick one out that


(Not so) Wordless Wednesday – 2/16/11

I had fun dressing her in a cute outfit for Valentine’s Day.  The trick was in the posing and picture taking! First she’s tipping over while smiling… Then she’s trying to eat her


Spring is Near

It’s so close, I can almost smell it!  This weekend was pretty nice for February in Wisconsin.  Sunday got to be about 45 degrees out.  We took advantage of the warmer weather and finally


Review: Abby’s Lane (and *maybe* a #Giveaway!)

I’ve bought more cloth diapers than I probably need to, but I’ve quickly become addicted to cloth!  I’ve ordered dipes from a few different online stores, since I lack choices to shop in-store locally. One


Review: Nachomama Tees

When I received the opportunity to review a T-shirt from Nachomama Tees, I couldn’t wait to pick one out.  There are some absolutely hilarious cool shirts such as this banana stand shirt from Arrested