["Paired Costumes" Ideas for little kids]

Pooh and Piglet

[travel to NYC in January]

We always took NJ Transit out of Hamilton when we lived in Cherry Hill. Nice parking garage.

[Sorry to complain, looking for sympathy...]

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[reconstructing a fall wardrobe]

I love these 2 blogs:

 

http://getyourprettyon.com/

http://pinteresttoldmeto.blogspot.com/

 

They have really helped me pull together outfits and get out of my T-shirt/jeans rut! I love LOFT for my jeans. I also love Nordstrom...I hadn't really considered them before reading Pinterest Told Me To. They have great sales, a generous return policy, and shipping is free (to you AND on returns!) I also do a lot of Target, Old Navy, and some JCP.

 

ETA: Get Your Pretty On has a Fall Style Challenge starting Monday. I think it's too late to join (you pay a small fee, get a shopping list of basic pieces, then she sends you a combo everyday for 21 days.) You can get an idea of combos by following the hashtag #GYPOStyleMe on Instagram.

[Is the blue-eyed trait going the way of the dodo?]

My dad is a blue-eyed lefty! Mom is a blue-eyed righty as are my 2 siblings and myself.

 

I married a green-eyed righty. Our 3 kids are all blue-eyed and right-handed...one has beautiful red hair!

[Anyone have a Bitty Baby their dd has outgrown?]

I just got an email that Bitty Baby is $20 off with the code BITTY20 (expires Aug 27)

Hope that helps! Also, check ebay!

[Please pray with us]

praying :grouphug:

[A very enjoyable novel without overly sappy romance -]

I just finished The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton.  I really enjoyed it!  I enjoyed The House at Riverton by the same author, as well.  Interesting stories!

[Chemo side effects....]

My mom experienced this...excessive tearing, too.

 

Praying for you Luanne. :grouphug:

[Please Pray for my child-Updated]

Praying! :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug:

[Is it competely ridiculous to buy Molly & Emily]

when my daughter's aren't asking for them?  I know they would both like another AG doll but they are aware that they're pricey so they didn't put them on their list.  Neither has really mentioned the specific doll they would get next, but with them being retired I feel like I want them.  That's right, I want them, so why not wrap them up, right?  Of course DH thinks I'm crazy.

 

I am struggling with this as well!  :laugh:  I want them!

 

[Could you buy these food items in France?]

Thought your daughter might like this blog post! :thumbup1:  http://www.parisperfect.com/blog/2013/11/thanksgiving-paris/

[We got the Odyssey!]

Congrats!!! What color combo did you get? I love the Truffle leather interior! Gorgeous!

[Buy another minivan? Or something else?]

If I could do it over, I would go with another minivan. We got a Pilot, which is fine for around town with 3 kids, but we are totally cramped on trips! I didn't realize how much cargo space I was losing! I miss my van! (I can't believe I feel that way now!)

[Cherry Hill, NJ]

We lived in Cherry Hill for a year and were involved in H.I.S. Homeschool Co-op http://www.freewebs.com/hishomeschoolcoop/ We really enjoyed it!

[Conjoined twins fact poll]

I am waiting for the "surprise discovery" that *some* ID's are genetically linked. No twins in all of our family back for a few generations, and boom - both my brother (well, his wife :) ) and I have ID twins (not MOMO's). No twins in SIL's family, either.

 

I fully realize that today's science believes there's no genetic link . . . I'm just saying that today's science and tomorrow's science are not always the same thing.

 

I love talking / studying / learning about twins. :)

 

I also wonder if they will eventually discover some sort of genetic link to ID's as well. My husband's grandmother is an ID twin who gave birth to ID twins (1 is my FIL.) FIL's brother has a daughter who had ID twins. Who knows!

[Any moms who've had a posterior-facing baby during pregnancy?]

My 2nd was posterior. Back labor was painful, but found that a rice sock held to my lower back during contractions helped a lot. Assuming a hands and knees position helped too and she turned within three or four contractions after this....once she turned, things went very quickly! Hope this helps!

[doing laundry at Disney]

I did laundry while at Polynesian. It had a room with multiple machines and a sitting room with vending machines. I can't remember if it had a TV...I played on my iPad. I second the idea of bringing your own detergent...those little pods are awesome!

[A Message for Fathers]

Thank you for this. Excellent post.

[staying at the Disney Polynesian Resort]

We stayed in the Tahiti building. It was a very short walk to the TTC for easy access to both monorail systems and the buses.

[Autumn is having her baby I think!]

They held up a sign after each puppy was born with sex- no weights or anything until later.

The #8 stillborn was born into heaven at 7:45Am EST and was a girl.

She has 4 girls and 3boys. 6 are black or black with white and 1 is speckled like Chaos.

She was bred with 2 studs, 1 by accident.

 

Thank you! I called it a night after #4! :)

[Please recommend a good dog breed.]

We've had 2 Golden Retrievers and LOVE them. They're great with kids and so affectionate. You can't go wrong.

 

Ditto! Easy to train and so loveable!

[Would this freak you out?]

no, but my dh has asked me to a. run in the middle of the day, no more dusk running and b. run with a partner.

I read the book "The Gift of Fear" and as I was slowly backing away from this man, I was thinking " Listen to that voice!"

 

This was totally what I was thinking of! TRUST your instincts!

[Urgent Prayer Request]

Praying!

[What's a good name for a MALE German Shepherd?]

Schultz... Colonel Klink... loved Hogan's Heroes :)