tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40613741104392529532024-03-13T06:43:15.863-07:00 Boo Boo PrincessesWe all have days when everything goes wrong! We fall down and get hurt either physically or emotionally. We put a band aid on, not to hide our boo boo, but to protect us while we heal. I started this blog to remind me of the good I am doing for my girls when we have a bad day.Nikki Edgarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05607095218526665953noreply@blogger.comBlogger210125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061374110439252953.post-21140625139064699162014-08-31T14:27:00.002-07:002014-09-06T13:47:08.703-07:00We Draw Animals Review and Tutorial<br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">I was recently asked by Kathleen Wilson of </span><a href="http://www.wedrawanimals.com/"><span style="color: #0b5394;">We Draw Animals</span></a><span style="color: #351c75;"> to share a tutorial and a little bit about her great website. This website is a neat place to learn all about different animals and how to draw them. They have taken the time to include interesting information about each animal. There are over 500 different animals! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">My girls have recently developed a love of My Little Ponies. When Kathleen asked which animal I would like her to make the tutorial of, I picked a pony. I thought it would be neat to take her original design and add some fun pony accents. You could add some wings or a unicorn horn to make it look like your favorite pony! </span></div>
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Nikki Edgarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05607095218526665953noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061374110439252953.post-5781869550428257022014-08-24T15:40:00.001-07:002014-08-24T15:42:38.900-07:00Back To Home School!<div align="center">
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">This year is going to be a little bit different here at The Boo Boo Princess Charm School for Girls. We have added a third little learner onto our attendance sheet! I have decide to make some changes to the way we learn to hopefully make it a little easier for all of us.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">My first change was to start a little earlier. We started on August 11th. I don't usually start until September. I started earlier this year. Last year was a little rough because I was pregnant. This pregnancy made me very tired! I didn't feel we got as much done as we should have, so I wanted to get a jump start on this school year.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">I started the year with only two subjects. We started with Math and Bible. We are the most behind in Math and that is the subject kids tend to forget over the Summer. We also do our Bible devotional because I feel it is important to start our day on the right foot. If we get Bible done I feel happy no matter what else we get done for the day! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">We have joined two Co-Ops this year. One is The first and third Thursday of the month and the other one is every Friday. I joined two this year because I wanted Pants and Pie Pie to have more outside classes. I needed a little more help with some subjects and I thought this would be a good fit. It is nice to know that someone else is going to be taking care of some of the preparations and teaching for your kids. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">The fact that we have joined these two Co-Ops made me decide to start with only three days of school for right now. I want to see how much we can get done in these three days. We will have a fourth day some weeks, so I can have Pie Pie do whatever is missed then.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">I am really hoping that these changes will help make this year go a bit more smoothly. I know that homeschooling is always a challenge no matter what or how much you plan. I am pretty flexible and so are my girls. I kinda think the Baby is going to be the biggest challenge of all. I almost forgot about making new friends at our new Co-Op! Hopefully someone will like me!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">I will definitely remember to update about how these changes have made a difference in our homeschooling lifestyle!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">P.S. I also wanted to share two new books I recently purchased. I have read <u>Simply Homeschool</u> and am currently reading <u>Flourish</u>. I love to read and I can never get enough of books about homeschooling!</span></div>
Nikki Edgarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05607095218526665953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061374110439252953.post-12589551941553887522014-07-27T12:31:00.000-07:002015-02-10T16:42:52.105-08:00and then there was three!<div align="center">
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<span style="color: #ea9999;">My blog has been pretty quiet lately. It hasn't been quiet at our house though! About four months ago we welcomed a sweet, new little princess into our home!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ea9999;">She has been a wonderful addition to our family. Three girls are a lot of work though! You think it won't be much of a difference going from two to three, but it is! There is never enough of you or enough patience! My poor husband is still waiting for his share of my attention! There is so much I want to share about how my life has changed. That, however, will have to wait for another day! I have some work to do on my classes I am teaching at our Co-Op this year and I am sure the newest Princess (she will have a blog name soon) will need me soon!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763;">This February we got a lot of snow! The Princesses had fun building snowmen and running around in the snow. Pants especially loved the snow. We had a hard time getting her to come inside!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">A tradition we started last year at our home is The Great Stocking Hunt! It all started because their stockings got to heavy to hang from the banister, so we had to figure out something else to do with them. We decided to hide them and have clues to help the girls find them.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">It starts where the stockings should be and then the girls travel all over the house following the clues. This year I used leftover wrapping paper for the clues.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">At our recent Homeschool Group meeting we had the pleasure of meeting and listening to the teacher, musician, songwriter and homeschooling dad: Damien Drago! We were treated to a live performance of his Rockin' Thru History songs.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">His current songs are all inspired by The Revolutionary War. The songs start off with <u>Powder Your</u> <u>Wig</u> (just the name makes me giggle) and the last song is <u>Five Fantastic Fabulous Founding Fathers</u>. Each song is fun and educational. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">The reason he created each of these special songs was to teach kids about History in a interesting way!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">He has a great</span><span style="color: #674ea7;"> </span><a href="http://www.rockinthruhistory.com/"><span style="color: #674ea7;">website</span></a><span style="color: #134f5c;"> called Rockin Thru History. On his website you can listen and purchase his songs. There are lyrics for his songs, resources and even more material you will find very helpful.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">At our live performance we were treated to some of his new songs, which he is currently working on. These new songs are inspired by the Civil War. So be on the lookout for even more fun and </span><span style="color: #134f5c;">make sure you take some time to check Damien Drago out at</span><span style="color: #674ea7;"> </span><a href="http://www.rockinthruhistory.com/"><span style="color: #674ea7;">www.rockinthruhistory.com</span></a><span style="color: #134f5c;">.</span><br />
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Nikki Edgarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05607095218526665953noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061374110439252953.post-40228864494820626752013-11-02T15:00:00.000-07:002013-11-02T15:01:01.591-07:00The Bad Carrot<div align="center">
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Hops-A-Lot and Mr. Bug saw the Bad Carrot. Hops-A-Lot wanted to eat the Bad Carrot and Mr. Bug said, "No, Hops-A-Lot, don't eat the Bad Carrot!". But Mr. Bug was too late. Hops-A-Lot ate the Bad Carrot and when he ate the Bad Carrot something happened. It made him spit out carrots! Everybody liked him because they weren't bad like the Bad Carrot. Everybody cheered for Hops-A-Lot. Hops-A-Lot got first place in the spitting carrots contest and everybody liked his trophy. He put the trophy in his room.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">I didn't get a lot of time to blog this Summer, so I am catching up now! I wanted to share some of the fun we had this summer with you.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">The girls had an awesome time at Vacation Bible School at the beginning of the Summer.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;">It seems as if I have been working on this post forever! I'm not even sure when I started it, but it is getting published today!</span><br />
<span style="color: #6aa84f;">Daddy had an unexpected day off, so we decided to visit </span><a href="http://www.turkeyhillexperience.com/"><span style="color: magenta;">The Turkey Hill Experience</span></a><span style="color: #6aa84f;">. It was a great trip. I had promised the girls we would go and they were very excited!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;">When you get there you are invited to make your own ice cream flavors. We did the experience on their computers, but you can also visit their Taste Lab and actually make your own ice cream. Pie Pie made a very yummy flavor.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;">Pie Pie had Dutch Chocolate, Pants had Party Cake, Daddy had Peanut Butter Cup and I had Maple Walnut.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;">This was a very delicious Field Trip!</span></div>
Nikki Edgarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05607095218526665953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061374110439252953.post-68916753792768595652013-08-08T12:16:00.004-07:002013-08-08T12:18:39.419-07:00Around the World-Australia<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">For our 200th post I am going to take you on a trip to Australia! Not for real, but you can pretend like we did! Sit back and enjoy our journey to the Land Down Under!</span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;">We have been studying American History and Geography for the past couple of years, so we are ready for the World! I'm not sure how we are going to go about studying all of the continents, but we started with Australia. It is Pie Pie's favorite and small one, so it worked out quite well.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">I bought each of the girls an artist notebook which has in it, wonderful blank pages. The girls can draw, write or paste pictures in them. They will be our Geography and History workbooks for the year.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">I started out by looking up Australia on the Internet. I found a great and free</span><span style="color: #351c75;"> </span><a href="http://www.homeschoolshare.com/country_australia.php"><span style="color: #351c75;">lapbook</span></a><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> at Homeschool Share. Then I went to the library and looked up videos and DVDs. Some of the DVDs we found were:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"> Families of Australia, </span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">The Barrier Reef and Northeast Australia, </span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">and Australia-Destination.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"> We really enjoyed the Families of Australia because the girls got to see how kids lived in a different part of the world. </span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;">We found a lot of wonderful books at our local library too. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"> Wonderful Animals of Australia by National Geographic, </span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Look What Came from Australia by Ken Davis, </span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Endangered Animals of Australia by Marie Allgor,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"> Welcome to My Country: Australia by Peter North and Susan McKay,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"> Koalas by Susan Louise Kra,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"> Emus by Julie Murray, </span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">The girls also drew lots of pictures of animals in their notebooks of all of their favorite animals in Australia!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">We finished up our study with an Australian feast!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">We started our meal with Damper. This is a bread usually made over a fire. Bread is not one of my specialties. It was very sticky so I added a lot of flour which made the bread kind of dry. I'm sure it would taste better if you are a better bread maker than me. It was pretty good if it was warmed with lots of butter.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Our next continent is Africa. I have no idea how we are going to break that up to make it easier to learn about. I have a little time to figure that out because we are doing a Science Unit next. Tornadoes!</span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;">I hope you enjoyed our trip to Australia! </span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;">There is lots more Princess fun to come here on our blog!</span></div>
Nikki Edgarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05607095218526665953noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061374110439252953.post-69664176014665277582013-07-24T11:51:00.000-07:002014-08-31T14:37:11.681-07:00Guest Post and Bear Haven Boutique Giveaway! -Giveaway is now Over-<div align="center">
<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Welcome to another fun guest post in our countdown to the 200th post! I would like to introduce you to a friend of mine who owns a very fun boutique with all kinds of unique toys and gifts! She is also a very creative party planner. Let's all give a warm welcome to Lesa!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">My name is Lesa. I own</span><span style="color: #674ea7;"> </span><a href="http://www.bearhavenboutique.com/"><span style="color: #674ea7;">Bear Haven Boutique</span></a><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> and am the author of the blog </span><a href="http://bearhavenmama.com/"><span style="color: #674ea7;">Bear Haven Mama's Tales</span></a><span style="color: #674ea7;">.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Calibri;">Over the years, I have learned what works and what doesn’t
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other gifts to my website. I also carry party kits, invitations, and stuffable
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comes complete with a gift registry and wish list to make gift buying and party
planning easier. In addition, there is a section on my blog that provides
detailed party plans for popular children’s party themes. </span></div>
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well. I provide in-person service to Eastern Pennsylvania, and I provide custom
party kits to the rest of the US and Canada. For more information, please visit
my website </span><a href="http://www.bearhavenboutique.com/"><span style="color: #674ea7;">Bear Haven Boutique</span></a><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> or email me at<u> </u></span></span><a href="mailto:mybearhaven@gmail.com"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><u><span style="color: #674ea7;">mybearhaven@gmail.com</span></u></span></a><span style="color: #3d85c6;">.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">My friend would also like to giveaway a $25.00 gift certificate to shop at her boutique!</span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;">All you have to do is visit her </span><a href="http://www.bearhavenboutique.com/"><span style="color: #674ea7;">boutique</span></a><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"> </span>and leave a comment on this post about what you would like to spend the gift certificate on if you win. You must also leave your email so I can let you know when you win!</span><br />
<span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">I know my girls would love any of the stuffed animals and I love any product by<u> Melissa and Doug</u>! This givaway will start now, July 24th, and end on Monday August 5th.</span> </span></div>
Nikki Edgarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05607095218526665953noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061374110439252953.post-73597576583694221972013-07-08T13:55:00.002-07:002013-07-08T14:00:20.121-07:00Memories From Gettysburg<div align="center">
<span style="color: #45818e;">At the end of our last school year we finished our study about the Civil War. I found out that this year was the 150th anniversary of Gettysburg. I thought it would be a great time to go for a visit. We purchased tickets to visit the</span><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> </span><a href="http://www.bluegrayalliance.org/"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Blue Grey Alliance</span></a><span style="color: #45818e;"> reenactment of some of the battles. It was an interesting trip. We really enjoyed into the woods where they had a huge Union camp. It is much cooler in the shade. We never figured out where the Confederates were located, we didn't actually try that hard to find them.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">1. People from Texas have more fun! A man from Texas struck up a conversation with us on the bus while we were waiting to get to the parking lot to the battle area. They have much higher speed limits there, I did not know that.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">6. For the rest of Pants's life she will remember that "Gettysburg is freakin' Hot!". No, we really don't approve of that language, but it was funny at the time!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">Overall, I am glad we went. We got to spend time together as a family and we all received a little more knowledge about that time in history. </span></div>
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Nikki Edgarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05607095218526665953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061374110439252953.post-18479222021557754372013-07-01T12:41:00.004-07:002013-07-01T12:42:44.253-07:00I'm a Smiley Star!<div align="center">
<span style="color: #741b47;">I have recently noticed that many people hesitate to take a compliment. I would like to change that in my own way. I would like to start something new on my blog called <u><span style="color: #bf9000;">Smiley Star</span>!</u>. I want all of my friends and family to think about something you have done that makes you a <u><span style="color: #bf9000;">Smiley Star</span>!</u>. It can be pretty much anything that someone would compliment you for doing. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47;">I am going to kick this idea off by sharing my <u><span style="color: #bf9000;">Smiley Star</span>!</u>. About a week ago, in an effort to be named Best Mom Ever by my daughter Pie Pie, we had her best friend stay over for a week! I am definitely tooting my own horn here and asking for a round of applause! We love Pie Pie's friend, she is a pleasure to have around! When you are used to your own two girls and add another girl to the mix it can get interesting. We had a lot of fun!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47;">Well there you have it, my week with three girls! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47;">I would love if you would share you your <u><span style="color: #bf9000;">Smiley Star</span>!</u> stories with me.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47;">You can email me at </span><a href="mailto:boobooprincesses@yahoo.com"><span style="color: #0b5394;">boobooprincesses@yahoo.com</span></a><span style="color: #741b47;"> or find me on Facebook.</span></div>
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Nikki Edgarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05607095218526665953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061374110439252953.post-16432043696757286762013-06-24T12:46:00.001-07:002013-06-24T12:53:50.054-07:00Guest Blogger: Katie Moore<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #674ea7;"> Come celebrate with us! </span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7;">We are counting down to our 200th post.</span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7;">This is post 196!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7;">We will have guest posts and giveaways! Tell your friends, they will not want to miss out on the fun! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7;">I am kicking off the celebration with a guest post from a new friend, her name is Katie Moore. She is a fellow Mommy who likes to blog.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7;"> Let's give Katie a BIG Boo Boo Princess welcome!</span></div>
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finally expecting my first child, my excitement was almost overwhelming. I
couldn’t wait to be a mom! The other overwhelming change can be all of the new
health information that you become aware of as you realize that everything you
do affects this little baby growing in you. To give my baby the best start to
her life, I wanted to take health, wellness and natural living to a whole new
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Even though I'd always been a healthy eater and had abstained from smoking, excessive
drinking and other risky behaviors, I knew my lifestyle had serious room for
improvement. My diet was my first concern. Although I'd always loaded up on
fruits, veggies, whole grains, and other nutritious foods, I knew that I had to
be extra cautious while I was carrying a baby. Per my OB/GYN's instructions, I
began taking a daily prenatal vitamin and filling my diet with foods high in
folic acid, calcium, iron and other essential nutrients. Combined, these </span><a href="http://www.marchofdimes.com/pregnancy/nutrition_vitamins.html"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: blue;">vitamins and minerals</span></span></a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> can
prevent birth defects, build healthy bones and lead to all-around healthy
growth for a developing fetus. They also provided benefits for me, as well,
including increased immunity and energy and the prevention of bone loss.<br />
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To keep my blood glucose in check, I cut out processed sugar and harmful high
fructose corn syrup. I traded my daily soda for freshly-squeezed juice or water
with fruit, and I calmed my pregnancy sweet tooth with high-fiber breakfast
cereals and naturally-sweet apples and berries. Also, in order to prevent high
blood pressure, which is increasingly common among pregnant women, I cut out
salt and processed foods that are high in sodium. To my surprise, I felt
absolutely wonderful. I'd always heard horror stories about the first trimester
of pregnancy, but I felt strong and energetic, yet calm and content.<br />
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A big part of living naturally involves the products we use every day. As a
mother-to-be, I was concerned about all the chemicals in products like
cosmetics and household cleaners, so I started researching </span><a href="http://www.babyzone.com/pregnancy/is-it-safe/safe-cleaning-during-pregnancy_94962"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: blue;">natural cleaning
products</span></span></a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> and beauty products. I began cleaning my house with products
made from ingredients like lemon juice, vinegar, baking soda and sea salt,
which provided the cleaning power without the risks of harmful chemicals. I
felt much better knowing I was avoiding dangerous side effects to my baby and
myself, and my house had never been cleaner!<br />
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At first, I was skeptical when it came to natural cosmetics. Looking good has
always been important to me, and I was uneasy about giving up my makeup, hair
dye and other beauty tools. However, I found that all-natural, organic
cosmetics were available, and that they worked just as well as my old products
for around the same price. These products were also soothing to my skin. They
didn't cause breakouts and irritation like my old cosmetics, no matter how
often I used them or how long I left them on my skin. The makeup impressed me
so much that I decided to switch to all-natural deodorant, shampoo, conditioner
and body wash as well. Again, they worked just as well without any of the
potentially-harmful ingredients.<br />
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There are so many options and choices to make during pregnancy to prepare for
motherhood. I always turned to my doctor for the best information—everything
from cloth diapers to </span><a href="http://www.viacord.com/"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: blue;">cord blood banking</span></span></a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> was
discussed—and felt as prepared and energetic as I could ever be for delivery. After
my baby was born, I continued my all-natural lifestyle. Now that I have a
toddler, I'm more cautious than ever about what's lying around the house. However,
I know I'm doing all I can to protect my health and my baby's. Living a natural
life gives me the peace of mind every mother deserves, and I plan on doing it
for the rest of my life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and submitted this article. Katie is an active blogger who discusses the topics
of, motherhood, children, fitness, health and all other things Mommy. She
enjoys writing, blogging, and meeting new people! To connect with Katie contact
her via her blog,<span style="color: blue;"> </span></span></span></i><a href="http://www.moorefromkatie.blogspot.com/"><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Cambria;">Moore From Katie</span></span></i></a><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;"> or her twitter, </span></span></i><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/moorekm26"><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Cambria;">@moorekm26</span></span></i></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">We got all of our homeschool paperwork done for the year! Pie Pie has been officially promoted to 4th grade. Pants will be starting Kindergaten in the Fall too.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">We have been attending a lot of birthday parties! Never a problem, friends and fun in the same place.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;"> The girls are enjoying the slide with their cousin at a really fun birthday party!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;"> What have you been doing this Summer so far!</span></div>
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Nikki Edgarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05607095218526665953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061374110439252953.post-46822511799235253262013-06-07T12:28:00.000-07:002013-06-07T12:28:11.877-07:00Summer School is in Session!<div align="center">
<span style="color: #351c75;">We finally finished our official 180 days of school!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;"> I felt like a giant weight was lifted off my shoulders. Our portfolio is all ready to be evaluated and seen by our school district. To celebrate finishing school we went out for ice cream!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">At the Boo Boo Princess Charm School for Girls we take a break from Math and Language Arts for the Summer. Those are the two subjects that Pie Pie does not like. We don't take a break from school all together. We do fun projects and LOTS of reading!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">We have been currently working on some art projects from the fabulous book <u>Art in Action 1</u> by Maja Pitamic. In the book you get to learn a little about the artists and then make your own project based on their work. If you are interested in making any of these projects all of them are explained in the book. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;"> Our first projects are inspired by Matisse. These are pictures with lots of colors and color tones.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">The weather is getting warmer.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">It's time to get outside!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Take some time to smell the flowers,</span></div>
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Nikki Edgarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05607095218526665953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061374110439252953.post-32520691266784760672013-05-23T14:00:00.002-07:002013-06-17T12:03:45.312-07:00How I Fell In Love with a Rat (and a Cockroach)<div align="center">
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">I recently read the<u> Gregor The Overlander</u> series. These are some of the best books I have read in a long time! They are by an author you may have heard of, if you read a little known book called <u>The Hunger Games</u>. Her name is Suzanne Collins. I was a little scared to read these books because of my deep, deep love of <u>The Hunger Games</u>, but I was very happy I took the plunge!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">You may think this series is for boys because of the boy in the title, but I promise girls will love this just as much as the boys! Gregor is the main character, but there are many female and creature characters. My two favorite characters are the rat Ripred and the cockroach Temp. They are two very unusual creatures, but they both have a heart of gold. You love Temp right away because of his care for Gregor's little sister Boots. You despise Ripred in the beginning, but grow to love him as the series continues, I did anyway! He's an underdog character, my favorite type. I love characters that you don't know what to make of them. Are they nice or are they mean? They grow on you as you get to know them throughout the books.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">The first book is where Gregor and his sister Boots fall down their laundry vent into the Underland world. In each story after that they have a different challenge to accomplish. In one they save their Dad, who has been missing for years. In another they save the Underworld from a deadly virus. Along the way they meet the many different creatures that make up the Underworld. There are people, bats, rats, cockroaches, spiders, mice and many more. I forgot to mention that all of the creatures are giant sized! They use the bats to get around in the Underland.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">I don't think Pie Pie is quite old enough to read this series on her own yet. You have to make your own decisions about when the time is right for your kids to read certain books. We are planning on reading them together after we finish the <u>Harry Potter</u> series. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">Don't worry if you are a grown-up, you can join in the adventure of Gregor too! </span><br />
<span style="color: #134f5c;">Young or young-at-heart, I feel these are books anyone can enjoy. They are filled with adventure, mystery, love, suspense and humor. </span><br />
<span style="color: #134f5c;">You may just find you have fallen in love with a rat too!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">P.S. I want to say thank you to my friend Nola for suggesting this series to me!</span> </div>
Nikki Edgarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05607095218526665953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061374110439252953.post-61223906532277795012013-05-12T16:17:00.002-07:002013-05-12T16:23:49.608-07:00New Verse!<div align="center">
<span style="color: #7f6000;">He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; He set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">I have found a new "now" verse. I know a lot of people who have life verses, but I like to have a now verse. I was recently introduced to this verse by a very good friend. As soon as I heard it I knew it would be something I would dwell on for a long time. I have been living with depression for a while. I try to describe it to people and it is very hard unless they have experienced it for themselves. I think this verse very accurately describes how I feel sometimes. You are just stuck in a pit. You tend to get it on others you come in contact with on a daily basis, just like the mud in this verse. Know matter what you try it just seems to linger on your mind. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">No matter what we have done so far, we need to make a choice what we are going to do next. If we are unhappy about something we need to make a change or move on. We can't let yesterday's failure take away what we may have today.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">I love to visualize God as a rock. They are so strong and beautiful. Right now I am on a mission to find the perfect rock to take a picture of my feet on, so I can put it on my wall. I will put this verse with the picture, so I will never forget where to place myself.</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">There is much more I want to say about depression. It is something I am working on daily. I am not sure it will ever go away completely, but I will get better each and every day. Even something small is better than nothing at all!</span><br />
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Nikki Edgarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05607095218526665953noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061374110439252953.post-8075016646521579622013-05-09T15:34:00.003-07:002013-05-09T15:34:41.072-07:00The Tiger<div align="center">
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<span style="color: #e69138;">It's time to hunt.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138;">She smells gazelle.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138;">Munch, crunch lunch!</span></div>
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Nikki Edgarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05607095218526665953noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061374110439252953.post-10921697440703922022013-05-02T13:46:00.001-07:002013-05-02T13:46:18.301-07:00Pants Loves the Library<div align="center">
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<span style="color: #4c1130;"> Her recent favorite is playing library. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">She brought a ton of books down from her room and set them up just like the real library. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">We had a librarian to scan the books for us. She was Tweety the canary.</span></div>
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Nikki Edgarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05607095218526665953noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061374110439252953.post-47036175472720663142013-04-20T11:38:00.004-07:002013-04-20T11:40:04.301-07:00Giraffe from the Planet Neptune<div align="center">
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<span style="color: #e06666;"> I have wanted to do this art project since before Christmas!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;"> I was inspired by a Nativity set made out of clay by a blogger around that time. My future goal is to make the whole nativity. Here is the </span><a href="http://www.thenshemade.com/2012/08/nativity-camel.html#more"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">tutorial post</span></a><span style="color: #e06666;"> from the great crafty blog </span><a href="http://www.thenshemade.com/"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Then she Made</span></a><span style="color: #e06666;">. In my post we wanted to make our own creations, but we used her post as a guide through the process and it was very helpful.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Here is Pie Pie's masterpiece: A hippo from Jupiter! She added a very pretty bow.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;">It is also relaxing working with the clay, so if you need a break from daily school life get some Sculpey clay and start creating!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">At our local library they often have brochures for interesting places you can visit. I happened to see a flyer that had information about a Molly Play. I love American Girls! (If you don't know who American Girls are you can check them out</span><span style="color: #0b5394;"> </span><a href="http://www.americangirl.com/index.php"><span style="color: #0b5394;">here</span></a><span style="color: #990000;">.) My daughters have recently begun to love them too. I thought this would be a fun trip that we would all enjoy. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">This was a fabulous show. It was performed by kids from The Rainbow Theatre. Pants loved the part when they put on a pretend radio show. It was very funny! Can you believe thay didn't watch T.V. then?!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">After the play we got a chance to talk to the cast as they served us drinks and yummy treats. I think Pants loved her brownie just as much as the play. I wasn't complaining either!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">I like to take silly pictures of myself and put them on the Internet!</span></div>
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Nikki Edgarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05607095218526665953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061374110439252953.post-10364209848720898152013-04-11T14:23:00.000-07:002013-04-11T14:23:10.620-07:00In Be-Tween the Pages of a Great Book<div align="center">
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<span style="color: #45818e;">In the beginning of my search for great tween books I thought there weren't any good books left. Boy, was I wrong. I have found some great books to read. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">The first book I am sharing today is <u>A Dog's Life</u> by Ann M. Martin. My daughter loves animals, so I decided to give this book a try. It is written from the perspective of a wonderful female dog named Squirrel. It starts from when she is born and goes all the way to the end of her long life. She learns how to live on her own in any place she lays her head at night. I love how this story ends with her finding the perfect owner and place to call home. I just found another book in this series about the brother of Squirrel. His name is Bone. I am very excited to read his adventure too!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">The second book I would like to share is <u>The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane</u> by Kate DiCamillo. When I borrowed this book from the library, my first thought was how is the book going to live up to it's title! I did love that little white bunny with the red suit on the cover, so I went ahead and borrowed the book. I had also recently read another book by this author that I didn't particularly like. It just goes to show just because you don't like one book by an author doesn't mean you won't like one of their other books. </span><br />
<span style="color: #45818e;">This rabbit's journey WAS truly miraculous. I loved every word in this book. From his first owner to his last. He spends some time in the ocean, riding the rails with a hobo and even gets all spruced up in a fancy doll shop. He learns how to love and be loved all along his journey! This book is a favorite of mine!</span><br />
<span style="color: #45818e;">I only have two books for you today, but if you would like to see my first post about Tween books just look right</span><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"> </span><a href="http://boobooprincesses.blogspot.com/2013/02/devour-tween-book.html"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">here</span></a><span style="color: #45818e;">.</span><br />
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