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Camp Project Hope

Project Hope Alliance, a local non-profit whose mission is to move homeless families out of motels and shelters into affordable homes of their own to give children a brighter future, would like to invite you and your family to Camp Project Hope at SOCO on Sunday, February 9th from 5pm – 9pm to discover and celebrate how this community is working to end childhood homelessness in Orange County.

It is an opportunity to bring your family to experience an evening of family fun including interactive art and live music.

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This Mom is Going to Lose It. Please Help.

Topic today is sleep tips for elementary aged kids. This Mommy S.O.S comes from a friend of mine who is about to lose it. You know those S.O.S scenarios moms? When you don’t think you can take one more day of some behavioral issue? Yep, we have all been there. That’s why I offered to put… Continue reading This Mom is Going to Lose It. Please Help.

Barbie: The Pearl Princess

My girls are both huge Barbie fans. Barbie is one of the most played activities in our household. Therefore, they are also obsessed with the Barbie movies where they can actually see Barbie come to life. The Mermaid Tale is one of their all time faves, which is why they are both going to be very excited to learn a new Barbie feature is on its way!

The newest Barbie movie The Pearl Princess is coming to big screens everywhere come March, but you can take your girlies to see it at these theaters and times in Orange County from February 1st – 23rd at their select pre-screenings.

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You Melt My Heart

A friend of mine posted this idea for a melted heart crayon valentine on Facebook and I loved it so much I asked her if she would mind sending me a how to. It’s such a SWEET (and useful) idea. Not to mention, I love any and all non-candy Valentine ideas.

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You Are Not Alone

My friend Pam, holding my newborn daughter, Morgan, July 2009

A couple years back, as a part of my mommy and me class I took with my youngest, we had regular breakout “coffee talks” with just the moms where we discussed various parenting topics.

One week the topic was about community, and how as moms we all need support. We were asked to go around the room and share a particular time when someone showed us support when we needed it.

As you can imagine, there were quite a few tears that day. It was a “pass the Kleenex” kind of talk. I felt bad for the lone substitute dad filling in for his wife. I think the topic from the week before was on how to make your own play doh. He picked the wrong week for sure.

The first thing that came to mind was a dark period in the weeks following my youngest daughter’s birth back in July 2009. I was in pain post c-section, had kidney stones, super sore nipples and a newborn with severe reflux and colic.

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