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Back To School

Lisa — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 03:58:47 +0000

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I can’t believe it is time to get back to school. The summer just flew by. Will started school on Monday, and Madison starts tomorrow. We just made a few tweaks the last week or so to get the kids ready for school. The first thing I did was take the kids in for doctors appointments and eye doctor appointments. It is very good that I did that because that’s how we found out Will needed glasses! We also picked up new clothes for school (or for Madison – uniforms). We made sure everybody’s shoes fit — Madison went from a 13 to a 2.5 in gym shoes!!!! Her dress shoes I had to buy with about 1 month left of school, so thankfully they still fit. We’ve also moved their bedtimes earlier and have gotten them up earlier in the morning. Another thing is school supplies. I luck out that I can order them right from Madison’s school in May, and we picked them up 2 weeks ago at Book Bill Day. However, for those other things you need (like emergency contact cards, allergy cards, play date cards, academic planners, etc), you can check out Tiny Prints. They have such great quality items, and I’ve loved everything I’ve ever ordered from there.

How do you plan for back to school time? Any tips you’d like to share?

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Headboards and Physicals and More

Lisa — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 00:00:03 +0000

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Yeah, it’s been one of those days. It is about 85 degrees in my house and the kids had doctors appointments today. No worries though, it was just school physical time. Madison weighed in at 60.6 pounds and she is 49 1/2 inches tall. (We are going to Great America in a couple of weeks, so I am going to have to check out what rides this will allow her to ride. My mom is a little worried, because Madison only has about 11 more inches to grow to be taller than her!). This year they gave us her BMI reading which is 84%. Healthy weight is 5%-85%, so she just made it under the wire. However, if you’ve ever seen Madison, you’d know how thin she is, so I’m just like whatever with the BMI thing. Will is 40.4 pounds and 42 inches tall. His BMI was 52%. Needless to say, we aren’t worry about the BMI. Unfortunately, Will ended up with 2 shots. It was that or he’d have to get 5 come kindergarten. I choose 2 today and next year he’ll get the other 3. Poor kid.

And that leads us to the headboards part of the title of this post. Bill and I have been talking about when we move Will out of his toddler bed. The first thing you have to take into account is that his room is only 9′ x 11′. He has no closet. I would also like him to be able to play in his room. Of course, that does not give us a whole ton of options. Right now, the toddler bed works. However, if he keeps growing like a weed, it won’t! I am thinking that headboards for full size beds or even king headboards, just aren’t going to work in his room. The kicker is that with his crib, we actually have the full size headboard. Honestly, I am thinking we will just have to check out moreheadboards.com and find a twin size headboard and then get him a new mattress.

How long to you wait to move your kids out of their toddler beds? What size bed did you move them to? What size bed would you think I should get for him considering how small that room is?

Prilosec OTC Giveaway!

Lisa — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 20:15:40 +0000

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This giveaway is now over. The winner is abitnerdy. Congrats!

I rarely get heartburn myself — only when pregnant or if I eat cocktail sauce. However, ever since Bill had food poisoning, he gets it quite often. If you can believe it, he even gets heartburn from water (I still can’t figure that one out). One of the ways his doctors have controlled it is Prilosec.

Since this is product known and trusted in our home, I wanted to pass along a great deal and a great giveaway to you all!

For the great deal: Buy two 42-count Prilosec OTC products in a single transaction and get a $25 gift card!

And now for my great giveaway! I’ve arranged for one of my lucky readers to get a special Prilosec OTC gift pack with a $100 AMEX giftcard! Here’s what you need to do:

Leave a comment and tell me your favorite guilty-pleasure food! (mine’s shrimp with cocktail sauce!)

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Kids Update!

Lisa — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 03:33:32 +0000

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We have had a busy weekend, so I have not had a chance to update you all about the kids doctors’ appointment on Friday. I had my mother-in-law come with because both kids had an appointment, and they both needed shots. I am not dumb; I brought reinforcements.

Let’s start with Madison. She is 44 1/2 lbs and 42 3/4 inches tall. Again, she is off the charts for her height. Obvioiusly, she does not get that from me. (I’m only 5′ 2″). I brought Madison in for a dual reason. She needed the second part of her Hepatis A vaccine, and her preschool teachers wanted me to talk to her doctor. We are not sure if its a hearing issue, an ADHD issue, an ADD issue, or she’s just a four year old. I haven’t posted about this since I wasn’t sure how I felt about the whole thing. They tell me that you can’t get her to pay attention unless you have her full attention (I swear she learned the selective hearing thing her father has). However, she’s always done with her worksheets first, and they told me she’s really smart. The doctor said it is way too early to even be thinking ADD or ADHD, and from what I have told her, there is nothing she sees at this point that it is an issue. She did tell me to call the school and have them test her hearing. There is no harm in doing that. Basically, Madison got a clean bill of health. She did end up with 4 shots instead of one though! She got the Hepatitis A and flu shot. They also gave her 2 shots that she normally would have gotten at her 5 year old check up. Basically, it was get 4 shots when I had someone there to help or wait till she turns five and have a huge problem. Once the shots were over, she was fine.

Will had his 15 month checkup (whoops — he’s almost 16 months). He is 26 lbs 2 oz and 32 1/2 inches long. His weight is in the 75th percentile, and his height is in the 90th percentile. Madison was always off the charts with her height, so these stats don’t surprise me at all. Will ended up with 2 shots and a lead test. He is right on schedule for all his milestones, so the doctor is happy with his progress too.

All in all, it was a pretty good day.

March of Dimes March For Babies

Lisa — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 01:32:24 +0000

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My sister over at Karebear Central is walking in Walk America this weekend up in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Since we are in the middle of a remodeling project, the kids and I aren’t going up there. However, I would love to surprise her and help her raise money for such a great cause!

I truly believe that without the research the March Of Dimes has done, my kids would not be here. I had preterm labor issues with both of my children. If they (the doctors) wouldn’t have been able to stop it, my kids would have been born too early and probably would not have survived. My cousins two children were born extremely premature. Her daughter was only 3 lbs when born.

If you ask around your friends and family, you will be amazed at how many people you know that have benefited from the March of Dimes and their research. With that in mind, please consider donating to March of Dimes March For Babies. All those who donate will be included get a link from both me on this blog and a link from my sister on her blog. For anyone who donates $20 or more, I will also write a review about your blog (or whatever you want) over on my Lisa Reviews blog. Leave me a comment if you donate. Thanks!!!!