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Eating cheap..er
Starting this week (again) we are going to try to eat cheap. Well, cheaper than we have been. Our weekly budget is $120, but it is far from uncommon for us to spend $200-$300. I don’t know how we do it. It is no wonder we can never get ahead. This week, we are going [...]
Posted: April 27th, 2012 under Uncategorized.
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My Letter to Dominion
Not only have we been sweating like crazy in our own house, but we have the privilege of paying an astronomical power bill for it. So, with no expectations, I rattled the following off to Dominion: Good Morning possibly helpful Dominion rep! I have a question about whether a bill can be reduced/partially forgiven if [...]
Posted: June 24th, 2011 under Uncategorized.
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Birth Story Part 1: Pregnancy, The Summary
When trying to get pregnant, my husband and I both supplemented with folic acid. This was in addition to our daily intake of vitamin C and fish oil, and occasional multivitamin. We tried for a baby for about nine months before succeeding. In fact, we decided that we should probably make an appointment with a [...]
Posted: June 2nd, 2011 under Uncategorized.
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Hunger Strike 2011 – Not Nipple Confusion!
We started actively trying to coax my son to take a bottle a few weeks ago, given my impending return to work. We tried standard silicone and rubber nipples, BornFree wide bottles/nipples, and Tommee Tippee closer to nature bottles/nipples. My husband, sister-in-law and grandmother all tried offering it in a variety of ways. We tried [...]
Posted: June 1st, 2011 under Uncategorized.
Tags: baby infant bottle breastfeed lipase refuse milk storing freeze
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