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Moving on with the current of the years.
We go on
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To a new day, we go on.
It's time to move on and move forward.
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Funny - today I am meeting with 3 other girl friends from High school to just hang out & chat. Haven't even thought about anything like this since way before JB so - enjoy yours.
Not to add to your amazon spending but have you considered the clip on stroller fans for the girls? Other people swear by them so we bought 2 for JB - one for the stroller (battery) and one for his car seat (plug & adapter) and we love these inexpensive safe fans. He gets sweaty so easily and they have saved us many times from having to quit early or waiting for the car to cool off before leaving. Just a thought and I know we purchased ours from amazon too.
Sorry about the accident you witnessed but how wonderful that you stooped and assisted. The fact that after a tiring toddler birthday that you attempted to make the world a little better is something to be really proud of. Glad the party was a hit especially the pool.
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Sounds like the party was a great success. Sorry about the accident, though. We had that happen last summer when we were in Vancouver - witnessed a truck hitting an older man on a bicycle. Our son ended up giving first aid while they waited for the ambulance as the man did have a nasty head injury but kept wanting to sit up. DS kept him immobilized (he's a lifeguard so has training in that kind of thing).
Great purchases on Amazon, too! You must be almost set on the shopping?
So glad the party went well and get use to people being rude! It seems to be the norm these days, I'm not sure when it became acceptable (I don't feel like it is!) but a lot of people either don't RSVP or end up not being able to attend & don't reach out & let you know with a simple "I'm so sorry, change of plans!" Ugh! See, now I'm rambling! lol
The girls sound like they made out with some nice clothes!!! SCORE! Have a fun time on your girls day! You deserve some ME time!
Some great pretrip purchases for the girls as well as Mom and Dad.
It's exciting!
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Glad the party went well! Love all the purchases!
Thanks!
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Sounds like it was an exciting day in more ways than one! I saw the Tinkerbell cake on facebook and it was adorable!
Isn't amazon great? It sounds like you got some great stuff.
Amazon is great. It's terrible, too. I start out looking for one thing and check out with 13 things in my cart. [emoji12]
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Funny - today I am meeting with 3 other girl friends from High school to just hang out & chat. Haven't even thought about anything like this since way before JB so - enjoy yours.
Not to add to your amazon spending but have you considered the clip on stroller fans for the girls? Other people swear by them so we bought 2 for JB - one for the stroller (battery) and one for his car seat (plug & adapter) and we love these inexpensive safe fans. He gets sweaty so easily and they have saved us many times from having to quit early or waiting for the car to cool off before leaving. Just a thought and I know we purchased ours from amazon too.
Sorry about the accident you witnessed but how wonderful that you stooped and assisted. The fact that after a tiring toddler birthday that you attempted to make the world a little better is something to be really proud of. Glad the party was a hit especially the pool.
I actually just ordered stroller fans last night! The air conditioning in my van is broken, so I worry about Chelsea. She's rear facing and doesn't get any air flow from the windows being down, so the fans will be useful even before the trip!
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Sounds like the party was a great success. Sorry about the accident, though. We had that happen last summer when we were in Vancouver - witnessed a truck hitting an older man on a bicycle. Our son ended up giving first aid while they waited for the ambulance as the man did have a nasty head injury but kept wanting to sit up. DS kept him immobilized (he's a lifeguard so has training in that kind of thing).
Great purchases on Amazon, too! You must be almost set on the shopping?
We are pretty much set now! I think I need some more maternity shorts, but other than that I think I'm good!
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Sounds like the party went well! How nice of people to bring gifts for both the girls
I was quite surprised about the extra gifts, but it was great to see Briana go from feeling left out to being super excited about her new clothes. She is currently wearing a new (and adorable) Minnie Mouse dress that will definitely be traveling to FL with us.
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So glad the party went well and get use to people being rude! It seems to be the norm these days, I'm not sure when it became acceptable (I don't feel like it is!) but a lot of people either don't RSVP or end up not being able to attend & don't reach out & let you know with a simple "I'm so sorry, change of plans!" Ugh! See, now I'm rambling! lol
The girls sound like they made out with some nice clothes!!! SCORE! Have a fun time on your girls day! You deserve some ME time!
So glad Chelsea's birthday party went so well. But I can't even begin to imagine how frightening and unsettling it would be to see someone hit by car. All your pre-purchases for the trip sound wonderful, too. By the way, I use words like nifty, too. Luke jokes sometimes that I use words no one else does. But I just reply that words need to be used.
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Glad Chelsea's birthday party went well! I saw your post on FB about the accident. How scary to witness something like that. Not a great way to end the day.
Sounds like you've made some great purchases for the trip!!
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Glad the party went well and you got some nice purchases from Amazon for the trip! Sorry you had to witness the pedestrian getting hit and must have been quite scary to witness!
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By the way, I use words like nifty, too. Luke jokes sometimes that I use words no one else does. But I just reply that words need to be used. 
Sorry you had to witness the pedestrian getting hit and must have been quite scary to witness! 
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