Mother's Day Recap

(June 2007 - Mom, Me, G at 2.5 months old, Gram Z.)


(Mother's Day 2010 - G at 3 years old and Gram Z. at 98 years old)

"All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my Mother." - Abraham Lincoln

Happy Belated Mother's Day to all the mothers out there! Mine was a wonderful day spent with family including my mom (of course), my sister and her family and my grandmother (98 years old!)...we're moving away very soon and it makes me sad that I won't be able to see them as frequently as I do now. However, we will only be two hours away (driving) so that is not bad at all considering that we could have ended up two days away (driving) with a different job offer. I am very blessed to have my daughter know her great-grandmother and also to be able to document our visits! I'm really wanting to get another photo of the four generations all together before we head out of town...how many generations are currently alive in your family?

Planning for the Big Move (and another GIVEAWAY coming SOON!)

As you know, we are planning a big move back to the city from which we moved...Confused? Yes, so was I when we got the news. Ironic? Eerily. Easy? Well...I could think of many, many other things more painful, so you won't find me complaining. On the bright side, there are many fun things on the horizon like updating our daughter's room to a 'big girl room' and getting her ready for preschool come the fall. CSN stores recently approached me to do a review on one of their products and I happily agreed (insert cartwheel here). Have you heard of them? They have everything under the sun in one place from an awesome variety of toddler beds to some of the cutest options in children's wall art. Moving and making our daughter's new room 'perfecto!' will be a piece of cake with CSN stores, that's for sure!

And let's not forget preschool this fall - new experiences are always so exciting! I will be receiving this adorable Skip Hop Penguin Zoo backpack to review for our daughter and giving one away to a lucky reader! Come back here in the very near future to read about the giveaway and enter. In the meantime, check out the 200+ CSN stores - but make sure you have ample time to browse their goods...you'll need it. Seriously.

(Image courtesy of CSNstores.com).