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Holidays

Find posts about various holidays, such as Christmas, Thanksgiving, Halloween, Easter, and Valentine’s Day.

Getting Ready for Christmas in 4 Steps

September 29, 2020October 10, 2016 by valplowman
Getting Ready for Christmas in 4 Steps

Getting Ready for Christmas in 4 Easy Steps. All of the preparation for Christmas broken down into four manageable steps so moms can easily prepare. How to get ready for …

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Thankful Playlist to Listen To This Year

October 24, 2025November 23, 2015 by valplowman
Woman wearing a yellow coat and listening to music on headphones

Here is my list of songs to listen to when you want to focus on gratitude and being thankful! After years of thinking about it, this year I finally compiled …

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Favorite Toys: Great Christmas Gift Ideas

November 21, 2023October 12, 2015 by valplowman
Favorite Toys: Great Christmas Gift Ideas. Great gift ideas to get for your children for Christmas.

Favorite Toys: Great Christmas Gift Ideas. Great gift ideas to get for your children for Christmas. Christmas is coming!!! I love Christmas. I am a major non-procrastinator when it comes …

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To Dress Up or Not to Dress Up for Halloween

September 9, 2024October 27, 2014 by valplowman
Kids dressed up for Halloween

Dress up at Halloween. Is it a good thing to do or not? Can you dress up and celebrate Halloween without being dark? Yes you can dress up and have …

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14 Christmas Gift Ideas for Children

October 7, 2024October 6, 2014 by valplowman
14 Christmas Gift Ideas for Children. Gift ideas for your children ages 2-10.

14 Christmas Gift Ideas for Children. Gift ideas for your children ages 2-10 that they will love to get this year. I have compiled many lists of favorite toys we …

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The Christmas Spirit: Make It Priority

November 6, 2023December 11, 2013 by valplowman
How to make the Christmas Spirit a priority. Tips to organize life so you can enjoy the Christmas spirit during December and get away from hustle and bustle.

How to make the Christmas Spirit a priority. Tips to organize life so you can enjoy the Christmas spirit during December and get away from hustle and bustle.  I recently …

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Keeping the Christmas Spirit as a Parent

October 23, 2023November 26, 2013 by valplowman
Stressed mom at Christmas

How to keep the Christmas spirit during the holidays even while you are busy getting Christmas ready for your family.   Do you remember Christmas as a child? Remember how much …

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Valerie Plowman

Valerie Plowman, known as "the Babywise Mom", is the happy mother of four children. She has been helping parents with their parenting concerns since 2007 and loves helping others absolutely love being a parent.

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