Holly Marie

Mom of two, High School Teacher & Coach. Fashion + Lifestyle & Adventures in Parenting-the triumphs, the tears, & motherhood. Working hard at keeping a happy, healthy home. Come join the adventure in parenthood!

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Zoo Membership

Zoo Members- Yep- over 55 times in the last year! D LOVES the zoo- he is gentle with the animals at the “farm” and loves

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Helping Mom

My mom was here last week for almost the entire week and it was PURE bliss. Since I was 18 years old I have never

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16 Weeks Pregnant

How far along are you? 16 Weeks Along- Firmly in the Second Trimester How I’m feeling: Exhaustion is waning- thankfully. Our house is finally on

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Toddler Swim Lessons

BBRRRRRRR- It was a cold and blustery day- so much so that we called the pool to see if they were still running lessons. Well,

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Downstairs Paintathon

Before: Walls of HIGH gloss white- YUCK. The sun literally made the walls have a glare on them from sunrise until 3PM- every-single-day. I chose

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Small Improvements

The Dawn bottle just had to go & voila this olive oil glass works wonders on the eyes & dishes : ). I had been

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Weekend Mashup

Goodness Gracious- our house can not get healthy. The Toddler came down with a bad virus this past week and I was willing myself not

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12 Weeks Pregnant with #2

How far along are you? 12 Weeks Along- Almost out of the dreaded First Trimester. How I’m feeling: The exhaustion that hit me- just like

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Swim Lessons Round 2

The Toddler has an endless amount of energy and I continue to try to find outlets that are both enjoyable and with other tots. After

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Pardon the Absence

Happy Friday All! Although for our little family tomorrow will be Friday because the Hubs is working his second consecutive Saturday overtime shift, along with

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Upstairs Loft Update

Wedding & Maternity Pictures…. Lovely but outdated… See the hint of the Baby Gate? Yep- D can run now- and that Baby Gate is completely

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Our Heroes

Blame it on pregnancy- but my nose picks up any and all smells-the good, the bad, and the atrocious. I smelled gas coming from the

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