tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84938649707628775022011-11-27T20:19:16.076-05:00Cindihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01430916060943739664noreply@blogger.comBlogger421100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8493864970762877502.post-75579613289748893872011-08-03T17:26:00.002-04:002011-08-03T17:27:45.090-04:00

Mason is doing well with his new family, he is happy and has been playing with his new sister, Charm. Aren't they so cute? Little Buddies He is going to have x-rays next week to determine the severity of the problem on his left knee. I will keep you posted on the results of that vet visit. I also wanted to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has donated money, tweeted, posted on

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This is the story of Mason. Mason was born on July 28th 2006. We adopted him from a family in Holyoke, MA. He was our baby before and after we had our own human baby. Two years after living a blissful life with him, my husband developed serious allergies, that we believe were triggered by having moved into an apartment where a number of cats had previously resided in. My husband was always

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Is what you are if you live in the Northeast. We should be celebrating baseball Opening Day with a BBQ, some cold beers and hot dogs, lots of hot dogs. Instead we are doing this: And because there's snow in April and the Red Sox lost, we also did some of this:(frowning snowman) Have a great weekend, everyone! Let's keep our fingers crossed for some warm weather soon! -Cindi

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-Cindi

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Someone is getting ready to visit Minnie and Mickey!! This outfit is from H&M. The dress was $4.95 and the white leggings were also $4.95. The dress is size 2-4 but seems a little big. The smaller one, which was a size 1-2 would've been a mid-drift shirt on her. Anyway, you can't beat the price!  (Mickey Ears are from Disney World) (Shoes are from Payless, $9.99)(Also, pardon the laundry

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It's only my second post since coming back and I'm already running out of content. Truth is, I'm lacking motivation to take photos. I really don't like shooting with a flash, and it hasn't been bright enough indoors, and too wet and gross to take them outside. So here's a post all about hats, using some old photos and a shot I got during the perfect time of day when our living room window lets in

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This used be a fashion (ish) blog, and I don't know how it got so off-track, but lately, I've been inspired by all the stores changing their clothes for the upcoming season so... I'm back! There are a lot of cute things I've seen, and of course, I've done a little shopping myself, but shhh... we'll keep that between us. I want to show you some things I've recently (and not so recently, because I

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Why have I been in such a rush? I am often just waiting for the next moment to arrive and I find myself missing out on right now. The moment I am about to die, I will certainly be wishing for more time, and regretting only looking for tomorrow and not enjoying my today. I will wish I had remembered every moment of my life, not just the milestones. I will wish my days had gone by slower, and that

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I have been very busy the last couple of weeks, but there is still no excuse as to why I have this blog so abandoned. Since the last time I updated, a lot has happened. We are moving forward with the store! I've been busy ironing, hanging, organizing and cleaning. I also bought a little plasma to hang on the wall so I don't get bored people's kids have something to watch while the mommies shop..I

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I've been M.I.A. lately because I was in California, enjoying time with my friends and family, as well as low humidity levels and lots of sunshine. I'm not gonna lie, I'm not totally happy to be back. As soon as I stepped off the plane, I was slapped by the 120% humidity and heat. Why can't there just be a happy medium in New England? You'd think God would cut us some slack since we already have

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I just wanted to write a little thank you to everyone who is giving me tips, ideas, help, distraction, and encouragement. I'm feeling a little better. I figure, what's the worst that can happen? Alexa is turning out to be a pretty good singer, she has a 3 song repertoire already.. singing on the streets of Boston may turn out to be quite lucrative!I don't have any updates/photos of the store, but

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For the next few days you're going to be reading about how freaked out I am about opening the store, and my mishaps adventures in trying to get everything ready for the big day.My total freak out moment today is realizing, what the hell have I gotten myself into?! I've never run a store before, I've never even worked at a store before! I thought I had it all figured out because I AM at stores a

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Sorry it's taken me a while to upload these photos.. Here is the inside of the store! I posted a photo of the outside in another post .Anyway, this first picture is the front room (don't worry, I'm painting that awful red wall, it's the steps I can't do anything about).This is one side of the front room...And this is the other..This is the back room, this shot was taken looking towards the front

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Here's a photo of Alexa with an outfit my mom gave her for last year's Cinco De Mayo.. A true (half) Mexican! I can't believe how much she's changed!Here she is today, with an outfit my dad gave her..And 6 inches taller!Hope you all had a great day!-Cindips. Her first Cinco De Mayo she was too little for an authentic Mexican outfit.

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I'm not gonna bore you with a lame attempt to explain why I haven't posted any new entries. The truth is, I don't function well without caffeine, and so now you'll know, every day I don't update, is a day without my latte. Fortunately (or maybe unfortunately, you be the judge), I just stocked up on these babies!You're probably thinking, 'it's not the same.. blah, blah, blah.' But desperate times,

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I haven't posted any new entries in a few days because honestly, the opening of the store is monopolizing my thoughts and I don't want to bore you guys with all the details.. even though yesterday, I was dying to post a picture of the hangers I ordered. I still might, in another entry.. they are just so cute!So, a lot has been going on, that I didn't get a chance to tell you about Alexa's

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So, everyone already knows (all 6 of you faithful, beautiful, lovable subscribers!) that I am in the process of trying to open a children and maternity resale shop.. the news is, I have narrowed down a location!!I know it doesn't look like much, but it's awesome inside, and just perfect for me! It's in Brighton, right off of Washington St. on Academy Hill Rd. Basically, right in the center of

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I was in labor with Alexa.. She was born at exactly 4:22 pm. These are the very first 3 photos of her.. Tony took them, because obviously, I was a little incapacitated.Alexa minutes old.These were taken just minutes ago.. Playing and dancing! Feels like she's been here forever, and I mean that in the best way possible.She is the best thing that has ever happened to me. I am so fortunate to be

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I don't mean to be alarming, but it's better to know what you're up against when protecting your children. After watching a very scary 20/20 tonight, it got me thinking, do I know who lives in my neighborhood? Who's house Alexa will be walking by to get to the school bus in a few years? Who's sidewalk she'll be riding her bike on? Who she will be interacting with?There is an excellent resource

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It's almost swimsuit season, a.k.a, I'll-take-the-side-salad-instead-of-those deliciously-crispy-and-perfectly-seasoned-fries, for the next few months.. Reality has set it. My daughter will be 2 next week, the excuse "I just had a baby" is no longer valid. She's going to want to run around the beach and go to the swimming pool. I'm going to want to get liposuction of the thighs, abdomen, and arms

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Almost every day, before Alexa's nap, I try to have quiet time to make it inviting for her to fall asleep. I usually read her a book, most of the time it's by Sandra Boynton (her favorite author).. Today, Alexa said to me "read book." I went to the bookshelf and grabbed What's Wrong Little Pookie? which is usually a hit. She said, "No, this book!" as she handed me the Mini Boden catalog. I think

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Unfortunately, I've done all the vertical growing in my life, and some might even argue that 30 is when you start shrinking (by "some", I mean me.) I'm going to be 30 years old this August! I know what you're all thinking, "wow, she's old!", and, "she lied to us in her little bio section"..the truth is, I'm not a liar, I'm just lazy and haven't had a chance (LIE) to change it. So obviously, the

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I was Window (I have Windows Vista, get it? OK, I'm a nerd..) shopping at Babygap.com this morning because the last time I bought something there, they gave me these 40% off any regularly priced item for every Wednesday of April. I realize today is Tuesday, but I like to plan ahead.. Anyway, back to my point, I was browsing the Stella McCartney section, and came across these awful

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I haven't been totally sincere with you guys so I've taken a little leave of absence from this blog because how can I talk about fashion at a bargain when I just bought these for Alexa.. Are they not the cutest little girl jeans you'd ever seen?!I can explain though.. A couple of Sundays ago, Tony decided to leave us.. for golf. So like any other golf widow, I gathered up some friends (whose

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Someone is seriously testing my patience today... It's nap time in our house, but since Alexa remembers that she knows how to climb out of her crib, so it's been more of a game of hide-and-seek. She climbs out of her crib, hides and gets into some mischief, I catch her and put her back in, clean up whatever mess she's made, then do the whole thing over again.. This has been going on for the last

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So if I hadn't lost my 2 readers back when I stopped posting for a few days, I'm probably gonna lose them now. I haven't done anything exciting, bought anything new (other than the easel I mentioned in yesterday's post), and Alexa's behaved pretty well (other than learning how to climb over the baby gates), therefore, I have nothing to write about.. The only thing that comes to mind is that I

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::update:: well, more of an announcement anyway.. Ikea has their art easels for kids for only $14.99! I bought one for Alexa and one for her friend JJ, yesterday! These are a steal! Easels are normally around $40! Now back to our regularly scheduled blog entry..I walk out of the room for a few minutes and this is what happens:Don't be jealous of my pink countertops! How does that saying go? The

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Not that I don't love Gymboree, The Children's Place and Baby Gap, but it's nice to see something different!Zara top, $12.80 (notice the cute little ruffles on the back!) Wish they had one in my size :) Headbands are from Forever 21 $1.50 each. Jeans are from consignment shop, originally from Baby Gap $1.99 Zara top $12.80, Jeans are the same ones from above. Forever 21 headband $1.50, Converse

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Today (well yesterday, since you're probably reading this on Thursday), I did a lot around the house. I cleaned our room, our guest room/closet, Alexa's room, scrubbed the bathrooms, dusted, swept, mopped, emptied the dishwasher, and then I got to the most dreadful room in our house, the playroom. This is the room where toys go to die, or to be more accurate, get killed. Where dolls get tortured,

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Hi everyone! I wanted to post about some deals I've come across in recent days..-On Sunday, my friend Bethany and I headed over to Baby Gap at the Natick Collection. I didn't see much that I loved (that was discounted), except for this darling swimsuit for Alexa. It was $3.97! Bethany had a 30% off friends and family code on her phone, so I grabbed 2! One for Alexa and one for her BFF :).. I paid

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This is kind of old news, but for some reason it just dawned on me that I should probably post about it since I know a lot of people follow his blog... Well, in February, we all went to California to visit my mom, a.k.a Nana. One of the days we were there, Alexa and I got together with Matt and Maddy Logelin, while Tony went golfing. Alexa and I had lunch and did a little shopping on Melrose Ave.

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Sorry I haven't really dedicated much time to this little blog of mine, all my readers (all 2 of you) have probably already moved on since this place hasn't been updated in forever.. Anyway, as you might already have read in a previous entry, our home was devastated by the infamous stomach bug. Alexa had it first, she threw up all morning that day, but by the afternoon she was feeling better and

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Eating cheerios, originally uploaded by LAtoBoston.I miss her this little.-Cindi

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Our house looks and smells like we just partied hard with an entire college fraternity, and I so wish that had been the case. Instead, we spent most of Sunday cleaning up vomit from every nook and cranny in our family room. Alexa caught the stomach bug that seems to be ALWAYS going around. She apparently doesn't like throwing up in the same spot, and although we were in the same room as her the

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I'm having a bout of writer's block so I am forwarding you guys over to one of my favorite bloggers, Big Mama who's talking about spring fashions for grown-ups =). I hope you guys enjoy! I'll be back on Monday!Also wanted to share a little conversation between Alexa and myself..Me:"Are you ready for a nap?"The Stinker: "No. OK. No."Who taught her to be so sassy? Geez.Here she is wearing the

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The good news is I get to go shopping, the bad news is that Alexa's feet have gotten so big in a matter of a month (Think Bobby's World!) that she has officially grown out of all her winter shoes! Doesn't she know that with a shopaholic mom she'd have 100 pairs of size 5 shoes to wear before winter is officially over, a.k.a June? Every day is like a scene straight out of Cinderella in our house,

Cindihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01430916060943739664noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8493864970762877502.post-65221123195680791262010-03-02T19:53:00.000-05:002010-03-03T09:04:05.857-05:00

Two of my favorite places to shop for kids' clothing are Marshalls and TJ Maxx. They have so many cute, good quality items that are reasonably priced. These are a few dresses that I bought there recently. Alexa is going to be busy attending events and having her photos done so she pretty much is wearing these a few times.This blue and white one is from Marshalls and it was $12.99. It looks so

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Today I'm not posting a fashion post because I didn't really prepare for one, you know 'cause taking pictures and writing prices is too hard.I've had a pretty interesting day so far. On Tuesdays, Alexa goes to her grandma's for the day so I can indulge by sitting on the couch, watching TV and eating chips and salsa all day run errands and clean the house. So that, I did. I woke up at 9(!!!), did

Cindihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01430916060943739664noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8493864970762877502.post-75514148162157613512010-02-28T23:23:00.000-05:002010-03-01T10:34:09.362-05:00

On Friday, we dropped Alexa off at her grandparents house so we could go to the movies, but not before she grabbed her pearls. She picked these out herself from the dollar section at Target.She also had to say good-bye to her "horsey"..And her "Kitty" And her "Piggy"And off to her grandparent's she went with luggage in tow.Tony and I went to dinner and then to watch Shutter Island. Halfway

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For the last week, Tony and I have been working on moving Alexa into the guest bedroom (it's bigger than her nursery). We pretty much finished last night, we just need to hang up a few pictures and some paintings my grandfather made.We set up Alexa in the family room, away from any lipstick or make-up of any kind, and put the movie Up on the Xbox while we finished. When we were done, we wanted to

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Today, I was going to talk about numerous consignment sales going around my area, but Alexa had a different agenda.. She decided today would be a good day to teach other tots about make up, specifically RED lipstick. Even Bitty Baby got in on the action... I tried my best to clean her up, but realize she now looks like Snooki from The Jersey Shore. It's been an interesting morning, to say the

Cindihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01430916060943739664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8493864970762877502.post-39837053665726621752010-02-23T21:23:00.000-05:002010-03-03T13:34:43.142-05:00

Hi! My name is Cindi, I am a 29 year old stay-at-home mom. I have a beautiful, very sassy 22 month old, who's going on 16.. I am also married to a fabulous, handsome, very considerate guy, who may or may not be reading this ;). Did I mention how handsome he is?I decided to get on the whole blogging bandwagon because I love fashion, and follow a lot of fashion blogs! I didn't really notice a lot

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