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Gretchen Bossio

Gretchen hails from the beautiful Pacific Northwest along with her husband and two young children. Before transitioning to life as a stay at home mom, Gretchen worked in sales and marketing while earning her Masters in Management and Organizational Leadership. Mama Gretchen (www.thatmamagretchen.com).

Our first official day of homeschool preschool is September 3rd! With a 4 year old (and a 2 year old tagging along) our focus will be super hands-on this year. If the past tells me anything about our upcoming year, our learning will revolve around crafts. My children loves creating and I love seeing all their artwork. Craft time …

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I’ve had enough pumpkin treats … said no one ever! Honestly, I don’t know why I wait until September to pull out my autumn-inspired recipes. Pumpkin is delicious all year round! The kids and I gobbled these jumbo muffins down in just one day. Eek! One for breakfast, one for a morning snack, and another after …

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Baby Gizmo’s editor received a few Chuckle & Roar toys and activities to help facilitate this feature and review. Whether you are schooling your children at home this year or aiming to facilitate a learning environment all the time, play-based learning is one of the most effective ways to both introduce and reinforce important concepts. …

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When I first stumbled upon Bixbee, I knew I had found an awesome product. This backpack design is FANTASTIC – from top to bottom and side to side! For starters, I was thrilled to learn about Bixbee’s patented horizontal design. We all know that ill-fitting, heavy backpacks aren’t ideal for our children’s developing backs, but, …

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Eek! Did you *almost* forget Mother’s Day? Do you need a FAST Mother’s Day Gift? Never fear, Amazon Prime is here! In honor of Mother’s Day I’ve rounded up a collection of favorite gifts at various price points that many moms will surely love. Whether young or old, in the trenches of diapers or embracing …

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Oh those postpartum days. They are bliss-filled, so precious, and, definitely, very painful. Despite having a new baby to snuggle and care for, you also have your body to heal. From delivering the placenta, to potential catheters, to peri bottles, and that inevitable first bowel movement, lady bits take quite the beating. So, take note, …

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