Reporter Turned Mommy

Spring in Pictures!

Happy First Day of Spring! In the seven years that I’ve lived here in the Cleveland area, this is the first time I can happily report that Spring has Sprung! This is VERY unusual for Northeast Ohio, but we are loving every minute of it!

The best part for us has been enjoying our new backyard. We moved to our new home in October. While it was a great time of year to move, we didn’t get to enjoy our backyard. We moved from a cluster home with no backyard, so all the space we have outside now is just wonderful, especially for Blake!

Our new home already had a great swing-set in the backyard that we are now using daily!

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Blake loves the swings and the slide! Last year, I had to drive him to local parks to swing. Not this year!

Dean also put together our new patio furniture this past weekend.

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This is the set we purchased from Target. We love it!

Blake also has a new patio set!

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This was one of his First Birthday presents and we are just now putting it to use! This table is also a sand box/water table! We love it! Blake now just needs a little umbrella in his sippy cup! haha!

Our new backyard also has several beautiful trees. Two of them just bloomed!

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While the trees look beautiful, I’m a little worried about them. It is so early and I’m afraid we will have another frost before it’s all said and done.

Today is supposed to be another spectacular day and we can’t wait to get outside and enjoy it! The only problem? Right now our backyard, and the backyards of everyone I know in the Cleveland area, is a mud pit! I can’t keep Blake from playing in our yard on these beautiful days, though. So at the end of each day, we just have a very muddy little boy!

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Little boys are supposed to be muddy, right?

Have you taken your patio furniture out yet? Have your flowers or trees started to bloom?

Happy SPRING!

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And the winner is….

Short and sweet post today. I’m still not feeling well and the only thing I can eat is saltines. Good news…our very own Mary Poppins…aka my mom…is on her way here from south of the Maxon-Dixon, to help out! She was already planning on coming today and hopefully we aren’t contagious any more!

Other good news….after much deliberation and searching, we picked out some patio furniture. The winner is…

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This four piece wicker set from Target! It’s a great value for the whole set and we think it will look perfect in our new backyard! Now we still need to get some lounge chairs and possibly another patio table and chairs. This is a great start, though!

That’s it for this Wed. I’m as weak as can be. We also feel awful because we gave this crazy virus to our SIL and our nine year old nephew. We are praying my BIL (hubby’s brother) doesn’t get it! Another family from our Gymboree class is also sick. Ugh. Hope you had a great Valentine’s Day….you can imagine what ours was like! haha It was actually nice, even if we were sick.

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Whatever Wed..including Pinterset update, BB Cream review and More!

Lots of random thoughts today! We are on the hunt for patio furniture. We moved to a new house this past Oct, from a three-story cluster. At our old home, we had a double-deck, but no backyard, so we have very little patio furniture. I’m told NOW is the time to buy patio furniture, so I’m on the hunt! Here are some sets I’ve found online that I like.

I found this set at Overstock.com

I’ve been looking at lots of sites online and, shocker, I even started a patio furniture Pinboard on Pinterest!Yes, I gave the site a scathing review a few weeks ago, but now that I’ve spend a little time on it and learned how to use it, I’m a believer! You can check out my Patio Furniture Pinboard Here!

Also, this weekend is the Great Big Home and Garden Expo at the IX Center here in Cleveland.

We go every year to get ideas for our home. The displays are always very impressive! Two years ago, I MC’d an event at the show with Cheryl Tiegs. That’s when I was still working at Fox 8. Here’s a picture of us on stage…we coincidentally dressed alike! She was a spokesperson for Cambria Quartz Countertops at the time. She was very friendly and we had a good time! The only strange thing? She told me she hates all sweets and chocolate! I don’t think we could ever be friends! haha

Next Whatever Wednesday….I tried BB Cream! I blogged about it last month and you can read all about the new beauty balm that is the latest “it” item, here.

I found one that was only $12.99 at Target. It is the Garnier BB Cream.

I used it yesterday and I really like it. It is light…not at heavy as a tinted moisturizer, but is great for just running errands or as a primer or sunscreen. I also like the price…much better than some I saw online going for more than 70 bucks!

Ok…lots of different topics in Whatever Wednesday! Any patio furniture recommendations? I’d love to hear them!

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