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paula adbul loves butch & harold and so should you

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We love love love our Butch & Harold Stickr products! We’ve taken them abroad, used them for perfect birthday party decor or just to spruce up a new area. You know when you move into a new place and the walls are perfectly smooth and untouched, and it almost breaks your heart to pound into [...]

shocking confessions | happy hour mom

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“I don’t spank. One day when DD was being naughty I asked “Do you want a spanking?”(not intending to follow through with the threat). She said “yes!” thinking it was a treat or something of that nature. I am glad she doesn’t know what a real spanking is.”
“I hate milk. I worry that my daughter [...]

oprah’s challenge | no phone zone

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Do you find yourself on the phone while driving-whether chatting or texting? Any idea how dangerous it is? While traveling overseas, we’ve lived in places that have mafia affiliated governments, many cities who leave speed tracking completely up to a camera, and some that don’t stress about drinking and driving. Although many of these laws [...]

kushies 50% off funky flowers & lil aviator

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hhm: shocking confessions

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“Thank God a hidden camera didn’t catch me… changing my tampon in my car.”
” I prayed to have kids because it took so long to get pregnant, but even now, when they’re eight and ten, I’m sad to admit that being a stay at hom mom doesn’t complete me.”
-Dirty Little Secret from Otherwise Perfect Moms

gipsy girl

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I am in L-O-V-E! Back in the day I was obsessed with changing my bedroom. The paint eventually made its way to every shade of pink and purple. I hung curtains on my canopy bed in order to emulate my favorite soap opera, “The Marlena (from Days of Our Lives) Bed.”  And my room was [...]

shocking confessions | happy hour mom

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“Holding my baby with one arm and getting the cork out of the wine bottle with my teeth… Makes me realize what a class act I really am!”
“I’m only 7 weeks pregnant and already I’m tired of this sickness!! 24/7 of feeling like I have to puke is not fun, never mind trying to take [...]

hhm opensky special promotion | curious chef foundation set 30% off

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Happy Hour Mom and OpenSky are ready to offer you a perfect plan for kids on Saint Patrick’s Day! This Irish holiday is about celebrating Saint Patrick (circa AD 385–461), the most commonly recognized of the patron saints of Ireland, and is generally celebrated on 17 March. Every nation celebrates a little differently! While Canadians [...]

shocking confessions | happy hour mom

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“We have two adults, one baby, and two cats living in a 500 square foot apartment. We live on an income of $24K a year, and our newest car is 13 years old. I couldn’t be happier with my life. Life is what you make of it.”
“Sometimes I really wish I had been adopted to [...]

happy hour mom @ the mn baby expo | april 10-11

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toddlers love playboy too?

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So my single, bachelor, 27 year-old brother lives with us. While we are overseas he makes sure that our house doesn’t burn down, as well as, the Minnesota fridged winter temperatures don’t bust our pipes. With an extra housemate (especially a younger, male, family member) comes ironing requests, special meals, extra mess and a stack [...]

WINNER! baby chick designs giveaway

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Congratulations Misty! You are the winner of the latest Happy Hour Mom Giveaway! Please respond with your shipping address and choice of print in the next 48 hours to claim your prize!
Sweeps week is coming to an end! Have you entered any of our amazing giveaways yet?

baby star Rock the Tote Diaper Bag,
aden + anais [...]

tess johnson | weathering the storms of breastfeeding

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Weathering the storms of Breastfeeding
In Fresno, the skies have been dark and gloomy for days, with great downpours of rain filling the streets. Travel was sometimes challenging this past week, as the drainage gutters failed to keep up with the huge volumes of water being sent their direction. Then came Thursday morning, when it became [...]

shocking confessions | happy hour mom

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“DS (3yo) has been put in the “thinking chair” for yelling in other children’s faces when he isn’t happy. Couldn’t figure out where he picked up the habit until he threw bathwater all over the floor last night and I yelled at him. Yes, in his face.”
“DD has been such a challenge today. And to [...]

absolutely disgusting | how clean are your bath toys?

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I caught a glimpse of this story on the Today Show this morning and thought I was going to throw up my breakfast. We all have bath tubs, we all use them to bathe our children, and a great majority of us have bath toys for the little ones. Do you think your bath toys [...]

move over cupcakes and lollipops, macaroons are the new “it” item

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We all love them…cupcakes, lollipops, chandeliers and damask prints are the talk of the town. But, what’s next? Everyone is after the new “it” item to be the center of a wedding theme, a baby shower, nursery decor which then trickles down into stationary, charms, and blogging where it goes viral. Macaroons may be an [...]

hhm sponsor | ahmelie

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Happy Hour Mom has been blessed with great sponsorship. Recently, we traded services with a Minnesota local, Ahmelie.  She specializes in high quality, handmade items for your child, using designer fabrics like Amy Butler, Alexander Henry, Michael Miller, Valori Wells and more! Both Shannon and I have sampled Ahmelie’s items personally and were equally impressed with [...]

martha-marie | pregnancy without pounds

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Hello Happy Hour Moms.  It has been a little while since I have posted an article, but my brain has been fried.  At first I couldn’t figure out why I couldn’t think of one single thing to write about,  much less why I couldn’t keep all my daily thoughts straight, as well.  Then it hit [...]

hhm giveaway winner | aden + anais

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Congrats to our winner Nicole!! Please check your email for further details.
Happy Hour Mom did a recent post on new clues regarding SIDS. Over 2,000 babies in the United States still die of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) each year, and overheating is a leading risk factor.  Aden + Anais and the CJ Foundation are [...]

hhm review | cherrypharm

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While leading a healthy lifestyle is always important, it becomes a priority once we start growing babies in our belly. Think about a beautiful garden–would you water it with oil? Would you dump poison on the gorgeous flowers and leaves? Absolutely not, so why would we poison our little budding baby in the bun with [...]