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Holiday Health Diary - Day 1
By: singleparent
My commitment to Holiday Health got off to a decent start because I began a Food & Exercise Journal, courtesy of The Calorie King . I got the journal and it's cou...
It's Gone!
I heard him scream from the other room, "Mommy, it's GONE!" Yes, my son's first tooth came out after more than a month of being loose. He is so excited and so are we!...
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By: cribnotes
A beautiful Japanese photo album in a crane motif. Never used. Gold cranes and a Japanese symbol that probably means something nice on the album cover. It comes in a ...
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