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Babies are expensive!  It’s one of those things that people always tell you but you just don’t understand until you have your own children- all of the things that a baby needs to have really add up and cost you a lot of money.

I had always wanted to breastfeed when I had a baby.  And when we decided that I would be leaving my job to stay home with Hailey I knew that I had to breastfeed to save on the cost of formula.  And honestly- those first few weeks it was sooooo hard and Hailey was having a hard time latching on.  If not for the cost of formula I probably would have given up.  But it was just so expensive that I stuck with the breastfeeding and am so glad that I did.

But I know that breastfeeding does not work out for everyone.  There are many reasons that breastfeeding may not be successful for everyone and those people should not have to pay a fortune to buy formula for their baby.  That’s where the baby formula savings calculator comes in handy.  You can compare the cost of Parent’s Choice, store brand formula to the more expensive name brands. I used the Savings Calculator provided to see how much I would have saved by using Parents Choice baby formula instead of Similac Advance infant formulas.  The savings was over $500 for the first year.  Imagine what I could do with that $500!  Use it towards a vacation, for sure!!

Since all baby formula has to comply with the same regulations it only makes sense to buy the cheaper formula.  If you’re not sure what kind of formula to use there is a Formula Finder that will help you decide what is best for your baby.  For me that would be the older infant formula.

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Ramblers Way. All opinions are 100% mine.

So it’s summer.  It’s hot and humid and sticky and uncomfortable outside.  I’m assuming that since that is how the weather is pretty much everywhere that it’s the same way where you live.  So if you were going to go shopping for some cool and comfy summer clothes- what kind of material would you look for in your clothes?

Would you look for wool?  I probably wouldn’t- it seems like it would be heavy and itchy and hot- like a sweater that you were forced to wear and hated it.

But- you would be wrong, just like I was.  Ramblers Way Farm uses a special technology to make their wool clothing feel soft and be light weight.  So, now you can have high quality and comfortable clothes.  Since the clothes at Ramblers Way are made with the finest wool and don’t have any dyes, chemicals or stabilizers I’m pretty sure you’re going to want to shop at Ramblers Way.  At first glance the prices might seem a little bit expensive but once you read about the quality of their products you’ll know it’s money well spent.  Check out their story and even meet their sheep on their website.

So after a few weekends of planning, the deck is finally making some progress.  For the first couple of weeks I couldn’t really see much difference and I was getting a little concerned that it was going to take all summer to finish our new deck and we wouldn’t get to enjoy it at all this year.  But finally this weekend I started to see some actual changes.  And then yesterday when I got home from work Rich had ripped the entire floor off and had laid the new one down.  Today the wood has all been screwed into place and it’s looking good!  Hopefully the railing will go up tomorrow and then the stairs on Friday. Then it will be time to enjoy our new deck!!  Pictures will be posted on Livin With Me as soon as it is all done.

1. Inside every older person is a younger person — wondering what in the world happened.
   - Cora Harvey Armstrong-
2. Inside me lives a skinny woman crying to get out. But I can usually shut her up with cookies.
   (Unknown)
3. The hardest years in life are those between ten and seventy.
   -Helen Hayes (at 73)-
4. I refuse to think of them as chin hairs. I think of them as stray eyebrows.
   - Janette Barber-
5. Thirty-five is when you finally get your head together and your body starts falling apart.
   - Caryn Leschen -
6. If you can’t be a good example — then you’ll just have to be a horrible warning.
   -Catherine-
7. Nobody can make you feel inferior without your permission.
   -Eleanor Roosevelt-
8. Whenever you set out to do something, something else must be done first.
   -Unknown-
9. Sure there have been injuries and deaths in boxing – but none of them serious.
   - Alan Minter, Boxer
10. My second favorite household chore is ironing. My first one being — hitting my head on the top bunk bed until I faint.
    - Erma Bombeck -

Number 10 is definitely my favorite!!  What are some of your favorite quotes?