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Guest Post: Our Growing Garden

Kristin is one of those bloggers who makes you feel like she’s your best friend … I relate to pretty much everything she shares which means we are obviously kindred spirits :) Thanks for stepping in today, Kristin! Hi Y’all! I’m Kristin from Our Growing Garden and I am so excited to be here at […]

Jemma’s Money

Welcome to the October Carnival of Natural Parenting: Money MattersThis post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Code Name: Mama and Hobo Mama. This month our participants have shared how finances affect their parenting choices. Please read to the end to find a list of links to the […]

Guest Post: From Mrs to Mama

We all have those crazy vacation stories and Becky from Mrs to Mama is here to share one of hers. Thanks for stepping in Becky while we’re living it up in Texas :) Hey all you Mama Gretchen readers! I am so excited and honored to be over here to guest post for Gretchen as […]

October 9th

It’s Gretchen popping in :) I’m scheduling this post ahead of time because I just have to share what I was doing 1 year ago … SNUGGLING MY NEWBORN BABY! Jemma’s guess date was October 9th and I was beyond surprised when she was born a week earlier. We snuggled alot in those early days […]

Guest Post: Delirious Rhapsody

Have you met Deanna (and Peppy, Gage, and Owsley) of delirious rhapsody? Deanna is a true blog friend who shares the real life moments of being a mama – her doses of wit keep me coming back for more day after day. Best of all, Dominic and I constantly belly laugh about her feature “Gage […]

Guest Post: Sweet Days with Elle and Mia

Although we’re an ocean apart, Keri-Anne and are one in the same since we’re both raising sweet girls! I love reading about her family’s adventures – it usually sounds like a fairytale!   Hello! My name is Keri-Anne and i blog over at Sweet Days. I am a mama to two beautiful fairies and a […]

Guest Post: Little Sprout Growing

Elsie of Little Sprout Growing is one of my real life friends. I get tons of crafty inspiration from her and she recently hosted our dear friend’s baby shower. Hope you enjoy her bits of wisdom about traveling with a wee one – I took it all to heart while packing our bags and mentally […]

October Sponsor Love, Round One!

Yowzers! I’m stoked about the debut of sponsors on That Mama Gretchen. Take a moment to meet these lovely companies, shops, and fellow bloggers – I love them all! Elsie from Little Sprout Basics Blog – Shop – Facebook – Twitter My name is Elsie and I’m a mom to one sweet 2-year-old boy, Malachi. […]

A Day in the Life

Here’s a little glimpse of a day in the life of a 1 year old and her mama, may I present … October 3, 2011! Jemma always wakes up with a smile She is also READY TO GO within minutes of her little peepers opening :) Blueberries for breakfast, her latest obsession This was the […]

Some Ideas to Make the World a Better Place

These are the small things in life that would make my life oh, so much better … Drive thru post office Drive thru dry cleaners Drive thru everything – Can you imagine how easy life would be if I could run errands while Jemma napped??? Hair and make-up that automatically did themselves Washing machine that […]

Pack Attack

Oh Lordy – my girl turned 1 on Sunday. I can’t quite put into words all the emotion this milestone brings. I’m in awe of all she has done.How much she has grown.How much she loves. She is the most precious girl and the perfect fit for our family. Jemma dear, you are loved more […]