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Top Ten Ways You Know You’re Obsessed With Harry Potter
Are you Harry Potter obsessed? Are you a Potterhead? If so, then get your quill ready to check off each item below… if you find at least 8/10 of these apply to you, then I’d say you’re well on your way to receiving your Hogwarts letter:
10. You own multiple copies of each book.
Regular Editions, Ten and Twenty Year Anniversary Editions, Special Cover Edition, Re-ReReleased Extra New Art Editions with a forward from J.K. Rowling’s editor’s granddaughter… we’ve seen them all… and we own them all. If it’s reprinted we’re rebuying!
9. You make sure other people enjoy the series as much as you do\
When you watch the movies with someone else, you watch them to make sure they laugh and cry at the right parts! It’s critical they other see the series exactly like you do! If they don’t cry when (SPOILER ALERT) Hedwig dies they need to be disowned from your life!
8. You have your own Harry Potter Shrine
Your office, bedroom or bookshelf is a museum of all things Harry Potter. Legos, Funko Pop! Buttons and stickers. If it’s HP related you have it on display!
7. Harry Potter Tattoos anyone? 
Whether it’s the obligatory All Was Well… or a basic Always, or something much more complex… every obsessed potter fan has or wants a Harry Potter Tattoo.
6. You listen to a Potter Podcast
If your ear buds are in I bet you’re listening to Mugglecast or The Leaky Cauldron. If not go download them now… Tell Andrew Sims I sent you!
5. The only reason you exercise is to earn your Potter related race medals 
Virtual races are all the rage today, and for good reason. The proceeds raised go to charity and your race race hardware are Harry Potter themed. MILES MANAGED!!!
4. You’ve dressed your kids/pets up as Harry Potter characters
There’s only two reasons to have children. The first is to have them do chores and house work for you. The second… of course it’s to wrap them up in a cute Gryffindor scarf or capture them wearing the sorting hat.
3. You’ve been sorted into one of the Hogwarts Houses
Every Potter obsessed fan knows their house… and they are steadfast in their house loyalty. Hopefully those pesky Pottermore quizzes sorted you into the house you always thought you belonged to. (And no not all Slytherins are bad… I’m not!)
2. You follow J.K. Rowling on twitter
You Tweet at her on a regular basis desperately hoping for her to recognize you. Most of us Potterheads have at least 9 3/4 of our tweets dedicated to tagging or mentioning our author-hero.
1. You encourage (force) your children to love the Potter World as you do. 
They don’t really have a choice right? It’s Harry Potter or Fantastic Beasts… those are bedtime books and the only presents they get for holidays are Potter related!
Where the Wild Thing is
Its not often you get to capture the wild in their natural habitat. It’s barely ever that this wild one is peaceful enough at sleep time to be able to get this close. #WildThing #wherethewildthingsare
“Children do live in fantasy and reality; they move back and forth very easily in a way we no longer remember how to do.” —Maurice Sendak
The Life of a Dinosaur
Today we celebrated Jackson “stepping up” from Pre-K3 to Pre-K4. All the kids were asked what they wanted to be when they grew up.
Jackson’s response:
Doctor, lawyer, teacher, professional athlete… nope… A.Freaking.Dinosaur!!! This kid is setting the bar high. Never lose your dinosaur buddy… don’t ever lose your dinosaur.
Check out when we first realized Jax wanted to grow up to be a dino…
https://chroniclesofanewdad.com/2017/11/19/never-lose-your-dinosaur/
Goodnight Moon
We moved a few months back and as spring is in full effect and summer is rolling in I’ve noticed that being this close to the water brings with it perpetual daylight.
I feel like we live north of the arctic circle because it’s literally like the land of the midnight sun here. I don’t know if the sun just sets at a completely different time (never)… but trying to convince a toddler it’s bed time when it’s sunnier than high noon is a real challenge.
PGA Tour in PJs
I’m not a great golfer… but I’m not terrible. Clearly, track and field was my sport. Jax now has baseball covered for the family and Steph was a ballet dancer, so where does that leave poor little Oliver?
I’m sure you see where this is going by now. Oliver picked up a golf club this morning and the next Jack Nicklaus was born. He’s a natural, he’s barely even one and he’s already putting better than most adults (he definitely is putting better than me, for sure). It’s amazing how fast he’s picked up this sport. It’s like, one day you’re having your diaper changed and the next you’re on the PGA tour in your PJs.
Go get ’em Ollie.
…US Open beware.
Words to Live By
This morning I was dropping Buster and Max off at doggie day care… Jax decided he waves to give them some advice before the went inside. He said, “Be nice, be kind and be good listeners… and don’t poop on your teacher.”
Perseverance
When it’s time to go to bed and your child is demonstrating a quality that many people including adults are lacking, you have to just nod your head and tip your cap in Derek Jeter style.
I’ve done every teacher/ parent move in the book. He gets a five and two minute warning and then it’s time to head off to bed, but this kid is persistent. He tried it all… and he continues to try it all.
• I need to pee.
Even though you insisted 60,000 times you didn’t have to pee three seconds before this statement?
• I’m thirsty.
Impossible because you literally are holding a cup full of apple juice.
• I had a bad dream.
You have to be sleeping in order to dream… I call BS on this one.
• Please leave the bathroom light on because it’s so dark outside.
It’s night time. It’s supposed to be dark out.
• I want a hug and a kiss.
I gave you a hug and kiss when we came upstairs and the fourteen times I put you to sleep tonight, and when you asked for a drink… I see a pattern here.
• I have to tell you a secret in your ear
Unless the secret consists of you telling me you’re going to sleep right now, then I don’t want to hear it.
• Where’s Peppa Pig? I need my Peppa, George, Susie Sheep and Pedro Pony!!!
You mean the same Peppa Pig that you just threw across the room and said get this out of here?
• I’m really squished right now… there are too many stuffed animals in my bed.
Why the hell did you put them all in the bed in the first place?
After all that… the most effective move he made… the move that showed he won’t give in… the move that will define him is this:
When all else fails, curl up in the fetal position and pretend to be asleep!
Nice work kid… a tip of the cap to you:
Heavyweight Title Fight
We now have trees downright declaring war on society… mother nature has had enough of the pollution and littering so she is fighting back. This tree isn’t going to stand idly by while deforestation continues on 24-7 like its no big deal. As soon as I saw this video I started rubbing my eyes and my throat was as itchy as can be.
Two days after the trees began fighting back I lost my voice, my mother in-law is basically on bed rest and my son looks like he went eight rounds with Ivan Drago.
I know that cancer and heart attacks are the number one and two killers in the world (and trust me I would know as my family has been ravaged by both for years), but pollen has to be running a close third. I haven’t had bad allergies in ages, but all of a sudden I sound like Louis Armstrong and my eyes feel Mr. Fuji just threw a handful of salt in them. I’ve sniffed enough saline nasal spray to send my sodium levels through the roof and seem to be immune to Claritin.
So yea.. I’d say mother nature is pissed… and she’s taking things into her own hands this time.
Owl Post: This Lovey is MAGICAL
Wizardry has brought me so much JOY. It taught me that my imagination has no limits and can take me to amazing places. It has inspired me to create.
I designed the Wizard Collection to teach kids at a young age about magic. I transfigured this print by using basic geometric shapes to tell the story about a boy, his scar and the magical journey he took us on. This collection is for any fan of the Harry Potter book or movie series, no matter how old you are.
“Age is foolish and forgetful when it underestimates youth.” – J.K. Rowling
The Owl Lovey is this round’s Baby Jack Lovey of INSTA30, a photo contest we designed to challenge our brand reps. We started with 30 people in January and have narrowed it down to our elite 8. Two people will be voted off this week so please take a moment (Wed – Fri) to look at their Owl Lovey pictures and cast your vote. (Wand not required)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ETZm_cYmCB-lY2OrPsFwm-lorQO8UdKN/preview
Video footage courtesy of Baby Jack & Company // Chronicles of a New Dad Peter Fragola who has recently joined our team as a writer and influencer.
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https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ETZm_cYmCB-lY2OrPsFwm-lorQO8UdKN/view
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