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Posted 03/17/2010 3:31 pm GMT | Parenting
Topics amish grace, lifetime original movie, Review
For the past five years I’ve watched my Amish neighbors go about their business quietly, their children’s laughter carrying over the field that separates our houses. I’ve watched the buggies travel up and down our road, heard them singing as they went, and returned a nod or a wave as they went...
Posted 03/16/2010 12:04 pm GMT | Parenting
Topics Sweeps!
I have to admit, I don’t really have a “sanctuary” so to speak. I’m a mom with four kids and I find that if I’m home with them, I have to be involved and there’s no real place for me to escape. I have, however, always hailed my bedroom as a place I can go when needed. Even as a kid, my...
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Posted 03/10/2010 3:21 pm GMT | Parenting
Topics drug safety, drugs, over the counter medicine, parenting, Parenting Tip, poison control
About two years ago I had one of the biggest scares a mom can have. It truly shook me in a way I was not expecting.
Peanut had been playing with a small doll clothes hamper that belonged to his sister. It opened and shut with a lid that snapped and was just big enough for his little hand...
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Posted 03/08/2010 3:06 pm GMT | Parenting
Topics early reading, parenting, Parenting Tip, quality time, reading
Looking around my house it’s easy to see that we’re readers. Everywhere I turn, there are magazines or books.
I like to think that part of that comes from the fact that I started the kids early on to a love of books. As much as I was excited to receive my first baby monitor or the crib...
Posted 03/08/2010 7:00 am GMT | Parenting
Do you ever feel like you are being watched? Now, I don’t mean in the creepy, stalkerish way. Instead, I guess I mean… observed.
As a mom, it’s easy to feel like every thing I do, the moment I step in to a public place with my children, is being taken in and even scrutinized. I...
Posted 03/04/10 11:44 pm EST | Parenting
Topicsadventure, family fun, quality time
A few weeks ago, my BFF, Stacey texted me. She wanted to know if Angry Kid and I wanted to go whale watching. I looked at the text for a few moments and responded. Well you can only guess my response right now was something like, “sure, when, and how much?” She told me that she would make the arrangements, and forward the information to me later when it was all confirmed.
FromCutest Kid Ever
Posted 03/04/10 11:23 pm EST | Parenting
Topicsdear kid saturday, family, growing up, letters, playtime
Dear TJ, I hope you don’t take this the wrong way, but you seem to be getting more fun to play with now. I mean, when you were younger, even a few months ago, playing with you could sometimes seem like a chore. But now that you’re maturing, you’re actually getting to be pretty cool to hang out with. We can have actual conversations, and sometimes we want to do the same things.
Posted 03/04/10 11:20 pm EST | Parenting
Topics2010, Census, government, U.S. Census 2010
Every child loves a good game of hide and seek. There are the fun butterflies they get in their tummies when they're waiting to be discovered and the pride they feel when they're able to count to ten and then yelling, "Ready or not, here I come!" But children who are hidden from the U.S. Census counts (taken only once every 10 years) are not a laughing matter. So, ready or not, here comes 2010 Census ... and you have an important role to play!
FromLife As Mom
Posted 02/23/10 11:22 am EST | Parenting
Today was a cool rainy day – a perfect day for something hot and chocolatey. FishChick was sitting at the table at lunch, looking at the box of graham crackers. And through crumbs, mumbled, Look Mama, they make this thing with chocolate and marshmellows.
FromTwofer Mom
Posted 02/23/10 11:14 am EST | Parenting
I got rid of my cleaning lady almost 3 years ago. I miss her terribly but I just couldn't justify the cost anymore. And, while part of me LOVED the fresh chemical smell and neat, orderly home I had once every two weeks...the feeling only lasted about 5 minutes until the Twofer started trashing the place again.
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