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Free Books for New or Light Readers on World Book Night, April 23
April 18, 2012When was the last time you read a good book? Not for an assignment, not for work, but read just for the sheer enjoyment of readi...
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Vote to Approve Liquor License Referendum on November 8
October 28, 2011Moms are a force to be reckoned with. Advertisers focus on the buying power of moms as their target audience. S...
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The Branch in the Bathroom
October 14, 2011When school lets out, I wait on the playground with the other parents for my child to emerge in the sea of short people flooding from ...
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Domesticity -- Death by DVR
July 27, 2011I watch TV while I do laundry. It’s one of my least favorite chores to do, so I figure I may as well zone out t...
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Mommy: Finder of Lost Things
June 12, 2011“Mommy, where are my shoes?” “I think I saw them in the playroom under the foosball table.” “Momm...
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Happy ShamWow to Me
May 20, 2011My husband gave me two boxes of ShamWow (ShamWows? ShamWi?) for my birthday. Really, he did. Okay, so ther...
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I Hope No One Got The Flowers
May 8, 2011Chatting with other moms last week, there were a lot of jokes about what we hoped for on Mother’s Day along with some thing...
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If You Give a Toddler an Easter Egg
April 23, 2011(a tribute to Laura Numeroff and parents of toddlers everywhere) If you give a toddler a hard-boiled egg, She’ll want to...
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Hunting Bambi
April 7, 2011I think of myself as an animal lover. I've had cats for pets all of my life, I fondly remember my grandparents' dogs...
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Booty Duty
March 17, 2011I am full of crap. I apologize for the vulgarity, but it’s better than the other four-letter word I could use in its place...
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Suburban X Games
February 4, 2011While snowed and iced in from the weather, I watched some of the Winter X Games this past week with my kids. We oohed and aahed ...
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The Gift that Keeps on Giving
January 13, 2011Each year, Christmas brings a pleasant mix of tradition and surprise. There’s a variety of activities, gifts, and gatherin...
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Anticipation Junkie
December 20, 2010This is my favorite week of the year. It’s the week before Christmas and all of my shopping is done, Christmas cards are o...
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The Most Wine-derful Time of the Year
December 2, 2010It’s the most wonderful time of the year The kids screaming and yelling And parents all telling them “Come back ri...
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ThanksGiving Up The Paci
November 24, 2010Once again, I have proven to be the kind of mother I used to criticize. I know I should be used to the hypocrisy by now, but it ...
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Command Center
November 12, 2010My life isn’t that glamorous. Sure, everything I do has an impact on my family, but in the grand scheme of things, my litt...
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Rushing the Seasons
October 20, 2010I am loving fall. This is my favorite time of year when the air turns crisp and you pull on jeans and a sweater to head out to f...
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Surviving September
October 3, 2010This month began with excitement and anticipation. Kids were happy and well-rested from a long summer of little schedule and I w...
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Furniture Shopping with Three Kids
August 28, 2010I was THAT mom today, folks. You know the one to whom I'm referring. When she first walked into the store, you may have glanced at her to...
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The 12 Threats of Christmas
August 28, 2010'Tis the season for decorated trees, lights, cookies, treats, and carols. 'Tis also the season for wound-up, rambunctious, over-stimulat...
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Time Warp
August 28, 2010My daughter is suddenly huge to me. I watched her this morning as she stood on her tippy toes and reached her hand into the bathroom sin...
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The Urge to Purge
August 28, 2010Nothing in my house is safe. I am an unstoppable machine. I look around my house and all I see is clutter. Too many toys, too many cloth...
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The Dreaded Independence
August 28, 2010I am one of the most stubborn people I have ever met. My husband is right up there with me. Instead of the typical yelling and screaming...
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Optimism
August 28, 2010I need to start taking attitude lessons from my kids. Well, I suppose I should amend that to "outlook" lessons instead of "attitude" less...
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Preschool Theology
August 28, 2010We are not a very religious family. I'm lucky if I make it to church two Sundays per month. In fact, to be completely honest, I don't kn...