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A Peek At My Goings-On

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I’ve taken some new responsibilities at work. You know work. The things that provides money to pay bills, health and dental insurance, and a retirement account. Yes, that work. These new responsibilities come with additional pay (yay!), but also additional time (how dare they?). They have seriously cramped my non-profitable but creatively-stimulating blogging time. Consequently, I’m [Read More]

Christmas Things I Don’t Get

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It’s the holiday season and there are a lot of Christmas things I don’t get. For instance, I don’t get the song, “I want a hippopotamus for Christmas”. Really? Who wants a hippopotamus for Christmas? Is there some hidden meaning to the lyrics? And why does the singer sound as if a hippopotamus sat on [Read More]

Thanksgiving Jokes for the Whole Family

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Thanksgiving is here. What better way to celebrate than to sit around the table sharing Thanksgiving jokes? It sure beats sitting around the table fighting over who is really Mom’s favorite or who ate the last of the mashed potatoes. So to promote world peace, at least at the dinner table, here is a finely [Read More]

5 Celebrity Moms of Tweens and Teens Who Should Blog

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This week I’m talking about celebrity moms of tweens and teens who should blog. Why? Because as the mom of a tween and a teen I need some advice. Or just plain entertainment. Maybe commiseration. Or all of the above. Yup, as a mom whose kids are not little, but not yet in college or [Read More]

Conversations With My Family About 80s Music

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The following is a true story about a family listening to 80s music on a road trip. I have changed their names to protect the innocent. I’m kidding. Usually I don’t mention their names anymore because supposedly that makes me an oversharing, hyper mommy blogger. I digress. The scene A couple weekends ago my family [Read More]

The Funny Truth about Making Dinner for Your Kids

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“If you can’t make it better, you can laugh at it,” said the iconic Erma Bombeck. Was she talking about dinnertime with kids? Who knows. But her advice is certainly applicable to the nightly chore that — let’s face it — usually falls on moms because we are the ones who get stuff done. So [Read More]

A Guest Post from Scooter the Cat

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Hello! I’m Scooter the cat, a calico from Michigan. If I were a toddler, I think I’d say I’m 22 months old. But I’m not toddler, silly. I’m a cat. So I’m almost 2 years old. My mom’s busy doing summer stuff so she asked me to guest post on her blog. I’m busy, too, [Read More]

Things I Don’t Get

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This post on things I don’t get was inspired by a universal experience. I say universal because I’m willing to bet this has happened to you, too: You’re out shopping when you have to go to the bathroom. You find the nearest public restroom and step inside. There are at least 10 open stalls. It’s [Read More]

The Funny Truth About Spam

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Have you looked in your spam folder lately? Those messages are comedy gold, people. Here’s a sampling from my own spam box, for your entertainment. The spam about 2.5 million dollars Greetings, I am Mrs Anne BRUNO, base in Cote d’Ivoire I write to relate to you of my intention to use my money 2.5 million [Read More]

The Long and Short of It

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I received the devastating news at my daughter’s well-child visit when she was two years old. “Your daughter is in the 75th percentile for height,” the pediatrician reported. The belly on my 5’11” frame knotted. I uncrossed my long legs and leaned forward in my chair. “Wha-a-a-t?” I stammered. “Does 75th percentile today mean the same as [Read More]

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