Those of you who follow my social media channels may recall that I spent 2 days chaperoning my son’s 6th grade field trip to Toronto. My duties entailed riding a humongous motor coach for approximately 12 hours and escorting my group of four kids through one fort, one legislative assembly, one museum, one gigantic tower, [Read More]
The Best Beachy Waves Tutorial
Do you ever go to the salon and get your hair done? Looks great when the stylist does it, right? Then it’s the next day. Suddenly, what the stylist made look *so easy* is impossible to replicate. But, you try. I present below my stylist’s rendition of beachy waves, immediately followed by my rendition of beachy waves: How’s [Read More]
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Rejected Reproductive Health Unit Titles
The email from my son’s middle school caught my eye. I opened it and read: “You are invited to come preview the lessons and teaching materials for Puberty: The Wonder Years.” Puberty: The Wonder Years? What, is Kevin Arnold narrating the videos about the miraculous changes that happen to your body when Winnie Cooper walks [Read More]
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Thin Mint Junkies and Other Customers at the Girl Scout Cookie Booth
Thin Mints. Samoas. Tagalongs. Trefoils. Doh-si-dos. If you have walked into a supermarket in the last 3 months, or answered your front door, then you know of what I speak. Girl Scout cookies. THEY ARE EVERYWHERE. And, they are yummy and addictive! I observed a Girl Scout cookie booth in action recently. My eight-year-old daughter, [Read More]
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If The Breakfast Club Were Parents Today
Don’t you… Forget about me… Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t… If you grew up in the 80s like I did, then you can finish the rest of that song. And you know exactly what movie it comes from: The Breakfast Club. I was 14 when the movie came out and suffering from teen angst along with the [Read More]
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Memorable Mom Moments
Terrific. Great. Just a couple words that describe how I feel this week about getting back into our family’s routine of school and work. Don’t get me wrong, the holidays were wonderful and I felt like we enjoyed a much-needed break. That said, by New Year’s we were starting to climb the walls and fight [Read More]
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Have a Funny and Happy Thanksgiving
May you and yours have a fun, fabulous Thanksgiving! (And if you’re in Canada, then I hope your Thanksgiving last month was great!) Enjoy some Turkey Day humor courtesy of someecards.com: Do you have a favorite cartoon about Thanksgiving? What’s your favorite dish at Thanksgiving?
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When I Met Rick Springfield
The year was 2000. My husband and I were ensconced in a hotel room in beautiful downtown Canton, Ohio. We had come to celebrate the millennium with the Pro Football Hall of Fame, of which my father, a former professional football player with the Los Angeles Rams, was a member. My husband was geeking out. [Read More]
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10 Things to Say to the Trick-or-Treaters Dressed as Elsa
Warning! They’re coming. Not the walking dead. Or the Boy Scouts with their popcorn. No, the Elsas are coming. All 5,082,367 of them. How do I know there will be so many of them? A couple weeks ago I took my daughter, 7, to a Halloween event. And then I almost lost her. That’s because she [Read More]
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3 Things I Learned From My Kids
In lieu of my weekly round-up of funny stuff, I am sharing the 3 Things I Learned From My Kids This Week. Trust me. What I learned is just as silly as the crazy tweets and cartoons I’ve been sharing on Fridays! The first Thing I Learned This Week is that these Barbies are NOT [Read More]
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