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10 Fast Facts about Lice You Need to Know

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“Mommy, a bug crawled out of my hair,” my then ten-year-old daughter said. I took a peek at her hair and saw nothing. Probably a fruit fly, I thought. After all, no one in our family had ever had lice. Then I saw an itty-bitty bug crawl out of her hairline onto her forehead. Yikes! [Read More]

What 25 Years of Marriage Looks Like

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My husband and I celebrated 25 years of marriage this summer. Yes, I was a child bride. Ha ha! I attribute the quarter century mark to a lot of things: faith, luck, some work, some compromise, lots of fun, and an eye-on-the-prize mentality. Which means don’t start looking around for something else, if you know [Read More]

I’m the Mom Who Doesn’t Want Summer to End

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It’s that time of year. Social media is flooded with pictures of kids going back to school. And usually there is at least one viral picture or video of a mom dancing gleefully or lounging with a cocktail beside the pool while the kids are off to school. I get it, I do. I’m not [Read More]

10 Easy Way to Help the New Kid in School

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I adjusted my off-the-shoulder sweatshirt covered in splatter paint. Inspired by the movie Flashdance, my sweatshirt did little to distract from the fact that I was a 5’8″ tall twelve-year-old standing alone outside a 7th grade classroom. It was the first day of school and I knew no one. My family had just relocated from [Read More]

One Mom, Two Kids, and Oreo Cookies

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It’s summertime and my kids are a tween and a teen. Which means that my life looks like this now: Yup, gone are the summer days where we blew bubbles, drew with sidewalk chalk, and enjoyed days at the pool or lake. Don’t get me wrong. My kids still want to enjoy a fine summer [Read More]

Why My Teen Won’t Be Getting a Summer Job

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When I say my teen won’t get a job this summer, I know what you’re thinking. He’s lazy. Or I spoil him. Or teens today are so entitled. But the truth of why my teen won’t get a job this summer is much more complicated. I can tell you my son, who is turning 15 [Read More]

A Tail of Two Bad Kitties

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My two kitties are rounding the corner and heading towards their first birthdays in July. However, there is a distinct possiblity that they won’t make it. Why? Because they are so bad. Here are all the ways they are destroying my house and cementing their reputations as bad kitties: 1. They wake me up at [Read More]

To My Teenage Son: What I Really Want for Mother’s Day

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Dear Son, I know better than to expect a handmade card from you this year. Or a necklace made out of macaroni noodles or a stone painted with the words, “Mom, you rock!” After all, you are in high school. I will always treasure those cards and gifts from when you were younger, but what [Read More]

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