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Things I Want to Complain About

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It’s Spring Break in our house this week, which means the kids are home from school, bored, and asking why we didn’t go anywhere. Funny, they don’t seem placated by my answer: “Mommy and Daddy DON’T get Spring Break plus you just went to Disney World in February so be quiet.” Anyhoo, since I’m complaining [Read More]

The Right Way to Eat Out with Baby

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In my gut I knew that it was too late to take our baby out for dinner. He was acting a little fussy and it was nearly 7 pm. Nonetheless, my husband and I were desperate for a night out and figured we could handle anything that came our way. Fast forward twenty minutes later. [Read More]

Easter Cake, Visits and Laughs

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Easter is this Sunday and I’m excited to spend the day attending church and being with my family. We’ll have an Easter egg hunt, too, with a few goodies for the kids that I’m sure they’ll like. Besides going to church, which is the whole reason for the season, our family has a few Easter traditions that fill [Read More]

What Dinner at My House Looks Like

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I’m pleased to welcome Kate from Maternity Glow to the blog. She’s sharing the truth–the funny, realistic truth–about what dinner looks like at her house. Enjoy her post and let us know in the comments if you can relate! My dinner table is a thing of beauty. The fine China is out, the table is [Read More]

The 5 Dirtiest Places in my Car

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The abyss. The black hole. The crumb catcher. I’m taking about that sliver of space between the driver’s seat and the console in your car. In my car, it’s one of the dirtiest places. That’s why I’m pleased to be working with Drop Stop®, who provided me with a pair of neoprene seat gap fillers [Read More]

You Know You Are The Parent of a Tween When

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“Mom, I love you,” said my twelve-year-old son matter-of-factly. “I just wanted to tell you that before I hit puberty and I don’t want to hang out with you anymore.” I chuckled and smiled as he hugged me. He smiled back, his eyes crinkling in an infectious way that I love because I’m his mother. [Read More]

Disney World Rides, Food, and Fun

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My family makes an annual pilgrimage to Disney World every winter. It’s five fun-filled days of traipsing around the parks and remarking how temperatures in the 60s feel like summer to us, even as every Floridian we see is wearing a winter coat! This year there were no Hawks of Death or indecent groping of characters, [Read More]

5 Thoughts I Have Brushing My Daughter’s Hair

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While brushing my daughter’s hair, I am flooded with emotions. I’m delighted that she was blessed with a crown of golden, wavy hair. I’m dismayed that I’m the one who has to manage and maintain it until she’s older. It’s not easy and there are often tears and harsh words–from both of us! That’s why I’m pleased that [Read More]

10 Ways Living Through the 80s Made Me Stronger

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Sometimes my Tender Pumpkins ask me to get them a snack or drink of water while they lounge on the couch watching TV. Why? Because “You’re already up” or “You’re closer” they plead. At times like this, I fight the good fight. Laziness and privilege will not be rewarded. No, I stand firm and tell [Read More]

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