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8 Things I Learned at a Bryan Adams Concert

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One of my favorite memories from last year was seeing Bryan Adams in concert. I’ve loved his music since I first heard “Straight From the Heart” at a middle school dance. When his Reckless album was released in the 80s, I listened to that cassette tape with the hits “Heaven“, “Somebody” and “Summer of ’69” thousands [Read More]

A Christmas Update and A New Year’s Memory Jar

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I hope you and your family had a wonderful holiday filled with good food, good times and good memories! My Christmas was upstaged by our new kitten, Scooter. She stole our hearts, some zzz’s, and even a bed with her sweet antics. For instance, she took a nap in the new American Girl bunk bed (with [Read More]

A Few of My Favorite Christmas Things

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Dear Me, I’m writing this letter to my future self, hopefully sitting in a rocker on a front porch somewhere watching the world zoom by (fingers crossed!) You may be a little fuzzy on the details of what Christmas was like so long ago. Let me remind you of a few of your favorite Christmas [Read More]

Christmas Cheer from Experienced Bad Mom

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The Christmas season is in full swing and you are probably overflowing with Christmas cheer…or not. Maybe you are overwhelmed by organizing the third grade class gift. Or maybe you are floored by your kids’ Christmas list. Or maybe you are stressed out by your lack of time and skill to deck the halls, send cards, [Read More]

10 Christmas Songs That Drive Me Bonkers

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If you’re like me, then sometime in November your favorite easy listening adult contemporary station started playing Christmas songs. Now, I enjoy Christmas music as much as the next person. However, not all Christmas music is good music. And, not all Christmas songs should be played over and over ad nauseam. Indeed, there are many [Read More]

The Sobering Truth about Equine High-Ya Disease

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Moms and Dads, have you ever heard of Equine High-Ya disease? I know I’d never heard of it until recently. It’s a serious condition and I must share what I know. Everything about the disease I learned from my husband and daughter, 8. They were playing horsies one evening with those cute Melissa & Doug horses [Read More]

Thankful for Laughs

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As a humor blogger, it is my goal to entertain you: whether that’s through stories of my parenting fails, the funny things my kids say, or the crazy things I think up, I’m always hoping to make you laugh. That’s why, as we in America sit down to celebrate Thanksgiving soon, I’m so thankful for [Read More]

10 Times I Have Been Shown Kindness

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On November 13 we welcome World Kindness Day. To celebrate, I’m linking up with the ladies of Tuesday 10, Rabia and Lisa, to share the 10 Times I Have Been Shown Kindness. Originally I thought I would look back on my life over the years and think of 10 epic times. However, the instances of [Read More]

Dear Anxious Working Mom

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Here’s how it begins: Dear Anxious Working Mom Going Back to Work, I wish I could give you the gift of hindsight and the peace it brings, but I can’t. Yet I will tell you what I wish I had known 10 years ago when I went back to work after having my baby… It’s the [Read More]

10 Reasons Why The Tooth Fairy Did Not Come Last Night

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It glistened in the soft morning light. The single tear that fell from my daughter’s eye as she stood in our bedroom doorway. “Mommy, she didn’t come!” breathed my eight-year-old despondently. Then that single tear turned into a torrent. Oh, Fudge. The Tooth Fairy didn’t come last night. “Uh,” I stammered in reply, elbowing my husband awake. [Read More]

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