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
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]
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Thankful for Laughs
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]
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10 Times I Have Been Shown Kindness
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]
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Dear Anxious Working Mom
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]
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10 Reasons Why The Tooth Fairy Did Not Come Last Night
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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Toddler Behaviors I Would Like to Exhibit
I volunteered in my church’s nursery this summer and was placed in the toddler room. Ah, toddlers. Those not-quite preschoolers who kicked babyhood’s butt and conquered learning to walk and feed themselves. As I worked with the toddlers–and reminisced about when my own kids were that young–I noticed several common behaviors. I realized that these [Read More]
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Parenting with Purpose
In college I took an early childhood education class for one reason: I knew nothing about kids. Sure, I’d been a kid. Sure, I’d seen kids. Sure, I knew some kids. But I never raised kids. And, I thought one day I might! Taking that class educated me about child development and equipped me with [Read More]
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Checklist for a Midwest Halloween Costume
I have lived in the Midwest longer than anywhere else and I’ve lived in a lot of places: California, Maryland, Arizona, North Carolina and British Columbia. Heck, I even studied abroad in Sydney, Australia. I’ve learned a lot in my years in the Midwest: I know what bratwurst is. I know that winter lasts six [Read More]
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Have You Had a Laugh Today?
Have you had a laugh today? I know I need one! It’s been a rough week, as I shared on Tuesday, because we had to say goodbye to our beloved pet of 18 years. Thankfully, Pinterest provides unending funniness. That’s right, I find more quirky jokes and pictures on there than anywhere else these days. [Read More]
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