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WipesWraps Review and Giveaway

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This week I’m excited to introduce you to WipesWraps and offer one lucky winner a WipesWraps of her choice! WipesWraps are stretchy, fashionable covers that slide on and off those unsightly baby wipes tubs. They come in dozens of patterns, sure to fit any decor. WipesWraps were invented by Jill Carreiro, a mom, engineer, salesperson, [Read More]

Funny Parenting Cartoons

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Here are some funny cartoons to enjoy! Which one can you relate to most? There’s a VW commercial airing these days where a businessman starts jamming to A-Ha’s “Take on Me” from the 80’s. If my kids start singing that song, I might be the happiest mom on the block!

Zoomies, Prancercise, and the Chillo

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The other night I saw a commercial for Zoomies, binoculars that you wear like glasses. What? I laughed and laughed at the thought of wearing Zoomies in public to an event like my daughter’s soccer game. Then I laughed some more at the thought that I AM getting older. Eventually I’ll need reading glasses and [Read More]

The Coach’s Wife

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I walked into the crowded locker room. I gently tapped a mom on the shoulder, who turned around. Her eyes lit up. “Heyyyyyy!” she said happily. A few other parents turned to look. I made eye contact and we exchanged knowing smiles. This was the scene last week after my ten-year-old son’s hockey practice. Half [Read More]

Have a Funny Friday!

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Here’s some follow-up to a couple things I’ve been talking about this week. First, I saw this cartoon and thought it was appropriate after Tuesday’s Everyday Mathematics post: Ha! And then there’s this YouTube clip from the movie Tommy Boy. On Monday on my Facebook page, I told everyone that I got whacked in the face with [Read More]

5 Things I Want to Whine About

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  Pardon me while I get a few things off my chest today! Here are 5 things I want to whine about: 1. Folding laundry. Isn’t it enough that I washed it and dried it? Somehow I wish it would just magically make its way back into the drawers. 2. Cleaning up cat vomit. The [Read More]

Everyday Mathematics in First Grade

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I’m so excited! My six-year-old brought home the first Everyday Mathematics unit for First Grade last week. I already conquered First Grade math myself back in the 70s, and I survived First Grade with my ten-year-old a mere four years ago, so I GOT THIS. You hear me Everyday Mathematics? I GOT THIS. Especially the [Read More]

Ten Things I Learned at BloggyCon13

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Last weekend I enjoyed the fine company of hundreds of bloggers at Bloggy Con 2013, held at Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio. Over the course of the weekend, we partied, studied, mingled, networked, and discussed all things blogging. It was my first blogging conference and I’m hooked! Today I’m sharing the Ten Things [Read More]

Kids Say the Funniest Things

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My daughter’s public school career has lasted one year and three weeks so far. But something tells me it’s going to be a long ride til her high school graduation in 2025! Check out what she said at the end of kindergarten last spring: And here’s what Sydney said recently during the first week of [Read More]

Hot for Teacher

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Some of you following along on my Facebook  page already know that my kids had a good start to the school year. But here’s the whole story so everyone can enjoy. Last week I asked my kids how the first day of school went. “I had the best first day ever!” my six-year-old declared. Oh, good! I thought. [Read More]

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