About two weeks after 9/11/01, my husband and I went to see a silly movie. It was much needed comic relief after the non-stop sorrow on TV. Like then, eventually I will return to jokes as relief from the events of this past week. But for now I am still so sad. When I heard [Read More]
An Experienced Bad Liebster Award
A big thank you to Kerry at Breadwinningmama.com for giving me a Liebster Award! What is the Liebster Award, you ask? The Liebster Award is a fun way to encourage and show the love to bloggers who have less than 200 followers. As Kerry wrote, it’s basically a “Hey, that’s a sweet little blog you’ve [Read More]
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More Rage Against the Kindergarten Machine
Remember this? You can refresh your memory about this in my first Rage Against the Kindergarten Machine post. Basically, after 6 worksheets, Sydney didn’t want to color her kindergarten homework anymore and I didn’t think she needed to. But obviously her kindergarten teacher thought she should! Well, prepare yourselves. Now there’s this: Troubling? Brave? Poor [Read More]
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Go-Go to Walt Disney World With Gogobot
Old Man Winter’s on his way. That means one thing for my family. Time to go from this: to this: In other words, I’m ready to plan my next trip to Disney World! That’s why I’m excited today to review Gogobot, a social travel website that allows you to connect with your friends to get their advice [Read More]
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Christmas With My Baby
I never thought it would be so nice to have a December baby. Growing up in southern California, I had no idea I’d end up living my adult life in snowy Michigan. When I was pregnant the first time, with my son, I was so happy to be expecting in the summer. I love summer–warm [Read More]
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My Spelling Starz
Here are two stories that highlight the fabulous job that I’m doing teaching both kids how to spell: Story #1 My kindergartner and I were talking about her dad’s favorite store, REI. Sydney: Mom, I know how to spell REI. Me: Oh? Sydney: R-E-I She’s a genius, folks. Genius! Story #2 I attended my son’s 4th [Read More]
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The Great Bambino (A Wit and Wisdom Guest Post)
Today I’m excited to welcome a guest post from Heather at When The Kids Are Bored. Get ready to smile! Hey there! I’m Heather. A southern mama recently transplanted into a union state. I have two little ones that keep me busy and when I’m not changing diapers or helping to slay dragons I am [Read More]
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Sewercide
We went to a trampoline place on Black Friday for some fun. One of the trampoline courts was for dodgeball and it listed the rule “No Suicides”. As my friend and I discussed what “No Suicides” meant in regards to Dodgeball, Will spoke up. “I know what suicide is,” he said. “In dodgeball?” I asked. [Read More]
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Cyber Monday: Treat Holiday Cards
Another good deal on holiday cards! For one day only, you can save up to 60% on Treat greeting cards with the Treat Card Club. Just use the code CYBERTREAT to save 30% on their already discounted card packs. You can literally do all of your holiday greeting cards with Treat, and make each one of them [Read More]
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Cyber Monday: Tiny Prints Holiday Cards
It’s Cyber Week! Which doesn’t mean a lot on a personal essay blog like mine. However, I do plan on sharing some good deals and some good laughs this week. First, the good deals on holiday cards. Just in time for the season, Tiny Prints is offering 30% off everything on their site. Custom holiday cards, Christmas cards, Hanukkah cards, holiday party [Read More]
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