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Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting
Here in good ole Northern California, out in the middle of the freakin valley, we don't get snow. Problem is, the kids and I love snow. Tim, not so much. But he'll tolerate a ...
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We have a tree in our front yard. Usually it's swarming with hornets or filled with birds' nests. A few days ago, the kids noticed that the hornets and birds have long abandon ...
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The theme this week is "SuperHeroes" .... If you could be a super hero, what would your super hero name be?Cole: Dinosaur Holder Bella: Werewolf Woman....Wait, no, I ...
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Garrett and Landon are 2.5 years old and they have finally hit that stage where they want more control over their appearance. You know, they want to pick out their own clothes ...
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A few weeks ago, Bella finally figured out how to use the jump rope. She was so excited about it and called out to me, "Mommy, come see what I can do....". I squeale ...
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I've been working on a book for quite awhile now, attempting to spend every spare hour I have working on it, whether that be early in the morning or late at night. Sometimes, ...
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Uh-oh, it's the beginning of cold, dreary days around here. Time to break out the arts and crafts and try to keep the kids entertained....and me from going insane. I took the ...
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Just when I was pretty sure that Garrett and Landon wouldn't be interested in potty training until they were.....like 6 years old....2 weeks ago, Garrett suddenly announced th ...
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I've never been one who can sleep without some kind of background noise, whether it be a fan or some soft music. Turns out...my kids are just like me in that sense. When Garr ...
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It's Lazy Sunday again! Here's an oldie, but goodie.... 1) You're at the park and one of your kids asks a total stranger to help her on the monkey bars. When the stranger lo ...
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I know when you're married, you're supposed to share things with your spouse. I like to think I'm a thoughtful and generous person...I have no problems sharing my things with ...
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With Halloween behind us now, the kids are already making plans for Christmas. Let's see what the experts have to say about Christmas, from a kid's point of view. What does S ...
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.... Bella with blonde hair? ....or Bella with red hair? Personally, I prefer Bella as a red-head. It seems to fit her personality better....seems more natural. 'Course it co ...
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Halloween 2009 has come and gone. It sucks that it goes by so quickly. Kinda like your wedding day. So much planning goes into just that ONE day and within a matter of hours, ...
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It's a well-known fact that Tim has made it clear he has no interest in reading my blog. When asked why not, he responded, "I don't have time...and plus I don't really wa ...
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Stacy and Elle at Blue Monkey Butt are hosting a hilarious new meme called What the Hell Wednesday. Here's what they say about it: Wednesdays are great for Wordless and Wordfu ...
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It's amazing sometimes for me to think how far I've come in the last 6 years, in terms of motherhood. I can recall almost every detail from each IVF we went through and each m ...
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It's funny to me how something so trivial to us as adults can be SO important to children. Such as, proving that you're right, even if you're not. Take, for instance, the fol ...
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It's lazy Sunday. I got nothing but a few unfinished blog posts....so I thought I'd re-post an oldie but goodie.... What the teacher says vs What the teacher really means: I w ...
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I was ready for a change. For my blog. Although, I could personally use a makeover for myself but that'll just have to wait.....for, like, 15 years. You know, make sure I stil ...
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