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Mama Power – Peace
As a mother, much of my daily existence is very mindless and repetitive. I sometimes feel as though I am repeating the same messages over and over again: “clean your room,” “don’t pick your nose,”...
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Yes, I am still alive. The blog has been silent this week, which means that my life has not. There has been Brownies, Cub Scouts, Music Together, a field trip to the Waste Water Treatment Plant, and...
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Redefining Christmas
This entry is part 21 of 21 in the series Unplug Your Holidays As a child, I remember Christmas being so exciting that I could hardly sleep the night before. We’d have a tree, Christmas stockings and...
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The First Day of School (That Almost Wasn’t)
My littlest baby is now three. A “big girl.” On Monday, just three days after her third birthday, she was scheduled to have her first day of Montessori preschool. After 8 and a half years of...
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The Self-Packed Lunch
Today was the first day back to school for my oldest two (9 and 7), and they were VERY excited. OK, OK, so was I (choirs of angels and all that). The two of them were up early and dressed before I...
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Pointers on Points
I am annoyed. My 7 year-old son has begun frequently yelling at his sisters, my 4-going-on-44-year-old is becoming bossier than me, and horror of horrors, I swear I caught my 9 year-old ruffling her...
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Parallels
+++++ Lately I have been extremely impressed with my 7 year-old son’s Lego-building skills. Homework completion however, has reached an all time low. Lately I have been extremely impressed with my...
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Keeping Girls “Girls”
One benefit of no TV that had never occurred to me when I began this experiment after the birth of my daughter nine and a half years ago, is the lack of exposure to “sexy teens!” I am shocked...
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The Perfect Mothers’ Day Gift
Is it a new DVD player? A subscription to People magazine? A case of anti-aging miracle pills? What could say “I love you Mom” more than a miracle weight-loss drink or anti-stretch mark cream? (By...
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Disasters, Kids, Japan, Helping…
The first thing I did on 9/11 was head down to my local Red Cross to join the giant blood donation line, something I had never done before. Unfortunately there were not enough survivors to need...
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