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I Should Be Packing
Instead, I will share a few million recent pics of random happenings from our neck of the woods. This Little Stinker’s latest new thing: responding with a drawn-out “whhhhhhyyyyyyy” after everything we say. Like, with a fermata on it. It’s actually adorable. Weather has been amazing, so we’ve spent time outdoors with the neighbors whom we are taking with us…
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Little House Love
I’m kind of ashamed to admit it, but the kids and I are just now getting into the Little House book series. I’d long forgotten the quaint charm of the Ingalls family; we unanimously adore them. The kids received the entire collection in the mail, this Christmas, and we just wrapped up the first installment. Unfortunately, we’ll have to wait…
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Multicultural Children’s Book Day {Book Review}
I am delighted to be a participant in an online celebration, of sorts… a unique online event created by Mia Wenjen (Pragmatic Mom) and Valarie Budayr (Jump Into a Book/Audrey Press). Imagine this book-worm’s delight to find a shiny, new, colorful copy of a book about Chinese-American culture in my mailbox, recently, free of charge. Say what?! Though I confess…
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Baby Fever
Someone I know is pregnant with twins!! It’s supposed to be a secret (***why did she tell ME???), so I’m not naming names. But I WILL share here to help take the pressure off. Let’s be crystal clear: It’s not me. But seriously, what’s the only thing sweeter than a baby? TWO BABIES! Almost ten years ago, my aunt gifted…
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Busted
Back in the 1990’s, I was one of the first in my high-school to sport a cell phone. I kept it on me the duration of my senior year, so I could intercept the rare and impromptu phone calls from my then-boyfriend-now-husband, who was living on the opposite coast in basic and advanced military training. On the heels…
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Sick & Tired
A great, big, nasty tummy bug descended upon our household during the wee hours, last night, and ransacked the place. I don’t know about you, but when our precious toddler is for once sleeping soundly, the LAST thing I want to be found doing is stripping beds, starting laundry, bathing children, and combing regurgitated dinner from their hair. Fun…
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Thrift Shop Bullies
Dear Overly-Aggressive, Hyper-Competitive, Greedy Goodwill Lady, I’m just gonna be frank here: I did not appreciate you haphazardly shoving past me this morning, just after the store opened. You took advantage of me wiping a shopping cart down with a baby wipe and hand-sanitizer, lest my son contract some nefarious communicable disease, zipping past me in selfish haste. But……
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Taxi Mom?
Could it be? Did we arrive? Have we unceremoniously transitioned to the season of shuttling kids around nonstop? These days we follow an unrelenting schedule of loading and unloading the minivan, buckling and unbuckling carseats. Grabbing the keys, matching the shoes, and locating sunglasses. (I simply CANNOT drive without them.) Between PE & computers classes, piano & flute lessons, basketball practice & games, and…
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Everyday Sillies
We still haven’t started packing, but we’re having a grand time collecting and crafting items for the new house. Loving this Annie Sloan chalk paint, read this article for tips from my equally-obsessed friend Carly. Nothing is safe anymore, I might just paint the piano. Find the shower curtain here, twas perfect for us: with a ship for…
