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Dear Rylan, A week ago, you were ten months old. I’m late with your letter for a couple of reasons. First of all, we’ve been busy. We had Grandma B here for a few days and we’ve been playing and swimming and banging and hanging out in your tent and knocking over towers ~ [...]

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Fiber One chewy bars taste really good. Overly sweet, but good. Believe it or not, this is not a good thing. There are too many products on the market that taste really good and are terrible for you. When I received my sample box, I tasted them before I read the [...]

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I’m participating in the Mom Trap’s blogging book-a-long for the book 1-2-3 Magic by Dr. Thomas Phelan. As usual, though, I’m late to the table. I ordered my book what seems like eons ago but it took too long to get here and I missed the boat for the first post. Better [...]

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Another week, another new renter… This week, please help me welcome ONEMANBANDWIDTH - An American Professor in China (One course short of a full load). I think you’ll find him entertaining! His recent post about Chinglish reminds me of putting together our umbrella stroller and laughing hysterically about the instruction translation. Why do they not [...]

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My mom’s been here for a few days. She looked after Rylan yesterday all day so I could present at our local teacher’s convention. I sit on the convention board when I’m not on mat leave and have been presenting there and at many other conventions for several years. I usually do [...]

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Did y’all notice my new renter over yonder in my sidebar? She deserves a post all her own… Slacker Mom Kristie has recently “divorced” her parents and has received both flack and slack over her decision. I think she’s incredibly brave, well written and honest. Go check her out ~ tell her Hi from MMTaM [...]

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When the BG and I were watching the all star season of Big Brother last year (was that only last year?), I was surprised to see some of the contestants smoking what I assumed was a bong on national television. Turns out, it was a hookah. According to the beloved Wiki, a hookah [...]

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I suck. Sorry. I have about thirteen posts planned but have been away visiting the folks so none of them are finished. My niece turned one on Saturday, which means in only nine weeks Rylan will be 1. Can you hear me crying from where you are? Back soon! ———- I’m ba-ack! Did [...]

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It’s not that I have nothing to say. It’s just that I have no time to say it. Obviously Izzy was feeling terrible for me you, so she tagged me for a meme. A post is a post is a post, right? Five Facts About Me 1. I can put my big toes in my [...]

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You know those toys that your kids love and play with all.day.long. Those same toys that have educational songs that get stuck in your head and just won’t go away. The Big Guy was sorting socks at our armoire the other night, and I hear… “You made a match. Look what you found. You [...]

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I was always taught never to speak ill of the dead. So I won’t. But Oh.My.God. That poor little motherless baby. No matter how much of a moron your mother is (oops, I said I wouldn’t do that) every girl should be able to know her mama. Now this precious [...]

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Many of you know of my love for animals. Our pets are our furry children, and we love all animals and think they deserve great respect (even the ones we’d never have in our house, like snakes.) I was raised to take special care of those who cannot care for themselves. My husband and [...]

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Tuesday isn’t half bad either actually. Yesterday we had a friend over for a latte all morning and another friend over for tea all afternoon. In the afternoon, we built a blog for said friend during naptime. Go check out Kris at Go Ahead - Ask Me! She’s a registered nurse working toward [...]

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I take exception to the claim that social drinking in the presence of our children is a sign of irresponsible or bad parenting. Further, we contend that it is moderation that makes responsible drinkers, and that moderation and good sense are the responsibility of all citizens; that healthy attitudes towards the consumption of alcohol are [...]

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On a Saturday, no less. I’m always mixing it up around here. Just keeping you on your toes. (My site crashed and I had to revert to a backup so my apologies if you came to a white page yesterday, or something even more screwed up. I think we’re all fixed here and over there. [...]

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I am a bit of a devil, a bit of an angel, and all diva. I am taking my fifteen minutes of fame and stretching it as far as I can! I have about 35 minutes racked up now. (Insert evil laugh) I am a beauty queen extraordinaire and now serve as a coach and [...]