“What me cause trouble? You must be thinking of someone else? My son suffering from strep throat. Let’s just say we had a “night” and leave it at that. Oh, you want me to elaborate. Well, O.K. My son —…
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C-sections and the Blizzard of 1996
Did I ever tell you that I had a c-section? In fact I had three. With my first child I was nervous, but resigned to the childbirth process. I attended the childbirth classes with Coach Dad. We had the tools…
Easter Fun AKA Eating Too Much Food
With two sets of grandparents within 10-15 miles of each other, we spend holidays shuttling between the houses. So, it’s two dinners, two sets Easter baskets, two sets of candy, two desserts, and the list goes on and on. It’s…
Sightseeing in D.C. with Kid, Preteen, and Teen
Taking pics at the foot of the Jefferson statue. And, three a kid, a preteen, and a teen posing with Eleanor Roosevelt. In her day all three would have been silent children…ahhh the good old days! Snapping pics on the…
MakingLifeBetter.com: From Meal Ideas to Going Green
From the maker of Dove, Wishbone, Bertolli Pasta, Breyers Ice Cream, Country Crock to name just a few of Unilever’s products comes a terrific website: www.makinglifebetter.com For this year’s Spring Holidays, families are seeking affordable recipe ideas, yet still want…
Small Talk Six: Breakfast Food…Yum!
Small Talk Six Brought to You by MomDot.com: Six Favorite Breakfast Foods 1. Pancakes with chocolate chips, but without syrup. 2. Yogurt. 3. Chocolate — Chocolate croissants, chocolate chip pancakes, chocolate milk… 4. Anything Mexican — omelette, frittata — the…
Our TV Debut — WBFF Fox 45!
Tonight my family will be on TV…not national TV, but Batimore’s Fox station WBFF45. The TV crew will come to our house to interview all of us. I have no idea what I will wear today, my house is not…
Social Networking at the Playground
A funny thing happened at the playground… …a group of us planned a playground tweetup. A few months ago I would have laughed at the thought of establishing a connection with someone online to the point where I would meet…
Wednesday R Us: Star Wars Birthday Party
A Star Wars birthday party is not complete without a Darth Vader pinata. Submitted to Wordless Wednesday, 5 minutes for Mom, The Not-So-Blog Blog, Punky Monkey’s, Wordful Wednesday, Go Graham Go, Moomette’s Mama Mentor Blog, All About Kimberly, Mom of…
Can’t Seem To Get It Right: Birthday Parties at Home or at Venue?
See this little face. Innocent. Most assuredly. Agreeable. Most of the time. Opinionated. Yes, Yes, 100 percent Yes. My son turns 6 on Friday. He’s been in planning mode for his birthday party for at least 2 months. Plotting. Discussing.…
