Just Another Day

April 12, 2012

Being a work-at-home mom is a study in creativity. Every day is something new. Today, for example: 7:00 am- I am awake. Fiona was restless last night, so neither of us got much sleep. She seems to think that she can get off the bed (she can’t) to go play. After getting stuck halfway off [...]

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Five Things I Wish I Knew How To Do

April 10, 2012

Happy Top Five Tuesday! I believe in life-long learning. I don’t ever want to stop learning new things or practicing new skills. That being said, there are some things that are higher up on my “to learn” list than others. For example, while I would eventually like to figure out chopsticks, it’s not real high [...]

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Pre-Easter Madness

April 7, 2012

It’s the night before Easter, and all through the house…. It’s 8:40, the night before Easter. Colored eggs? Check. Mostly clean house? Check. Candy divided up into separate bags for each family member? Check. The only thing I have left to do is help the girls write the letter to the Easter bunny, set out [...]

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Book Review: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

April 4, 2012

I’m always cautious about reading books that were later turned into movies. In this case, though, I purchased the kindle version before the movie was out. I’m not even entirely sure why; it’s not the sort of book that I would normally grab. But, it was on sale, and I can never resist a bargain. [...]

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Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids

April 4, 2012

With all of the healthy eating Mark and I are doing, there was a very good chance that our kids would be living off of peanut butter sandwiches. I was a somewhat picky eater. I don’t know if I would have eaten all of the stuff I put in front of my kids. For example, [...]

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