I woke up on Thanksgiving Day with less than a grateful attitude. I didn’t feel like being sappy and cliché. Of course I am thankful for my children and my husband. I love them. In fact, I adore them. I think my husband is hotter and smarter than any other man [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Thanksgiving and Honestgiving |
Read the full article!| Posted in Family Life, Motherhood / Parenthood | No Comments » | Saturday, November 29th, 2008 | |
| Labels: Family Life, Motherhood / Parenthood |
Keeping Up with the Jones/Steins |
Someone told me that you should have the number of birthday party guests reflect the age of the child. My daughter turns four tomorrow, so according to this adage, she should be allowed to invite 4 friends (we won’t count her little brother). I like this concept; I love the idea of small, [...]
| Posted in Family Life, Motherhood / Parenthood | No Comments » | Friday, November 21st, 2008 | |
| Labels: Family Life, Motherhood / Parenthood |
How to Deal With a Crazymaker |
Who are the crazymakers in your life? You know those people that instead of accepting responsibility for a mistake, a memory lapse or a shortcoming will blame you, lie to you or – even worse – caustically cut on you in front of the crowd. The kind of people you don’t want your [...]
| Posted in Relationships | 1 Comment » | Friday, November 21st, 2008 | |
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I’m Done, Really, But…… |
I’m done having kids, really. I have two phenomenally gorgeous children, one girl, one boy. I’d be done even if I’d had a second girl, but I do feel lucky to experience both genders. As one stranger told me in passing once, “Wow, you really have the million-dollar family.” And [...]
| Posted in Babies, Family Life | 1 Comment » | Thursday, November 13th, 2008 | |
| Labels: Babies, Family Life |
Parent Power |
Do you remember that feeling of pure elation when, as a kid, your mom or dad (usually your dad, let’s be honest) took a surprise detour on the ride home from an errand, and brought you to McDonald’s? YES, you’d be thinking to yourself, as he pulled into the drive-thru. YES, YES, YES. [...]
| Posted in Motherhood / Parenthood, Toddlers | 1 Comment » | Tuesday, November 11th, 2008 | |
| Labels: Motherhood / Parenthood, Toddlers |
Sanity |
A friend of my mine told me yesterday that the greatest gift I could give my children is my sanity. We weren’t talking “God I have to get out of the house sanity” like Rachel was in her post- though I couldn’t agree more that getting out of the house with my 2-year old is [...]
| Posted in Motherhood / Parenthood, Toddlers | 2 Comments » | Saturday, November 8th, 2008 | |
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The Boldness of Strangers |
“Are they twins?” Yes. I know it’s a stretch to assume, given that they are identical and all. Good work, Columbo.“Are they yours?” No, I stole them. I’m really, really crazy and decided to take somebody else’s kids out to Target for kicks.
“Can you tell them apart?” Nope. [...]
| Posted in Babies, Shopping, Top Posts | 3 Comments » | Tuesday, November 4th, 2008 | |
| Labels: Babies, Shopping, Top Posts |
Voting in Florida |
I believe that the 2000 Presidential election was stolen. No doubt about it in my mind, those hanging chads were not the real culprit. Yes, party politics played a role in this thievery, as did certain individuals who will not be mentioned in this blog. But another mastermind in this robbery, more [...]
| Posted in Family Life, Preschoolers | No Comments » | Tuesday, November 4th, 2008 | |
| Labels: Family Life, Preschoolers |
Incorporating Rituals That Reflect Your Family’s Values |
In our fast-paced, over-caffeinated society one can feel as if life is passing her by in a blur of emails, talking heads and dirty diapers. One month tumbles into another and into another until an entire season or year sinks into Time’s black hole without notice. Time passes — there’s nothing we can [...]
| Posted in Family Life | 3 Comments » | Tuesday, November 4th, 2008 | |
| Labels: Family Life |
Why I Like Being a Parent: Views from a Selfish Mom |
One of Tara’s recent posts made me feel like a crappy mom. I spend a lot of time moaning about how I miss sleeping in till ten, weekends away with my husband, and believe it or not, working full-time. It’s easy to get snarly when you’re home full-time with two little ones. [...]
| Posted in Motherhood / Parenthood | 1 Comment » | Monday, November 3rd, 2008 | |
| Labels: Motherhood / Parenthood |
