Parenting

How Some Shit Turns to Sunshine

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I am not one to curse on my blog or out loud much really.  In my head it is a whole different story, but that is beside the point. There is no other word but shit for our weekend.  It was everywhere.  Literally. Violet is all good with pee pee in the potty and she [...]

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The Case of the Itchy Scratchy Baby and the Nipple that Wasn’t

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Let the detective work begin.  Today started out totally normal. You know, complete chaos in the morning. As per our usual routine I ran chasing Violet around the house in an effort to force her prized Tinkerbell nightgown off of her body and momhandle an outfit on her.  It’s fun times here in the a.m.  [...]

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When You Give a Boy a Vacuum

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I am a big fan of men who do housework.  When I say big fan, I actually mean my mouth always drops open, tears well up and I contemplate breaking into song when I see it. I think us moms have a great deal to do with whether or not our little men who love [...]

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Sharing Grief: 5 Months After Losing our Baby

I have a confession.  I have not been sharing as much of myself lately.  It is not because I have a fear of sharing on le internet.  Truly, over the years I have babbled on about everything including my girly parts and tweeted through delivering my third child and I love to tell you almost [...]

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The Best Things About Board Games {and tips for playing with kids}

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Board games are just plain fun.  Thank goodness, because that fun has saved many a family get together from boredom or bickering disaster and kept us away from couch potato land.  We actually talk and laugh like human beings while playing games.  Yep – no bickering (yes, adult siblings bicker) and no big debates allowed.  [...]

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