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Lily loves to draw. Loves it. I recognize in her the same passion I had when I was her age and it thrills me. Eager to help foster this love of the arts, I’ve had her drawings printed on t-shirts and plates and allow her to wallpaper her room with her creations, just as I [...]
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Last year, on November first, I struck gold. My best friend and I found ourselves in retail utopia, otherwise known as Marshall’s just as the employees were marking down all of the Halloween decor. Giddy with excitement, I piled my cart full with signs and door mats and wreaths. When my first cart was overflowing, [...]
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Greeting cards are one of the many things that I totally resent spending money on. They get ripped open and thrown in trash within seconds and at three or four bucks a pop, it’s such an enormous waste. Especially for kids.
I recently came up with a solution to this dilemma as we are heading into [...]
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After an endless summer last year, I swore I’d never keep all of my kids home again. But, somehow, here we are. How do ya like that? I like to think I’m better prepared, though, this time around. Here are my top 10 must-haves to survive the season, in no particular order:
1. An indoor tent. [...]
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Since last year, every birthday boy or girl we’ve celebrated with received either an Arts & Crafts Bucket or Bath Time Bucket. I love making them, but they’ve now made the party circuit and I wanted to come up with a new staple gift that’s economical, unique and fun…I present you with my Little Chef [...]
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Tonight, the unimaginable happened: My children ate dinner. All of them, together. I prepared them steak, spinach and potatoes and let them eat at the picnic table by themselves. Without me hovering over them, they actually seemed to EAT. I ate inside, watching them with awe. The shock still hasn’t worn off. I swear I [...]
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I have some issues, if you all haven’t noticed by now. One you may not know about is my strong aversion to raw chicken. Once I’ve handled it, all fleshy and slimy and pink, I have a really tough time consuming it. One exception to my self imposed rule is my chicken salad. Maybe it’s [...]
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Ben is my impossible eater. He happily eats macaroni, fruit and grilled cheese. That’s about it. Maybe, ravioli if the wind is blowing in the right direction. Occasionally, a carrot or pea enters his system, but it’s a very rare occurrence. Getting him to eat anything he doesn’t want to is pure torture. Because of [...]
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Lily has an amazing imagination. I have always been impressed with the games, stories and routines she comes up with. She has the wonderful ability to entertain herself for hours at a time, and now I’ve found a fabulous little way to get this incredible imagination to benefit me. After all, benefiting me is what [...]
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My purpose in starting Scary Mommy was to create a baby book of sorts for my kids. I am not the type of mother who jots down first words, steps or foods, and my memory cannot be counted on to remember anything. I have to force myself to print pictures, and despite loving crafts I’ve [...]
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