Archive for October, 2009
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Friday, October 30th, 2009For those of you living in warm climates you may not know what a “Snow Day” is. Wikipedia describes it as:
“A snow day in the United States and Canada is a day in which school classes are cancelled or delayed by snow, heavy ice, or low temperatures.”
Kids call it the greatest day of each school [...]
Highlight the positive.
Thursday, October 29th, 2009I have a long time friend down in Nashville, Tennessee. He and I have known each other since we were 7 years old. When we were younger, he lived with his mom during the school year, in New York City. He would come to stay with his dad during the summer, in Seattle. His dad [...]
“Look mom, look what I can do.”
Wednesday, October 28th, 2009How many times have we heard this famous line? To then turn around and watch our kid(s) doing something that will make us smile or shriek in horror. I experience this on a daily basis with little red but, since I have started taking her to the skate park, I hear it about every 2 [...]
Halloween: Candy and Chocolate and….Fruit Leathers?
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009I’ve never been a huge fan of Halloween. I know…weird.
As a child, I dreaded coming up with a clever costume. This became an even bigger challenge when I wanted the costume to be easy, comfortable, and of course, cute.
Oddly, with these requirements, year after year I ended as a football player with my brother’s jersey [...]
It Gets Better I know, But When?
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009It’s interesting to be a single mom and not feel any different than when I was married, really. No offense to my Ex it’s just that my day-to-day life as a mom is not much different than when I was married. Even now, I have the majority of time with my girl’s and I handle [...]
For kids thinking about having kids
Monday, October 26th, 2009During the research phase of my book, 50 Reasons Not To Have Kids.., and what to do if you have them anyway, I asked the following question to lots of kids (late teens & early 20’s)., “Why do you want to have a baby?” It amazed me how many times I heard the answer, “Because [...]
Grateful to Co-Parent with an Extra Child in Tow
Saturday, October 24th, 2009This week was a crazy week. My sister’s mother in law passed away and so off to Northern California she travels with her husband, leaving her seven-year-old son behind to stay with my girls and me. I know so many people who parent more then one or two children and I say more power [...]
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