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Big Brother All Stars… I just can’t not watch :)

Yes, it’s official - I’ve been PVRing Big Brother. It’s been really fun guessing who will do what next etc. I had no idea that there were ways to see even MORE of it though. While reading a blog post here I came across a link to a site that has […]

The August 30, 2006 Issue

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Why are back to school clothes all for winter??!!

This drives me crazy. I want the kids to have great first day of school outfits but it looks like it’s going to be warm so, yep, I need summer clothes. Of course this time of year these are very tough to find. Sigh…
I ended up buying a $30 short sleeved shirt […]

What’s so funny about gas, tooting, and burping?

Okay is it just my kids or does every child out there think passing wind - aka burping and tooting - is just the funniest thing ever? They will laugh themselves silly trying to make sounds that mimic it even.
What am I getting at you ask? Well, just that while […]

A great way for new moms to get out of the house

So much gets said about how great it is to be a mom. The media plays it up like babies sleep perfectly, moms lose the weight in 4 weeks and life is bliss. I’ve yet to see a mom who has lived that experience though.
I still remember how hard it was to be […]

Trying and failing isn’t so bad

Yesterday I posted about doing what you love. Today I want to respond to those of you who read it and felt only the fear of failure. If your idea is a very inexpensive one to try out, go for it Hon.!
So often we let our fear of failing at something keep […]

Some cool giveaways!

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Do what you love!

There is a saying that when you’re doing what you love, it’s no longer “work”. I was reminded of this when I read a friend’s blog post - she named it Rockin TV better than rocking sex and it makes what i think is a very important point to do what you love!
Life is […]

August 16th Newsletter

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Seriously. Matt’s afraid of lake monsters.

Matthew, my 7 year old, has been doing so well swimming. This summer he has been swimming without his life jacket (very closely supervised of course), jumping off the dock etc. BUT… come last week and all of a sudden he won’t go into the water.
Further investigating uncovers a fear of […]