Let’s face it; we all want to expose our kids to interesting experiences so they can have some great memories. We want to snap the perfect picture and show off what a fun time our kids have. I think that most new parents spend an awful lot of time looking for great places to take [...]
Tags: danger, experiences, fun, memories, photos, zoo
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Earlier today, our cat threw up and soon after, the baby rode across the kitchen and into the throw-up, in his walker. Yuck.
When you’ve got kids, you’ve got messes. At times, my husband goes with the flow and accepts this fact pretty well. Occasionally, though, he’ll get into his uptight, neat-freak mode and be very [...]
Tags: Add new tag, cleaning, housework, memories, messy, toddler
Posted in: Parenting, Toddlers
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This year, start a new tradition in your family the day after Thanksgiving: participate in the National Day of Listening.
The project was started by Story Corps., a non-profit group which collects stories designed to cherish and inspire others to celebrate life. I?ve listened to some of the interviews on NPR and it?s fascinating to [...]
Tags: family, grandparents, great-grandparents, JFK, John F Kennedy, memories, National Day of Listening, NPR, parents, stories Story Corp, wisdom
Posted in: Holidays
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Because baby girls are gorgeous without any jewelry. Because I think it’s something that is a permanent alteration and is something that your daughter should be able to decide to do for herself. Because it could even be dangerous.
I’m not anti-piercing, I have 8 in my ears and a stud in my tongue. But I [...]
Tags: aap, ear piercing, earrings, memories
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Kids and puppies go together like peanut butter and jelly in my mind, probably because my family and most of my relatives had a dog while raising children. My beloved yellow Labrador, Zodiac, arrived 6 months after the birth of my first child, and died 6 months after the arrival of my 5th child.
After mourning [...]
Tags: babies, family, kids, memories, puppy
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