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Ten 4 Ten

January 25, 2017

Today, WordPress’ Daily Prompt was: Ten. We had a meeting at the school today about my eldest, who is now …

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The Greatest Lili Barouf Fan Page!

January 19, 2017

Yes! Celebrate! You have found it! Vous l’avez trouvé!* This is THE GREATEST Lili Barouf Fan Page! This claim is …

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The Good Mother Myth

August 11, 2016

Her kids have always slept through the night, and even if they don’t she still manages to look like she …

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Our Little Roller Derby Queen

May 16, 2016

Welcome to the second post in my series on babies and flat heads. As I explained yesterday, we went through the …

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Of Babies and Flat Heads

May 15, 2016

Here’s the blog post I would have loved to have found in March of 2010: Hey! I have an almost …

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All Joy and No Fun

January 12, 2016

So in 2010, I read this article in New York Magazine entitled “All Joy and No Fun: Why parents hate …

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Preschool Princess Fan Fiction

February 1, 2015

Setting: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, January 31, 2015. Our house. – Prelude –  Dad: Girls! Time for bed! 5-yr-old: Mommy, YOU are …

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Fangtastic Friday at the Movies!

December 5, 2014

So last Friday, I gave the Interwebs my first “Fangtastic Friday” post. This Halloween, I did a Vampire A to Z week where …

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Annual Ten Thousand Villages Show

November 9, 2014

There’s one thing I look forward to every year as Christmas preparation starts in earnest. Craft show season. I’m not …

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Toothless Birthday Thankful

July 18, 2014

So it’s been a week of fun milestones here with much to be thankful for – which makes it an …

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