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I’m not going to apologize for my desire to buy trash magazines and catch up on celebrity gossip. I realize it’s not the most intellectually stimulating reading material. I also realize that it’s not like I’m busy working on my PhD and I’m normally a more intellectual person. I’m just gonna say, it’s what I like so take it or […]

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This year Drew’s class is raising money for a charity. The first week they did this he wouldn’t give the money I had given him to his teacher. He insisted that he needed more toys, as if the mounds of toys we have scattered around our house are not enough. This made me realize, to reiterate yesterday’s blog, that I […]

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Woman runs a marathon and gives birth to her second child right after completion of the race. At this point that is practically old news but I keep thinking about that lady. And apparently there are quite a few other ladies that have conquered the same quest. Article Here One of my closest friends completed the marathon a couple of […]

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Sadly, one of my most favorite ways to relax is watching tv. So with the fall comes the new programming. Playboy Club, which I did not watch, was cancelled so it made me think of what new shows I absolutely love. Top three shows of the season… 1. Up All Night What parent can’t identify with this show?! Not to […]

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Sperm is sperm, right? You need it to create a baby. And if you got an egg, you gotta find somewhere to get the sperm. According to an MSN article by Kimberly Hayes Taylor, a sperm bank called Cyros International no longer wants to accept sperm from red haired donors. In fact, they really would like Caucasian, Mediterranean and a […]

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People have said that real estate prices are falling at a slower rate, progress? I think not. It seems like no matter how it is spun, the bottom line is the real estate industry still stinks. Everyone keeps saying that it’s a buyer’s market, so where are all the buyers? I was reading this article explaining that requests for mortgages […]

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What do you do when your child is out of control? What do you do when all your normal tactics are not working? A mother of six in Anchorage, Alaska uses extreme measures like giving her son hot sauce, cold showers and jumping jacks until shear exhaustion as punishment techniques. Please see the article that inspired this blog.

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When Drew was first born I researched the variety of car seats available for an infant and settled on a Graco. It was quite practical; universal with most strollers, had lovely attachments to fit into different bases for different cars and allowed the child to be carried while sleeping without being moved. I discussed with other mothers the value of […]

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Recently on NPR they had a panel of parents discussing feelings, costs, and challenges with daycare. They had a variety of working moms, previously a stay at home dad, a grandmother, etc. debating the concerns with daycare, predominantly from a financial perspective. Parents Sound Off On The Economics of Child Care

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