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Death at a Funeral

June 8, 2015 · 11 Comments

When the speaker announced my name as the winner of the Huffington Post essay competition, the feeling of elation may have eclipsed that which I felt at the birth of my children.  Hell, it may have eclipsed the joy I feel when thinking of my own birth.  Coming from a blogger, that is saying a lot.  At some point my essay will appear on HP, but I wanted to share it here first as ...

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Filed In: Family, kids, parenting / Tagged: blogger conference, BlogU, essay contest, funeral, huffington post, Parenting, uncle bill

The Seven Stages of Dinner

February 9, 2015 · 3 Comments

The majority of my day centers around feeding something.  If I am not actively preparing food I am thinking about what I'm going to make, shopping for what I'm going to make, or cleaning up what I just made.  And yet despite three meals and one healthy (relatively) snack every single day, my children are non-stop ravenous, insatiable beasts. Until dinner, that is.  That's ...

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Filed In: Family, Motherhood, parenting / Tagged: dinner, motherhood, Parenting, Pinterest

‘Tis The Season… For Kicking Some Ass

December 5, 2014 · 4 Comments

I went black Friday shopping.  On Thanksgiving.  At Wal-Mart.  Go ahead - accuse me of contributing to the erosion of the American institution.  And I'll tell you that it was a lot easier than you might think to abandon a Thanksgiving dinner table where my 82-year-old Grandma is ripping twelve second farts to shop kidless with my sister while sipping on Crown and ...

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Filed In: Family / Tagged: black friday, shopping, Thanksgiving, wal-mart

The Scream

June 23, 2014 · 5 Comments

The screaming began approximately seven minutes after I put her in the bathtub. Which, if you have little kids, you'll agree is always somewhat reassuring.  A scream means everyone is alive and able to get air into and out of their lungs.  Prolonged silence is what makes a parent's blood run cold.  The moment you sit down and actually start to relax on your back patio you ...

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Filed In: Family, Motherhood, parenting, Sisters / Tagged: motherhood, Parenting, poop disasters, poop in the tub, Sisters

Threesy Peasy

June 10, 2014 · 13 Comments

Last week I was at the park on a play date with some of my Mom friends and - !HOLD ONTO YOUR HATS! - the conversation turned to our kids.  Because the conversation never veers away from our kids.  On play dates you are only legally allowed to talk about three things - kids, children and babies.  Once in a while someone might throw in something about a cleanse.  After play dates ...

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Filed In: Family, Favorite 1, kids, Motherhood, Nervous breakdowns, parenting, pre-school, Sisters, stay at home mom / Tagged: Family, kids, motherhood, nervous breakdowns, Parenting, pre-school, Sisters, Stay At Home Mom, three kids

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