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These environmentally friendly bottles will stand out among the sea of plastic sippy cups. They are leak proof, recyclable and have no weird taste. They also come in a variety of adorable designs and colors. You can also get an adult-sized SIGG Bottle.
March 12th, 2007 | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments
The other day, Nugget was at the sitter’s house and holding 4 crayons while coloring happily in her book.
The 3-year-old boy wanted some of her crayons. He tried to get one. She held them all firecely and said, “Peaaaaase!” (Please!)
He got frustrated and told the babysitter that Nugget would not let him have any crayons. […]
January 9th, 2007 | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments
I feel so blessed to have a healthy child. When my friend, Doug, wrote me to say that J. Robbins (an indie musician behind Burning Airlines, Jawbox and perhaps even Government Issue) had a child with a devastating disease, I knew I had to help.
This is an excerpt from the web site for him:
Cal was […]
December 13th, 2006 | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments
A post at Sarah and the Goon Squad talks about how trees can be a real pain.
Sure, I love trees, but… Raking leaves, as Sarah says, stinks. For the first few years, I even enjoyed raking the leaves. My neighbors looked at me like we were nuts because we didn’t have a leaf blower […]
November 9th, 2006 | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments
Jay, on The Zero Boss asked “when will blogging about our kids wear thin?”
He writes: “How much should you blog about your kids? And when should you stop? And if you stop…well, what the hell do you do after that?”
He continues: “I was blogging about my family less even before VA [A blog called Violent […]
November 8th, 2006 | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments
If you have a baby shower to plan, you most likely want it to run smoothly, not cost a fortune, and be a wonderful experience for the mother-to-be. That’s how I felt when I co-hosted a shower for my sister.
Well, I just reviewed a book called The Baby Shower Kit, and it can show you […]
November 6th, 2006 | Posted in Baby Shower, Book Reviews, Uncategorized | No Comments
You know how you can have some ‘mom friends’ that you are really only friends with because you had babies at the same time? I am fortunate to have found a ‘mom crew’ of people who I’d be friends with even if we didn’t have babies in common.
They have provided friendship, stopped by […]
November 2nd, 2006 | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments
The Nugget is in a wacky nap pattern since she’s dropping the second nap. Sometimes two naps is too much and she won’t sleep and then she’s tired all afternoon. We never know for certain when we can go out or when going out will result in a meltdown.
When she woke up after a good […]
October 28th, 2006 | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments
Do you have kids? Do you plan on having kids?
Above are the kinds of questions you can be asked on a job interview in Pennsylvania. In a lot of states, asking such questions is illegal. Help prevent discrimination against your fellow mothers.
You can help make history by signing this petition to help mothers, which will […]
October 26th, 2006 | Posted in For Mothers Only, Parenting, Uncategorized | No Comments
I recently added the top 100 baby names of 2005 to the web site. You can check out names as far back as the 1800s.
Mothering Motherhood Parenting Mommy Blog Baby Baby Names Toddler Top Baby Names of 2005
October 15th, 2006 | Posted in Pregnancy, Uncategorized | No Comments