It’s September and that means football season. My oldest son is playing Pop Warner football. This year I signed up as Team Mom.Yikes! I didn’t know what I was in for. On top of all the paperwork collecting, fundraising is a huge part. We provide all the players with game socks, a hat, sweatshirt and…
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Recently, while leaving the park, my best friend’s 4-year old daughter turned to me and asked, “Miss Kate, why don’t you have any girls?” Such an innocently loaded question. How do I answer that without dumping some deep emotions on this little girl? I quickly mulled that question over in my mind, trying to come…
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For most, bubbles are gentle iridescent spheres drifting away on a silent breeze. Tiny giggles and squeals chase after them as they slip over the fence, up into the sky and away to places only our imagination can dream to go. Their pops are silent but leave a tiny splash to remind us of the…
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For my son’s fourth birthday, we decided to throw a baseball themed party. I am not a baker by any means but I love decorating the birthday cakes for my boys and they really do look forward to it every year. This baseball cake is so easy, you’ll be sure to knock it out of the ballpark.
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It has taken me over seven years to start accepting the fact that as a mom, I can and will make mistakes. A lot of them.
When I first became a mom I thought I was prepared. I read the baby books, attended all the classes my hospital offered, researched every topic, and took copious notes from veteran moms giving me pointers about baby gear and sleep training.
And then my son arrived.
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My middle son has proven to be very different than his older brother. Just when I started to figure out my first child, number 2 came along and changed everything I thought I knew. My oldest is an extrovert, constantly needing me around. He bounces from toy to toy or activity to activity faster than…
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It is 6:30 am and she straps her 3-month old into his car seat. Today she traded in her slippers and go-to robe for her nursing friendly professional attire. She’s heading back to work but this time he isn’t going with her. For nine glorious months she toted him along in her belly as she met…
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It starts with a wiggle. Back and forth, back and forth. Next a twist and a tug. Then pop! He dances around excited that he will finally be joining the rest of his classmates on the tooth chart. He grins with pure joy but I can’t help but feel a pang of emotion deep in…
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“I’M SO BORED!” We are smack dab in the middle of the summer and boredom is in full swing. Some days my kids make it sounds like the boredom is eating them up alive. Although I am a firm believer in the idea that being bored fosters creativity, I am also really tired of hearing…
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The summer of 2020 was such a bust! Almost everything was closed or cancelled due to Covid-19 and we were pretty much trapped at home with nowhere to go. This summer though, we are making up for all the lost fun, and calling it the “Summer of Yes!” NOW, I want to make EVERY summer…
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