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Breakfast Woes

delicious paleo breakfast plate

This post is for all of you who hate me when I tell you what my kids eat for dinner. Mushrooms, check! Spinach, check! Brussels sprouts, check! Kale, check! Onions, check! Meat, veggies, soup, potatoes, rice… you name it, they eat it. Not to say that all 3 kids eat everything, but they all have [...]

Wordless Wednesday | Her First Adult Tooth!

bec tooth

Call me crazy, but this is one milestone I was NOT looking forward to. Soon that precious baby face is going to be full of gigantic, oversized teeth. So sad.

Don’t Fret the Sweat RECAP

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Yesterday, I took part in the Don’t Fret the Sweat Talk on TheMotherhood. We had a great conversation about tweens heading back to school, how to keep them organized, the best ways to deal with the homework wars, and what to do about schoolyard bullying. These are not easy topics, but there were a lot [...]

Don’t Fret the Sweat!

First Day of School

I’ve agreed to co-host a Talk on TheMotherhood about Tweens and Heading Back to School featuring parenting expert Rosalind Wiseman, author of the New York Times bestseller Queen Bees and Wannabes. This topic is certainly applicable to my life at the moment, and I always love a good Talk at TheMotherhood. I have two “tweens” in [...]

That Elusive Beast . . . Balance

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Balance . . . that elusive quality that we all strive to attain and never quite seem to achieve. Articles and even books have been written about this topic, but does anyone ever truly arrive at this perfect state of balance? As women we are encouraged, even expected to have it all — career, family, home [...]

Since You Asked . . . Chore Charts and Checklists

Daily Checklist

I mentioned that I was getting our fall chore charts put together, and several of you asked to see what we do. The thought of me doling out organizational advice is quite comical. If you only knew . . . I wish I could tell you that I am thoroughly organized, and our kids do [...]

The Birds and The Bees

birds and bees

Our kids are 5, 8 and 11, so we knew the time was rapidly approaching when we would need to have The Talk. There are various parental approaches to addressing this touchy subject. Some parents (my husband, ahem) would rather dig a hole in the sand, place his head in it, and pretend like the [...]

First Day of School

first day

It’s always bittersweet, the First Day of School. I love summertime. I love lazy mornings and afternoons at the pool. I love long days and waking up to daylight at 5:30 AM. But I also like the structure that the school year brings, and I’m more than ready to get back onto a predictable schedule. [...]

Having It All

sunset on Green Lake

I had an interesting conversation with my daughter last night. For the last 2 years, all I have heard was that she wanted a DSi — a handheld video game system that “everyone” has. She had a DS, but no. She needed a DSi. I’m talking TWO YEARS I’ve been getting grief over this highly [...]

A Confident Child: It Starts with Eye Contact

eye contact

When I was at a Neiman Marcus style event a few weeks back, I had the pleasure of meeting Lisa Taylor Richey, President and Founder of The American Academy of Etiquette, Inc. We struck up a conversation and I learned that she teaches etiquette both in real life and online, particularly focusing on children. Unfortunately [...]

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