She has always been my high-spirited child. And, yes. That has always been our more politically-correct way of saying she’s all fire and ice. From the moment she came into this world, she made her presence known. With a vengeance. She was the tiny little bundle that screamed, almost non-stop, for the first four months…
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The Irony: Last week, I was thinking to myself, “I need to take the kids in for their flu shots.” It had been on my to-do list since earlier in the fall, along with a lot of other items. But I put it off (like most of the other items on my to-do list), and…
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We thought we had a few more years until it all started. The love notes. Names of boys doodled on scrap pieces of paper. Talk about boyfriends and girlfriends. “She’s only in Kindergarten,” I thought, naively. But I had no idea how early it started. I thought I had plenty of time before my hair…
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It’s Monday morning. We stand at the window, watching as she runs to the bus stop. She gets to the corner, and sucks her thumb as she waits in line, looking so tiny amongst all of the other grade schoolers. A few minutes later, the bus comes, and she’s off for another day of adventure….
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If your child has not yet discovered Fuse Beads, you’re in for a treat. These colorful little plastic beads are a great way to keep your child busy on a rainy day. And believe me, we have plenty of those around here. Bobo is literally obsessed with the things right now. But, as I’ve discovered,…

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