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It was a “hat”-themed day on Sesame Street this morning.  My kiddies really got into it.  They love hats. And we have a lot of hats in our house: I always say you can never...

I was watching MTV’s The Real World: Cancun last night.  And, oh my goodness, it’s the 22nd Real World! I have been really loyal to this series.  I think I have watched every single Real World...

If little girls are supposed to be made of “sugar and spice,” then my daughter Annabel is definitely of the “extra spicy” variety.  She is sugary sweet, for sure, but in the past month she...

When I was married and the thought of kids was still in the distant future, I would gaze quizzically at families when we were out at the shopping mall, grocery store or having dinner at...

The very first album I bought was Thriller.  It was 1982 and I was in the fifth grade.  I saved up my allowance and went to the mall to buy it with my own...

We bought Daniel his first toddler basketball hoop last Christmas.  He threw the ball at the basket a couple times on the back patio, but that was it.  He totally lost interest. We also bought him...

I am not blogging today. I am too depressed. I just read THIS. I’ll blog about it all tomorrow after I watch tonight’s (final?) episode on TLC. 🙁

Dear Dad: I remember when: -You told me everything was going to be okay when I had a nightmare and couldn’t sleep. -You made me an awesome wooden puppet show theatre from scratch in...

So tonight’s blog was going to be, “Woohoo!  I’m going out!  I’m leaving the house!  I’m going out on a date night with my husband and get this…we are going DANCING! Something I’ve...

When Daniel was born, someone bought him this stuffed dog: It’s an “asthma-friendly” stuffed puppy dog and it’s the softest, snuggliest little guy ever.  My husband has asthma, so I was excited to see that a company...