A couple of summers ago we had the trip of a lifetime. After months and really years of saying “I’m going to take my children to my home in England…someday.” We finally went HOME. Our trip was amazing. The trip of a lifetime for me, my husband, and my kids. The trip was made...
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New York. London. Paris. As a little kid, I was a seasoned traveler. I had visited all of these cities and more by the time I was 9. My passport had stamps from the many cities we landed in. Of course I was a young enough and security was very lax back then, so...
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I didn’t start blogging until I was in my early 40s. I’ve always journalled, but didn’t start a blog until I had to do one for a graduate class. I’m no stranger to what would have been called “keeping a diary or a journal” in the Dark Ages before the Internet. Yes…I wrote in...
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How many years have I… hustled kids off to bed run around harem scarem searching panicked about not finding a carrot waited until the last minute to gather treats panicked wondering where the Easter baskets/Christmas stockings are Answer: Every year! That’s right I am a procrastinator. I procrastinated on my daughter’s first Easter. Now,...
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We have: 3 DVD players Racks of DVDs FIOS Netflix And still can’t find anything on to watch. Or more to the point. We can all find something that we want to watch alone… The Kid wants to watch Adventure Time. The Tween-now-Teen wants to watch The Office on a continuous loop. The Teen...
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A guest post by Tanya Tashjian It’s always difficult to think of something nice to get your parents or relatives for Easter (or Passover). Gift Baskets are the perfect thing! Gourmet Gift Baskets have Easter baskets filled with chocolate bunnies, peeps, a fluffy bunny (stuffed animal) and tons of other candy and chocolates. There...
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I tried in 2008 when my son was 5. I’m not sure why I never entered before. Probably we were not available on the day. But, by ’08 I was bound and determined to enter. What am I talking about? Why, the White House Easter Egg Roll. That was back in 2008. I entered...
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I was late, very late jumping aboard the Hunger Games train. My Teen bought the books from the school book fair in 7th grade. She’s now in 10th. She’s quite a trendsetter with books. She read through the Junie B. Jones books in K before most kids were able to read a chapter book...
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Every so often I long for the days of basic. Simple. No power. No need for AA batteries. Just straight forward simple toys. Blocks. A doll house. Trains and cars. And of course, dolls. My husband and I don’t usually fight. We especially don’t fight about dolls. But, we had a doozy of a...
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The costume box was THE best purchase of all time. More so than the Step2 Kitchen or the Lego sets or the Thomas the Tank Engine trains or the Fisher Price Loving Family Dollhouse. Don’t get me wrong all of those toys were beloved my kids. No question about that. Played with constantly, but...
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