As a former foreigner, I now claim Thanksgiving as a my holiday. As a child Thanksgiving was celebrated intermittently. When in America, do as the Americans do. As a freshman in college, far away from home I was taken in by English friends of my parents. I trekked from Amish Country PA to Edison,...
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Things that make me say “Ohm.” - when my teen is giving me the rolled eyes. - when my preteen can’t locate the thing I just handed her a minute ago. - when my kid runs around my dining room with a light saber AND a ninja sword. So during my day I have...
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Eating dinner as a family is becoming a thing of the past! Well, that statement might be a little extreme, but in our family we do struggle to eat together. We do the: - eating two dinners — one before and one after the activitiy - feeding one child ahead of the other children...
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Money! Can’t live with it, but can’t live without it. We need money to live, to survive, to have fun, to function. But, money can cause problems. Right? Have you ever loaned someone money? It can get awkward can’t it? I know that I have never loaned anyone a huge amount of money. I’ve let people...
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My teen complained yesterday about feeling sniffly. I was not really listening to her. Actually, I couldn’t help but listen to her whiny voice, but we had a fun family day planned so I was preoccupied. We were going to brunch at IHOP (thanks to a gift card from @KidsMealDeals), a showing of Where the...
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I should have know something was up… We arrived at the doctor EARLY for our appointment and saw a doctor IMMEDIATELY. Now as you know I tend to be a procrastinator and doctors tend to keep me waiting even when I am late — so generally I am the one killing time in the waiting...
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Schedules, hectic, racing out the door No time for dinner Grab a Pop Tart and let’s gooooo CLEATS! Where are your cleats? What do you mean you can only find one? No goggles — can you swim without? It’s just a little chlorine! Are we ready to go? Yes! Wait where’s Julia? She’s still...
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Just posted a contest for a prize I really want! To enter the competition you have to post about your worst conference call, so you have a chance of winning an iphone. Squeee! But, it’s from the Momfluence network. I’m a member so cannot enter. Harrumph! However, I can share my 100 percent true, hot...
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I was looking at the last 7 or so posts. I’m a little horrified to see that all of the posts are giveaways or product reviews. Nothing against giveaways and reviews…it is just that I have lost the blogging about me/Musings from Me mojo. My excuse…end-of-the-school year shenanigans, end-of-season mayhem, beginning of summer swim...
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My teen has been on the swim team since a teeny tiny 2nd grader. She wore almost the same size swim suit as her 5-year-old sister. Then and now she is skin and bones. Hates cold water. The swimming pool on an afterschool afternoon in May swim practice is not her idea of fun....
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