Sun. Surf. Waves. Sand between my toes. Drinks with a straw. It’s what I am thinking about on this November morn. It’s not particularly cold today or dreary. In fact, the sun is shining. This happy feeling takes me back to the last days of summer vacation this year… My daughter was born at...
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My son is the youngest in our family…youngest grandchild, too. From time to time I forget what he has and has not done. Are you like me? Do you keep a running list in your head of activities that kids should do? My list for what kids should do by age 6 goes something...
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When I agreed to do a Zhu Zhu Pets party for my daughter’s birthday, I had no idea how huge the ZhuZhu pets craze would be. In fact, I had not even heard of the toys when I signed up. The toys were actually called something else back in the summer — “Go Go Pets.”...
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First time ever since switching to WordPress I lost a post. Huh! This happened to me all the time with Blogger. Happens frequently 0n one of the sites I write for. My posts get lost so much that I copy and save each time so I don’t have to recreate. Grrr. My lost post…the...
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Next week, Parent&Child will be talking to Suze Orman! Like any mom I struggle with how to teach my children about money. I’m not the best money manager, so wonder how I will help my children become money savvy? I posed these questions to SuzeOrman: I blog about raising a kid, a preteen, and a teen...
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I’m not a gamer. I don’t use our wii or PS3 at all. I don’t play Mafia Wars or Farmville on twitter or Facebook. In our early PC days I bought a couple of PC games but rarely played them…remember 7th Guest? I play Ms. Pacman perhaps once in a blue moon at an...
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A week or so ago I was invited to a fabulous lunch. Now if you know me at all, you know that lunch for me is a yogurt eaten while working on the computer or a bagel with cream cheese while standing at the kitchen counter. Not gourmet at the Musings from Me house...
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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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The title of this post says it all. After almost 20 years of marriage I still refer to the master bedroom as “my bedroom.” I chose the bedding color, the furniture (with input from the husband), and the wall art. What was my husband’s input? He insists on having a small TV with FIOS box in...
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