My children are not adventurous eaters. We live far enough away from a big metropolis that we are not able to expose the children to a variety of food types. Truth be told I am not an adventurous eater, either. I have a few Indian dishes that I like. On our trip to England...
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As the mom of a preteen AND a teen girl I am amazed at how much girls are influenced by negative talk and ads. Just one comment from a friend or frenemy(!) about their outfit, looks, or weight, and a girls’ attitude will change drastically. The middle school cafeteria can be a tough place to hang out…just...
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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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If you’ve spent any time at all on twitter in the past weeks, you couldn’t help but notice the tweets about EA Sports Active and the 30-Day Challengers. It is a new wii game from EA Sports. From the moment I heard about the game, I. Had. To. Have. It. To find out how...
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Janice and Susan from 5minutesformom.com are hosting the Ultimate_Blog_Party_2009. Mommybloggers, daddybloggers, mompreneur bloggers, and other bloggers can post about their blog on the 5 Minutes for Mom site at the Mr. Linky links. Over the next week I plan on visiting AND commenting on other blogs. If you are stopping by, Welcome! Don’t forget...
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