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Archive for the ‘Mom Thoughts’ Category
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The best of 2010
Best of 2010 lists can be found everywhere this week, so I decided to do my own. 2010 was a good year for me. It was the first full calendar year of my daughter’s life. The change in her from …
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Christmas pancakes
When I was a kid, Christmas morning was our time for just our immediate family. We’d get up, open gifts and then my dad would make us breakfast — usually pancakes. We looked forward to it every year. My dad …
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I’m a mommy
That may not be an earth-shattering revelation since I’ve been blogging about my daughter for a while now. But, over the last week she has gone from calling me “ma-ma” to “mommy,” and I love it! This new moniker shows …
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Protective parents
Monday morning we woke up to snow. It wasn’t much, maybe an inch. And it wasn’t a surprise. The forecast had been filled with talk of snow for a week. In fact, the forecast called for more than we actually …
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My kiddo is fun!
When Lexiana turned 1 back at the beginning of October, I was a bit sad about it. My baby was losing her baby-ness and becoming a toddler. While I looked forward to seeing her continue to grow and learn, a …
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Turning into my mom
I have moments when I realize that I’m turning into my mother. Having a good mother, I am not much bothered by this (and I don’t say that only because I know my mom reads my blog; it’s the truth!). …
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Life unplugged
Living life unplugged has both positives and negatives. For nearly a week, I have been mostly unplugged. I’ll remain that way until a complete week has passed. We are staying somewhere with no Internet service, no cell phone service and …
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Make the most of situations
Long car rides are not my child’s favorite thing. I’m pretty sure they’re not any little one’s favorite activity. Sure, she sleeps some and then she plays some, but by hour five or six, she’s ready to be out of …
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The apple doesn’t fall far…
The holidays bring back memories. I was in this mindset the other day when hanging out with my kiddo. Her biggest fascination in the world is books. She loves them dearly. She loves to look at them, hand them to …