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My Mom Died When I Was Pregnant
My Mom Died When I Was Pregnant The day of my mom’s funeral, I placed a small black and white ultrasound picture of my unborn baby boy in her casket. Talk about a surreal experience seeing the two so...
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Top 5 Reasons to Quit Breastfeeding (And How to Avoid Them)
First, let me just say that I’ve nursed my son 23 months as of September 2, 2013. He still nurses at night, and before and during his daily nap. Yes, I lie there with him every day. I don’t pump. You...
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When Your Kid Is Smarter Than You Are
Boy Genius My mom used to always say she thought her children were smarter than she was. I’m pretty sure that was a compliment wrapped in self-deprecation. I don’t think she really meant to put herself...
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You’re Invited…to a Pity Party
Before my son turned one last year, I spent a lot of time imagining what his first birthday party should be like. He is my only child so I over-fantasized for weeks. I wanted his party to be like my...
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Damn You, “Baby-led Weaning”
As I sat at T.G.I. Friday’s earlier this evening peacefully feeding my two-year-old macaroni & cheese and grilled chicken breast, I recalled the foray we took into the world of baby-led weaning...
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Deep Thoughts from the Halloween Costume Aisle
As I was standing in the Halloween costume aisle at Target today staring blankly at the options for toddlers, I began to wonder what Baby B might be when he grows up. I suppose all parents think about...
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Win A Branson, MO Family Vacation
With Christmas right around the corner, I’ve been looking for ways to save money. I found a website called Moms Living Thrifty which is right up my alley now that I’m a mom. They hosts giveaways, offer...
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Happy Halloween From a Zombie Toddler
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Help Wanted: Please Teach My Child How to Speak English
After 20 plus years earning a living as a wordsmith of one flavor or another, first as a journalist and then as a marketing and public relations consultant, I’m beginning to think the job of teaching...
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10 Things My Toddler Said About Breastfeeding
I’m not one of those women who eats, sleeps and breathes breastfeeding. Well actually, I might be. I don’t really know. I guess it’s subjective. I don’t talk about it all the time or anything. I don’t...
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Non Turkey-Cookers Anonymous Group Now Forming
There should be a support group for people like me – Middle-Aged Non Turkey-Cookers Anonymous. MANTOOKA for short. Cause that’s catchy. “Hi, my name is Jennifer. I’m 40… ish… and I’ve never cooked a...
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Monsters, Mood Swings and Terrible Twos
My precious little Baby B turned two in October. Remember that movie The Exorcist? Yeaaaahh. Now he hasn’t spewed pea soup or anything like that, but his mood swings are KILLING me! When I was younger,...
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Wear Good Underwear If You’re Traveling!
My mom always said to wear good socks and underwear whenever I was traveling. Everyone’s mom says that, right? The last time I went out of town overnight, I packed what I thought was a pair of socks to...
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It’s Ok to Conduct Science Experiments on Your Children, Right?
There’s probably a law against this. At a minimum, it’s probably in the “What Not To Do” chapter of every parenting book ever written. I don’t plan to make it a habit, but I did a little science...
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Top 10 Christmas Gifts Toddler Moms (and Dads) Would Kill For
I took a poll and the results are in. (Drum roll, please!) Moms and dads of toddlers everywhere have spoken! They don’t want perfume or socks! They don’t need coffee pots (actually they do) or tool...
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Funny Santa Photos With Even Funnier Captions
Ahhh, the obligatory Santa photo. It’s been around as long as the fat man himself. Or, er, the camera anyway. Thousands of downright hilarious Santa photo bloopers have been around just as long too....
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Mom Took Christmas When She Died
I am not like my mother. She adored Christmas and everything about it with every sparkly red and green blood cell in her body. In the two years since she died, I’ve decided that I don’t like Christmas...
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Meet the Most Wonderful Cat on the Planet
(This post was written on Saturday, December 28, 2013 and published on Sunday, December 29, 2013) Right now, I’m sitting in a chair with my feet up. My cat Pepper is between my belly and the edge of...
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The Toymoon Is Over Already?!
You’d think 6 days after Christmas my son would still be playing with his toys. They are NEW toys after all. You’d think he’d still be in the euphoric throws of his toymoon. I mean, the plastic is...
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Through The Lens Thursday: Week 2
I’ll admit it, my photography skills are a bit rusty. It’s only been a million years since I took a photography class in college. Since I started this blog, I’ve come to the realization that I need to...
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Through The Lens Thursday: Week 3
I think this proves I’m not a quitter! I’m posting my second consecutive Through The Lens Thursday photography challenge photo! Yay, me!!!!! Can you hear the band playing? This was weed-out week too!...
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10 Things I Learned in My First 90 Days of Blogging
In celebration of my first 90 days of blogging, I’m giving away a CAR!!!!! I’m just kidding. I WISH I could give you a car. I really do. You deserve it! You’d be happy and I’d get to come to your...
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Through The Lens Thursday: Week 4
We got a bunch of pretty white snow here in St. Louis a few weeks ago. After it melted, I looked at this week’s Through The Lens Thursday photography challenge prompt. It’s the word, “white.” Figures,...
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On Co-Sleeping With A Butterfly
Co-sleeping with Baby B is like sleeping with a butterfly. Since the day he was born, maybe even before, he’s been a light sleeper. If there’s one thing I will NOT miss when he finally reaches the, “I...
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Through The Lens Thursday: Week 5
There’s just something a little creepy about a doll looking at itself in the mirror. Even when it’s your old friend Mickey Mouse. Last night, after everyone was asleep, I just happened to catch Mickey...
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Through The Lens Thursday: Week 6
Kids’ toys have come a long way since I was a wee one. Even the basics like Legos® have gone and gotten all fancy schmancy in the past 40 years. When I was a toddler, I’m sure I played with the...
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Through The Lens Thursday: Week 7
This week’s Through The Lens Thursday photography challenge prompt is the word “dull.” Appropriate for this time of year, I think. The weather’s dull. My hair is dull. I’m feeling kind of dull. But I...
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3 Super-Short, Yet True Stories
Please enjoy these true parenting stories courtesy of yours truly. True Parenting Story #1: Mystery Crumbs So the other night my husband and I took Baby B to the local pre-pre-school to register for...
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Through The Lens Thursday: Week 8
For this week’s Through the Lens Thursday photography challenge, here’s a multiple choice question to see if you can figure out what this is. Is it: A.) The doorway to an alternate reality. A place...
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How To Raise A Man: One Mom’s Quest For The Truth
Watching my two-year-old pee-pee in the big potty for the first time sent a jolt of milestone-activated adrenaline coursing through my veins. After the initial high wore off and I floated back down to...
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I’m Guest Posting on Living Self-Care
I’m excited because today I have my first ever guest post on another blog! The title of my guest post is Self-Care: How Not To Do It. It’s a light-hearted look back at my life right after my son was...
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Through The Lens Thursday Photography Challenge: Week 9
Many of the things that happened in the first few hours after my son was born now exist only as fuzzy memories. There are a few specific moments, however, that remain with me as clearly as if they...
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Night Weaning My Toddler is Like Hacking Off Frank Underwood in House of Cards
Night weaning my toddler is like hacking off Frank Underwood in Netflix’s “House of Cards.” At 28-months-old, Baby B is way more persuasive, and twice as ruthless as the fictional politician we all...
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I’m Featured on Blogging on the Side
The super-awesome ladies over at Blogging on the Side were kind enough to interview me on their site today! If you have a minute, please go check it out and let them know I sent you. If you’re not...
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Liebster Award Love Overflow
Holy cow! Three fellow bloggers have given me the Liebster Award!! I’m blown away by this outpouring of Liebster love. Thank you, thank you, thank you, Iva from Yes I’m Crazy, That’s Why I’m Awesome,...
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The Day the Elephants Decided to Run Away From the Shrine Circus
The day the elephants decided to run AWAY from the Shrine Circus near St. Louis is the very same day my husband and I took our 2-year-old to see it. Maybe you’ve seen the news story; it’s all over the...
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Separation Anxiety Has Me Trapped in Health Club Hell
When you’re my age (42) and your mother died at 62 and her mother died at 63, you either buy a sports car and start driving really fast or you join a health club. Since I’m hoping to see my...
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Why Moms Need to Wear MOZO Shoes
(This post is brought to you by Mozo Shoes.) If I owned a department store, I would have a section called Momwear. It would look like my closet except organized. There’d be lots of t-shirts, yoga...
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2014 Erma Bombeck Writing Competition LOSER!
Before I started this here blog, I spent some time reading the works of the First Lady of Housewife Humor, the late Erma Bombeck. She was my mom’s generation’s equivalent of a very successful mommy...
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Happy Birthday in Heaven, Mom
Happy Birthday in heaven, Mom. You would be a cool 65-years-old today. Or should I say… young. This is my beautiful mother, Jo-Carroll. The picture was taken around 1989, I think. She would have been...
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Parenting a Toddler is Like Herding Cats
I used to think chairing a volunteer committee was like herding cats… and then I had a baby. Unlike volunteers, babies are actually pretty predictable though. They eat, sleep, poop and cry. Some of...
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Pubic Symphysis Diastasis aka Getting Kicked in the Crotch by a Horse
If you’ve ever been pregnant or kicked in the crotch by a horse maybe you’ll be able to identify with what I’m about to share with you. A Clydesdale that is. Regular horses don’t count. Back in 2011,...
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