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THE MOTHER HOOD
plans
Submitted by Twenty-Two Pleasant on 02.2.12 at 9:04am.
I'm happy to share that our house is now listed with Modern Realty - our real estate agent (and friend) Louisette has started her own business, and we're her first listing (and her first sale, I hope!)
Eggs are beautiful. Not to mention delicious.
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I Was Home – Faces of a Family
Submitted by Mommy Miracles on 02.2.12 at 8:20am.
I was so excited about this past weekend. I was finally going to meet my new niece Ella. And although this brand new baby was the primary purpose of our trip, I was mostly excited to bring together my entire family in its current form. My parents, two sisters, one brother-in-law, my husband, one ...
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Smell ya later, January
Submitted by Rainy Saturday on 02.1.12 at 7:36am.
Did you guys say "rabbits, rabbits, rabbits" on the first day of every new month? No? Just a bodunk Maritime custom? I'm so happy to see the ass end of January. It's my least favourite month of the year. This year was no exception. February isn't awesome by any means, but at least it's short, and...
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schooling mom: sacrifices
Submitted by The Cheeky Goat on 01.31.12 at 8:24am.
Monday is my long day at school. It follows after a day of frantically finishing those last nagging tidbits of homework while the boy plays and bathes away the stink of being an active 4 year old. Last week, it was a bit of a bust on the parenting front.
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But Mommm: Power Struggle
Submitted by HRM Parent on 01.30.12 at 6:46am.
"I want what I want and I'm going to get what I want." The words hit me like a ton of bricks as I looked across the counter at my five year old. With arms crossed and an angry look on her face she continued, "You know what else, I'm going to cry until you give it to me."
And so began our first m...
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an un-storm day
Submitted by Twenty-Two Pleasant on 01.27.12 at 8:17am.
I'm up before the boys, but still groggy. There's some nasty snowy/ice-pellety/freezing rain-y weather coming today, and I was hoping that it would be a snow day and I wouldn't need to go to work. But it's not. (The ice pellet stage is supposed to happen when the kids are safely at school and the...
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Not So Long Now
Submitted by Mommy Miracles on 01.26.12 at 7:51am.
April seems impossibly far away in the dead of winter.
As I spend my days walking to and from work in negative temperatures, trying to avoid slushy puddles and giant snowbanks while complaining about this city’s complete inability to make the roads passable, I can’t imagine that in a few short m...
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Cleaning up my act
Submitted by Rainy Saturday on 01.26.12 at 7:34am.
I have never been the type to worry too much about what I eat in terms of where it comes from or what it contains. Aside from calories and fat grams, I pay very little attention to the labels on my food. I rarely look at ingredient lists or give too much thought to things like where my food origi...
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January 23
Submitted by Nearer Still blog on 01.24.12 at 8:32am.
some baby soakers. I love wool.
And this is how Alberta deals with illness. She usually sleeps it off with good results.
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mamamonday: ups and downs
Submitted by Rainy Saturday on 01.24.12 at 8:03am.
Some days, I love being a mom and feel like I'm doing a good job. I love every second I get to spend with my little guy, even the gross things like getting spit up on and experiencing the joy of guacamole diaper blowouts. I love cuddling him, playing with him, reading to him, feeding him, and get...
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More Than I Can Handle
Submitted by Mommy Miracles on 01.19.12 at 7:47am.
Monday morning. 7 am. I had already been up for an hour enjoying the only 60 minutes of my day that are entirely quiet, entirely alone, entirely mine. The previous night had been fraught with restlessness as we found ourselves awake and cleaning up toddler vomit.
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mamamonday: want to make $100 an hour?
Submitted by Rainy Saturday on 01.17.12 at 7:49am.
At this point, I will pay $100 per hour of uninterrupted sleep I can enjoy during the night. All you have to do is listen for Eli to cry, and when he's hungry, feed him. I'll even pump bottles of milk for you - all you need to do is warm them up. That's it. Just be on guard for the hungry cry and...
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Faces of a Family: Week 2: Sick Blessings
Submitted by Mommy Miracles on 01.16.12 at 8:31am.
Fridays are tough for me. As the week draws to a close I find myself getting more and more exhausted and more and more ready for a break. I usually find myself trudging home tired and ready for the weekend to start. This past Friday was no exception.
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thrifted treasures and a funny kid (no smiling!)
Submitted by Twenty-Two Pleasant on 01.13.12 at 8:24am.
I found this Better Home and Gardens 'New' Cookbook at Frenchy's and couldn't pass it up. Jessica Fletcher has one on the top of her fridge, you know. (And they even move it around from episode to episode! I love that.) Most of the recipes are a can of this and a package of that, add some lunch...
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In the Delivery Room
Submitted by Mommy Miracles on 01.13.12 at 8:09am.
I could talk about my childbirth experience all day long.
It is probably the best story I have. It has everything a good story needs. Action. Conflict. Blood and Gore. Sweat and Tears. Pain. Hard Work. Agonizing Suspense. Climax. And finally, a perfect resolution.
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Two Months.
Submitted by Rainy Saturday on 01.12.12 at 7:53am.
Eli turned two months old on Tuesday. Over the past week or so, he's changed a ton and suddenly he seems so much older, with lots of personality. He's more aware of his surroundings now - he loves to make eye contact, make faces, and share big smiles with people.
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Hidden Mothers
Submitted by Crooked House on 01.12.12 at 7:05am.
In the early days of portrait photography, small children were often photographed while sitting in the arms of their mothers, who were completely covered by a blanket. Later the ghostly lump of the mother would be cropped out of the photo by a mat. These Hidden Mother pictures are highly sought a...
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Decaffeinated
Submitted by Mommy Miracles on 01.11.12 at 8:11am.
If you’ve been around me, either online or in person, for at least a year, you’d assume that I love coffee.
And you’d mostly be right. I love the aroma of coffee. I love its warmth. I love its jolt in the morning and I love the mug it comes in. I love that taking a sip requires a few moments to ...
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mamamonday: time for a change
Submitted by Rainy Saturday on 01.9.12 at 8:15am.
The past three nights haven't been bad in terms of our little man's sleep schedule. He's out around 7pm, sleeps until at least midnight, then is usually up around 3:30 or 4 to eat before waking around 7am for the day. Translation: we're now getting three good, solid chunks of sleep at night and a...
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Faces of a Family: Week 1: My Baby
Submitted by Mommy Miracles on 01.9.12 at 7:55am.
I am finding myself using the term “baby” quite often. This should be understandable considering I am pregnant and have absolutely no names picked out for my unborn child. But despite calling the little one growing inside of me “our baby”, I am actually using the term more and more when talking t...
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Not Entirely Lost
Submitted by Crooked House on 01.9.12 at 6:37am.
From Dana Spiotta's intriguing Stone Arabia,a novel partly about a very intense sibling relationship, this excerpt describes a memory of the narrator's father, who died when she was seven or eight years old:
I don't remember a single conversation I had with my father. I do remember, however, wal...
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light
Submitted by Twenty-two Pleasant on 12.21.11 at 8:47am.
I have been delighted by these German Pyramids (I'm sure there's another name for them) since i first saw one several years ago. And today, I was the lucky gal who bought the last one (with 30% off!) at a shop downtown during a last-minute hunt for a little gift.
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What if Christmas: Embracing my Inner Grinch
Submitted by Mommy Miracles on 12.20.11 at 8:19am.
Last year I shared how I would ideally like to teach my children about Santa. I grew up in an environment that focused on the birth of Christ, the gathering of family, and the kindness of Saint Nicholas. Santa was just a fun little game we played. I don’t ever remember believing in Santa Claus. I...
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mamamonday - routines? what are those?
Submitted by Rainy Saturday on 12.20.11 at 7:54am.
Eli was starting to get into what I stupidly thought was a nice little routine. Eating every 3-4 hours, sometimes going longer at night. On Saturday night he went to sleep around 10:00, woke up at 2:20, and not again until 6:20. Waking up once during the night?
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They Grow Up So Fast
Submitted by Crooked House on 12.14.11 at 6:36am.
Vivi and I are already having disagreements about how much lipstick she should wear.
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mamamonday: one month
Submitted by Rainy Saturday on 12.12.11 at 9:26am.
My little goblin turned one month old on Saturday.
On Friday, we had a monumental milestone - Eli's first real smiles, ones not caused by gas or muscle spasms. When he grinned, I got super excited and turned completely ridiculous. "Smile for Mama! Do you have any more smiiiiiiiles?" I cooed at him.
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mamamonday: surviving with a newborn - fact vs. fiction
Submitted by Rainy Saturday on 12.5.11 at 8:00am.
Before you have a baby, you hear all sorts of advice from friends, family and complete strangers. People love to offer up their insights on what your life will be like after the little one arrives. Three and a half weeks in, I've found some of their advice to be really helpful, while some of thei...
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But Mommm: The Parent
Submitted by HRM Parent on 12.5.11 at 6:36am.
The past month has been incredibly emotional.
It started with the offer of a new job within my company and in order to take it, I had to cut my maternity leave six weeks short and head back to work on December 1st. I knew I wanted the job but felt quite a bit of anxiety over getting our son read...
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