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Time to rent a house for summer vacation. Who’s with me?!

Okay, the snow was much anticipated and gorgeous. Then a couple of days of bone chilling cold proved that the northeast is still capable of producing weather cold enough to freeze your westward facing...

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“The Hens, Chicks and Chickies”…..

Not long ago a friend of mine had a fabulous gathering of women ranging from young working career moms, to moms with teens and those who had just retired and were enjoying their  grandchildren.  The...

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Facilitation tips for school meetings ……help!

Just leaving the office to meet with our son’s guidance counselor to plan out his high school classes.  First of all – how in the world did I become the mother of a high school student!!??? I always...

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Time to clean

I really hope that wiping the tub once or twice, with varying degrees of exertion, counts as “housecleaning” on a vacation week which somehow got filled up with  too many rescheduled appointments and...

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Travels in parenthood

As working mothers, I’m certain you remember that initial (and honestly, ongoing) adjustment of parenthood as a challenge to finding some balance between our selfs.  The struggle I experienced was...

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Thoughts for Mother’s Day

Anna Quindlen is one of my writer/Mommy heroes.  In case you’re unfamiliar with her words, let me share an essay entitled “Goodbye, Dr. Spock” which she originally published in Newsweek magazine more...

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Crash, or when worlds collide

We each have prisms through which we see, and are seen.  There are certain facets of us all which are displayed in varying degrees of light depending upon the circumstances or company.  I believe this...

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Bad day boy

I had been on quite a roll – maybe that’s why a recent incident with an unnamed child and an inattentive driver left me particularly breathless. Spring has been predictably busy, but I truly felt as if...

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My child isn’t a number, at times he’s more a series of letters.

You know, like ADHD and CSE and IEP.  He’s got some “different” ways of processing information and requires a little more support than some other kids.  I don’t think of him as incapable of achieving...

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21 hours of peace

The heat and humidity are making me a bit cranky.  Last week, after I concluded my daily “You know, you’re not sitting around the house for 10 weeks playing Minecraft and watching the History Channel”...

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Equal division

I swear I am a word girl, not a numbers girl, but I’d be lying if I said I haven’t been guilty of doing more than a little household math over the years.  Even as a child, I recall measuring the chores...

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Pieces of you

Think back for a moment to the time before you became a parent.  Way back to the days when you projected into your future and imagined the joys to one day be realized with your as-yet-unborn children....

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(Un)handy (wo)man

I have alluded to it before, but let me just say this plainly: household repairs are not my thing.  I’m not completely inept, but I am, admittedly, quick to become overwhelmed.  I’m not talking about...

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The tedium of cooking for children

Can we talk about mealtimes with a family?  I don’t have one of those Romper Room-esque magic mirrors, but, if I did what would I see at your house? Would there be a blissful gathering around a laden...

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Sportsmanship

Despite any previous denials I may have made in the past, I apparently am a soccer mom.  My middle son has been playing soccer for almost 10 years, while the little guy is just finishing his third year...

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Veterans and heroes

Obviously, the glory must deservedly go to our veterans today, their day.  It seems almost crazy that there be a single day devoted to honor our armed forces veterans, when clearly this is something...

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Word to your mother

I think I may have turned my youngest child into a note writer. It began innocently enough with the beginning of a new school year in September. He had been asking to be allowed to walk home from...

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A gift that lasts forever

What words do you most regret ever saying to your child?  Take a moment and think about it.  As for me, I can immediately tell you the words I wish I would have swallowed down:  “What’s the matter with...

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Challenges, Changes, and Choices in the New Year

There’s nothing like a new year to prompt us to pause, reflect and focus on where we are and where we hope ultimately to be. Which areas of your life fail to satisfy? Are you in need of inspiration?...

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