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Chocolate Covered Oreos. A Cheap, Easy Way to Say I Love You.
A Valentine's Treat for the Baking Inept Nothing says, “I love you” like chocolate. Nothing says, “I love myself” like a crowd-pleasing confection even the baking inept can bang out in ten minutes with stuff you have in the house. I needed to send in a treat for my...
Plastic Surgery App for Girls
"Hey girls! How would you like to play DIY Doctor and perform liposuction right from the comfort of your own living room?" Does anyone need further proof that the apocalypse is upon us? Plastic Surgery for Barbie is one version of a REAL App for girls 9 and up...
I’m A Moron. And an Oxymoron.
Welcome to my blog. I grew up under the shadow of a little old revolution some of you may recall as the Women's Liberation Movement. Which no doubt explained my boyish, cropped Dorothy Hamill haircut and the fact that I gladly let my brothers burn my Barbie Dolls to a...
Forget the New Year’s Resolutions. Have an Attitude Adjustment Instead.
Let’s all resolve to stop whining and start thinking positive before I smack you.It’s resolution time again, and everyone I know is concocting their admirable, if not impossible, goals for the New Year:“I’m going to lose 50 pounds. By February.”“I’m going to climb Mt....
Teaching Kids To Ride A Bike: Push, Pull, or Pull Your Hair Out?
Back when I was a kid, swimming lessons consisted of your dad throwing you in the pool, and you quickly figuring out how not to drown. And, when you got too big for training wheels, off they came, and you were pushed down a hill, skinned-knees be damned. Hopefully...
Extreme Make-over: Little Homewreckers Edition.
Sprucing up our home in the aftermath of toddlers We’ve been in our house 10 years. Seven of them have included kids. Needless to say, the place has been looking quite lived in. Thanks to our three little bears, my Honey Do List reads like an insurance claim for...
Overpriced American Girl Dolls: Better Than A Belly Button Ring?
Lately I’ve been wanting to bottle my daughter. Or freeze her. Or stop feeding her. Whatever it takes to stop her from growing and keep her this age forever. My Bean is super tall for her age. I’m talking the 99th percentile among 6 year-olds for height. In other...
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