December 19th, 2007
Not really a problem so much as a tie for the winner of The Best Post About Christmas on a Blog category.
The final vote was cast last night and threw us into a tie… now it’s up to you, our readers to help make the decision.
So who shall the winner be?
The Zen of Motherhood with […]
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December 18th, 2007
I know I’m a day late on the awards here - can we please just blame the snow storm and be done? I really don’t want to relive the last 48 hours :)
Anyway, I’ve had some wonderful blogging friends offer up their amazing and unbiased judging abilities to help decide this years Holiday Blogging […]
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December 18th, 2007
I could sit here and pour out a whole bunch of fluff about how my children and I had so many fun, educational, learning experiences on their recent snow day, but that would all be a big fat lie!
What we actually did was pull out some movies we’d been buying up and stockpiling just for […]
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December 17th, 2007
The McCord Christmas tree is covered in the precious ornaments the kids have made at school since kindergarten and ornaments we’ve collected over the years that mean something special to each one of us. Aside from the ornaments, out tree is decorated in a deep crimson and gold.
It’s as simple as it gets here […]
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December 14th, 2007
Just added to my cold winter days reading list…
Book DescriptionAlmost every woman has experienced bullying. Whether her role was that of victim, aggressor, or bystander, the pain of relational aggression (female bullying) lasts long after the incident has passed. In Mean Girls Grown Up, Cheryl Dellasega explores why women are often their own worst enemies, […]
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December 13th, 2007
The following was written about one of my families traditions that began back in 1967 when my older brother was just a toddler and I was only a few months old. I’ve been sharing this tradition online, via my blogs around the holidays since 2005. I hope you enjoy it.
Tony was a baby when his […]
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December 13th, 2007
I know one of the biggest concerns among parents this holiday season is the fact that so many toys have been recalled because of lead content - and the possibility that their child may have been exposed to lead already.
I found this explanation via Dr. Greene to be one of the best and least confusing.
Deaths […]
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December 12th, 2007
Northpole.com is a child-safe Web site designed to provide a family-oriented Christmas site for children and families to share together. Parents, grandparents, and teachers around the world are enjoying time they spend sharing the site with their own children.
FREE Things To Do:
*Send a letter to Santa
*Send holiday postcards
*Stories to read & color
*Santa’s Birthday Cards
*Games to […]
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December 12th, 2007
By Leah Davies, M.Ed.
# How I look is not as important as how I act.
# I treat others the way I want them to treat me.
# I am a good sport; I follow the rules, take turns and play fair.
# It is okay to laugh at funny things, but not to laugh at others.
# […]
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December 11th, 2007
And not a chaos kind of spin, I’m talking more like an Exorcist kind of spin!
Few parents escape experiencing the pain and anxiety situations like this one create. Parenting your teenager can definitely keep you on your toes. Many parents testify to the fact that something happens to girls around eleven years of age. Things […]
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