the secrets we keep
Disclaimer: This is a multipurpose blog.I like to educate, entertain, inform. I like to make you laugh and sometimes make you cry. I like to make you think. I like to be funny. Sometimes I like to be a...
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on eleven year old boys
Thank heavens for failed birth control. No, really.Thanks, heaven (or you know, whoever).My son, the littlest one, turned 11 yesterday. I found out I was pregnant with him after about 9 weeks of...
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Motherhood: The good. The bad. The what the hell did i do?
Not long ago I shared with you, fair reader, my thoughts on motherhood. This post was mostly in light of my becoming a mother for the fourth time (with a fair space between babes) and the things that I...
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two weeks poo-free and... OCM
Well, in the spirit of honesty I'm going to honestly tell you what I think about being shampoo-free.First let's review:*Two weeks ago, I went poo-free (the Man followed shortly after)*We did this in...
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An Ode the the Man
Ten things I love about you...After writing my recent post about the youngest Boy, I was asked if I would be devoting a post to each family member. Seems fair enough.The Man gets to go first. Because...
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Ella Bella
Ok it's not Ella's turn for a blog post featuring her but I. Am. Dying. Here.Last week my friend Staci and I got together (as we do on Tuesdays because it's the only day she's not in nursing school and...
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on sisterhood
Sisters.I have one.This post isn't about her.She's brilliant, gorgeous, athletic, funny. I waited 14 years for her. She gets her own post. This isn't it. This post is about a different kind of...
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Green product review: Method dryer sheets
This may or may not be interesting to you. If it's not, I apologize. Come back tomorrow. I promise to be more interesting then. Anyway... I thought that I'd start a weekly product review of some of the...
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defeat
I know when to admit it.I admit it.I am defeated.It's the baking soda. And the vinegar. But mostly the baking soda.The poo-free experiment is over. Thank you for playing. It was a long three weeks.Some...
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bringing sexy (legwarmers) back
I knit.Therefore I am. (Frustrated, that is.) Well, I attempt to knit. That's something.How cute is this yarn? I mean reeeally. Right. This probably doesn't look like much.That's because it's not.It's...
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the one where I say I'm not skinny, and it's gonna be ok
Sometimes I'm not funny. I apologize. If you struggle with weight or body image, please read on. If you don't, please stop reading and email me immediately, I need to know your secret. If you're just...
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why we did it in the kitchen
Our little baby bean Ella was born at home.In the kitchen.{Please feel free to check this out if you're new to the blog or just have a spare hour (no, really, it's LONG).}(that's me. active labor,...
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the one where I say I hate my cat.
To animal lovers everywhere, I apologize (also I'm going to say the word bitch. Twice.).I hate my cat.This is a new sensation, this feeling of utter disdain for such a creature. For you see, I am a...
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Green Product Review: Kiss My Face Castille
Green Product review time again. And again, I'm not getting paid. Just to clarify. They don't know me. And they don't care about me. Thankfully the Man cares about me. Phew.Moving on.Oh. My. Dear.I...
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(nearly) wordless wednesday: will she ever finish it edition (my apologies if...
It's a mermaid.Or you know, it will be. Eventually.I hope.
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Remember when I said sometimes I'm not funny? Yeah. This is one of those times.Soooo, I was in my car yesterday afternoon, for the 17th time, going to get The 15 Year Old, stuck behind the slowest...
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the one where I confess I only see pediatricians that look like Mel Gibson
Allow me to explain.Ella is 5 months and 1 week old. She weighs 20.8 pounds. She's fee-at. ( Can you say Hulk Baby?). She's also te-all. I don't know how tall because she won't be still long enough for...
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Miss Merleymaid. Complete.
Readers I give you a totally pointless blog post about a doll.Sorry. But this took me a while so I'm making a blog post about it. Cause it's my blog. Neener.At long last here she is.I finished her. I...
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Bad. Bad blogger.
I confess.I am a bad blogger. I wish I could offer a good reason for this but alas, I give you only this photographic evidence:My kitchen.Be afraid. Be very afraid. You see the Big Kids are back from...
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make. it. stop.
Please for the love of all that is sacred and holy.Make it stop. You see, next year these two lovebirds who met in 1986. (Yeah you read that right):Will have their 20th class reunion.Last month this...
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(nearly) wordless Wednesday: Henry the Hoot Owl
Presenting Henry:The Hoot.Standby. Tutorial to follow folks.Happy crafting,j-diddle
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Actual things that have happened this week...
No crap.*I walked around all day with my nursing bra hanging open. Unaware. That is how much time my bra spends open.* I shaved my legs (it was newsworthy). I did not cut myself (also newsworthy).* My...
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why i am accomplishing nothing
Seriously.Not a thing.You know, except like taking care of a tiny baby human.The blog redesign is in it's beta stages at www.mommabare.com. You can go there if you are so inclined, but please, please...
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