Monthly Archives: December 2009

I Don’t Know Whether to Laugh or Cry…Yet

By Michael He was so cute, running through the mall ahead of his stroller and feeling the freedom that comes from being completely unaware that mom is holding the other end of his leash. Smiling, laughing and then, bammo. Another toddler hits the deck. You gotta pay attention to this the next time you see…

Have you seen…?

A Must-Read from Beck, Hand Me Down. And she could also use your vote. Rachel is a hoot and tells the story of when her child stole from a store: Everyone Remembers Their First Crime Beautiful Megan keeping it real: Yeah, What SHE Said! Michael is totally on to something with thanksGIVING. See what Kelly…

A Dose of Humor: United Toddler’s Union

5 Minutes for Parenting’s weekly column, A Dose of Humor, is here to remind you to take your humor pill regularly as the best medicine to treat the side effects of parenting! It features a different blogger every week and is hosted by Rachel at Grasping for Objectivity. . United Toddler’s Union (UTU) New Policies…

All is calm, all is well

By Beck It’s suddenly snowy and my house is covered in a crazy, Clark Griswald amount of Christmas lights and we play Christmas music all day long, of course, and there is one Christmas song that makes me have to retreat and cry EVERY time I hear it. And is some haunting medieval carol, song…

Pregnancy Journal: Movement

From 5 Minutes for Parenting By Kelly I felt the baby move last week. I was laying in the dark, waiting for sleep to descend, when I felt little flutters way, way, WAY down in my abdomen. I was tempted to chalk it up to gas, and truthfully, I’m never sure about those first baby…

She’s Makin’ a List …

By Megan December’s upon us, and I’ve got my iCalendar open tonight so I can plan out the month and pack it full of some of our favorite holiday traditions. I wanted to list some of my family’s favorite things to look forward to this month (and to remember/anticipate all year long) and invite you…