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While most of my reading compatriots were enjoying the excitement over each new Harry Potter release I sat back and watched. At the time I was in my full on reading snob mode and didn’t feel the need to lower my literary standards for the likes of a young adult book about magic and wizards, [...]
Filed under: 2009, book, bookshelf, daughter, literature, parent, raising a reader, reading, single mom, single parenting | Tagged: Harry Potter | 7 Comments »
So all of you must be sick and tired of hearing me bitch and moan about my ex husband. Yeah, well deal with it.
Our divorce agreement states that I have the girls MOST of the time. By MOST of the time I mean ALL of the time except for the first and third weekends of [...]
Filed under: 2009, daughter, daughters, divorce, family | Tagged: Father's Day | 2 Comments »
This evening I attempted to take a bath. The act of bathing isn’t that difficult. It’s pretty simple actually. You run some water. You sit. Well that’s not the case when you are a single Mom and you’re attempting to take said bath while both of your kids are awake.
The first obstacle in the [...]
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Today I am the Mom, not of a 2 year old little girl, of a puppy. Not a real puppy but a 2 year old little girl who insists that she is a puppy. Said puppy has spilled her juice on the table in order to lap it up with her tongue and then look [...]
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Today it’s my oldest daughters 8th birthday.
Eight years ago today I set forth on the amazing journey that I like to call Mommydom. She is the most amazing of little girls and I’m so blessed. Because it’s her birthday I’m going to take a moment to gush over my beautiful daughter.
Not [...]
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The snow storm caused school to be let out early and I left the office early anticipating treacherous driving conditions. The interstate wasn’t SO bad. I’ve driven on much worse. I saw one van rolled over and just as I was coming down the hill to my exit the Blazer behind me [...]
Filed under: daughter, daughters, divorce, illness, life, single parenting | Tagged: vomit | 21 Comments »
This morning I sat on the edge of my 7 year old daughters bed to get her up for the day.
I enjoy the mornings when I can walk in and sit down brush her red hair out of her face and say, “Princess it’s time to get up”. There are mornings, more frequent [...]
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Every night as I prepare my 19 month old for bed we have this ritual. It starts with her trying to run away from me… then my catching her… then her kissing her sister and then finally and with much ceremony she and I climb in my bed with 4-5 books. Her [...]
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My seven year old is caught up in the Christmas spirit. She’s making lists, searching the internet and informing her Dad of the expensive gifts she wants (smart girl). Being a girl and being my daughter of course she wants clothes, clothes and more clothes. That’s easy.In the van on [...]
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