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Yesterday E.B. and I had to make a quick stop at the Dollar General store to buy some cat food. We stop in there at least once a week and E.B. almost always scores himself a little, inexpensive toy. It's my little way of saying thank you to him for View Post

Do-Over

I was a nervous wreck when E.B. started preschool this year. He was newly diagnosed with Sensory Processing Disorder and I feared his teacher wouldn't understand, the school might not understand, and that I'd probably be receiving phone calls on a View Post

Books By Leslie Patricelli

E.B. and I recently had the opportunity to check out two great books by children's author Leslie Patricelli. We received Higher, Higher and Baby Happy, Baby Sad. We were really impressed with Higher, Higher and it's vibrant illustrations. View Post

Winner!

The winner of the Dole Make Me A Chef Giveaway is Antje! Congratulations and thanks to ALL of you who entered! View Post

Parent Hacks (Also known as Stupid Mom Tricks)

What is the fastest, most effective way to get your child to clean up the twenty bazillion pieces of Thomas trains, Legos, and Lincoln Logs that have been scattered all over your living room floor for the better part of the week?Just threaten to suck View Post

Dino Tales (Tails?)

E.B. has been studying dinoasaurs this week in preschool. He's been talking non-stop about them and we've rounded up all of our dinosaur books and DVDs to look at. We even discussed them tonight in the bathtub.E.B.: "And dinosaurs have long View Post

Thought For The Day

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Dole Make Me A Chef Contest and Giveaway

Dole, hands down the best name in fruit in MY book, has recently launched a fantastic contest where you and three of your friends could win the chance to experience the cooking lesson of a lifetime from acclaimed chef Ben Ford over a fabulous weekend View Post

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