Archive for December, 2011
Words — by Margaret Hart
December 20th, 2011
My name is Margaret Hart and it's been two minutes since my last game of Words With Friends!Yes, I am addicted to the game that so many people are playing on their Smartphone and I am not ashamed to admit it. I only recently discovered Words when a friend invited ...
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‘Tis the Season—by Jamie Levine
December 19th, 2011
Bah humbug! I’m tired. And cranky. I’ve had a migraine for almost an entire week…and now I’m coming down with a cold. During this season last year, I was finishing up finals and getting ready for a month-long break. But yesterday, I simply took a midterm that was worth 50 ...
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Mission Statement for Motherhood – by Leta Hamilton
December 18th, 2011
As 2012 approaches, I am going to challenge you to write a Mission Statement for Motherhood. This simple technique takes the letters in “Motherhood” and uses them to encapsulate your core values as a person and as a mother. For example, my Mission Statement for Motherhood is as follows:M = ...
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The Real Games Begin by Sharon O’Donnell
December 17th, 2011
The time has arrived when going to my youngest son's basketball games is no longer relaxing. It used to be going to Jason's games were a welcome respite from the competition of the middle and high school leagues my older sons played in; the final score wasn't that important and ...
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ROBIN’S SHOW RECOMMENDATION: STANDING ON CEREMONY
December 16th, 2011
Producers Joan Stein and Richard Frankel announced recently that the Off Broadway premiere production of Standing On Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays will play its final performance at the Minetta Lane Theatre on Sunday, December 18th. The show will have played 7 preview performances and 41 regular performances. The producers plan ...
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Week Whatever Update…Feeling GOOD!! by Liimu
December 15th, 2011
Lots of changes have been happening since I last posted. First, I changed trainers. Don't get me wrong, I still stand behind Dreambodies as probably the most effective virtual body transformation program on the planet. However, it does require a certain mindset, as I've explained previously - a go-hard-or-go-home mindset ...
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Helping Children Deal with Loss and Grief of a Pet – by Cara Potapshyn Meyers
December 14th, 2011
My son saying goodbye to his favorite companionIt has been a little over five weeks since the loss of our beloved female dog. During this time, my son has been acting oddly, with no real explanation for his behavior. He has been going to the school nurse with various maladies. ...
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Angry Birds and Pigs Have Taken Over My House—Margaret Hart
December 13th, 2011
My son's interest in collecting began with Thomas the Tank Engine, when he was about two years old. He wanted every engine. We'd build tracks all around the house and run the engines until the batteries died. We started with the wooden trains, but once he discovered the motorized ones, ...
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An Age-Old Question—by Jamie Levine
December 12th, 2011
When I discovered a few weeks ago that I needed to take a Monday evening graduate school class next semester, I started searching for an activity in which to enroll my four-and-a-half-year-old daughter to keep her occupied while I was gone. Almost immediately, I found a gymnastics class, or rather ...
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Short Cut by Robin Gorman Newman
December 9th, 2011
Seth has never liked getting his hair cut. When he was little, he'd hold a magazine up to his face as a shield to keep the clipped hair out of his eyes. His original haircutter, Jackie, would put him in a booster seat and do her best to try to distract him. Knowing ...
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