Archive for February, 2014
The Secret My Parents Kept by Conlee Ricketts
February 17th, 2014
My parents kept a secret from me. They made a choice to not tell me something. It slipped out recently while I was chatting with my 80+ year old Dad about my childhood. The secret? The fact that I was smart. Apparently, I have a high I.Q. Supposedly it rivals ...
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The Art of Consigning Kid Stuff – by Margaret Hart
February 16th, 2014
For years I have held onto my son’s clothing, toys, books, gear, and just about everything we ever bought him in anticipation of growing our family. A few years ago, however, we came to the conclusion that we needed to start weeding out. So we began sorting through all the ...
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Heart Health & Discount Offer by Robin Gorman Newman
February 15th, 2014
I pride myself on doing my best to practice self care....which as a multi-tasking mom is not always the easiest thing to do.
I take vitamins and exercise and get my checkups religiously, including seeing a holistic-minded MD. He's one of my primary go-to guys in the health arena, and I ...
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Too Many Snow Days by Sharon O’Donnell
February 15th, 2014
Okay Mother Nature, enough is enough. Our city here in the South is not prepared to keep getting hit with snow and ice. We've already gone over the 32 Million dollar budget that Raleigh earmarks for winter weather emergencies. The schools have already been shut down for six days in ...
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MOMS AFTERNOON OUT: ONCE: Broadway Show Review by Robin Gorman Newman
February 14th, 2014
ONCE , which opened to rave reviews on March 18, 2012, won eight Tony Awards including Best Musical and was also named Best Musical by the New York Drama Critics Circle, Drama Desk, Drama League, Outer Critic Circle and Lucille Lortel Awards. I understand why! I just now got ...
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Adventures In Attachment Parenting: Chocolate For Dinner?? by Allison Silver
February 13th, 2014
I cannot deny that I do love me some chocolate and our daughter seems to have acquired that same gene! But don't most girls? Last week I was having a craving for chocolate pudding but I wanted to make something homemade that didn't have all the artificial junk in it ...
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You Called Me Stupid by Lori Loesch
February 13th, 2014
If you are going to call me stupid, you should be at your best. The mistakes you made will now, be amplified. You make mistakes too. You had no patience with me when I made a mistake, however I will have them with you. I will say that maybe you ...
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Gift Book Roundup for Boy Tweens, Teens and Even Adults by Robin Gorman Newman
February 13th, 2014
If you're like me, and you have a boy who is "all boy", or you know others who fit the bill and want to give a book as a gift, consider the following really terrific titles. They might even inspire your child to read. Each is beautifully presented and captures ...
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Preparing for the tough questions… or at least starting to. By Vicky Dal Molin
February 11th, 2014
Well I certainly wasn’t expecting so much positive feedback that I received from my last post. I’m glad that those that read it and commented positively enjoyed the read. No pressure for this week or anything. And I can certainly assure those that raised it….. there’s no taking the Aussie ...
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Show Review: Bob Marley’s Three Little Birds – By Amy Wall Lerman
February 10th, 2014
This Sunday afternoon I left the cold winter streets of Manhattan and saw the bright sunny skies of Jamaica. Okay…I didn’t exactly go to Jamaica, but after a week of trying not to break my neck on my frozen driveway and wading through shin deep filthy slush that greets every ...
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