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Tips From The Tooth Fairy

I’m not just another ordinary Tooth Fairy. I don’t just slip cash under kids’ pillows. I also pull teeth. My kids’ teeth and even their friends’ teeth. Moms love this, as I save them a small fortune in dentist bills. I come from a long line of tooth pulling Tooth Fairies. And I can say […]

Filed Under: Parenting, Popular Posts Tagged With: dentist, kids, loose tooth, money, pulling teeth, teeth, tooth fairy, when the tooth fairy forgets

Just When You Get Used To The Empty Nest, They Come Home To Visit

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Family time, especially mealtime, has always been precious to us, but even more so now that College-Boy and Mini-Me are pursuing higher education thousands of miles away and we are feathering our empty nest. Catching a glimpse of their smiling face is no longer something we can do by simply walking down the hall or […]

Filed Under: College & Empty Nest, Parenting Tagged With: chick flick, college, empty nest, family time, teens, TV, watching tv with my kids

My First Crush

In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, I decided to take a walk down memory lane and pass a note (um, write a blog post) to my very first crush.  It was a special time in the world. He was blond, it was 3rd grade and you could still find Scooterpies in the market. Dear Crush, […]

Filed Under: Love, Parenting, Popular Posts Tagged With: first crush, scooterpie, valentine's day

To shine or not to shine-the messiness of parenting

Parenting is a messy job. Definitely not for the faint of heart. So instead of making a list of New Year’s Resolutions, I decided to make a list of when I really shined or didn’t shine as a parent last year. However, in an effort to protect the innocent (and the not so innocent), and […]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: education, helicopter parent, messiness of parenting, parent mistakes, princess cruises, summer camp

Getting comfortable with a little me time

What a bizarre concept…To begin finding time for me, when its been all about them. For the last 20 years, 21 if you count the pregnancy, (and my body was clearly not my own!) it’s been all about my husband and kids (and not necessarily in that order).

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: empty nest, free time, parenting, susie homemaker

Tips for when your college kid comes home for the holidays

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Thanksgiving, Christmas, Spring, and Summer break are when many parents of college age offspring, look forward to their student coming home with hope, excitement and a little trepidation. You hope you don’t say too much, ask too much, or commit the worse crime of all, give unsolicited advice. It is such a strange and awkward […]

Filed Under: College & Empty Nest, Parenting Tagged With: christmas break, college, college 101, college freshman, college kid, college kids, college tips, humor, parenting tips, rules for when your college kid comes home for the holidays, sleep, spring break, teenagers, tips for when your college kids comes home for the summer

Memories of a “Daddy’s Girl”

I think a lot about my dad at this time of year and I become very nostalgic. He had a way of making everyday feel special. If I were granted one holiday wish, it would be that my father were still alive, so he could meet his precious grandchildren. I know he would have been […]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: dad, daddy's girl, family, Father's Day, playing, pony rides

10 Little Things I Love About Being A Mom

Parenting is tough stuff. There are sleepless nights in the beginning, with a brief period of rest during prepubescence, and then sleepless nights again when they’re teenagers. The young kids think you’re a superhero, and the older kids think you’re only there to ruin their lives. Aside from that, becoming a mom was the best […]

Filed Under: Lists, Parenting, Popular Posts Tagged With: happy meals, humor, inheritance, monopoly, mother's day, teenagers, the best part of being a mom, trick or treating, why i love being a mom, wimbledon

Eating it up (and sweating it out) as a family

Our most important family tradition is a cross between everything centering around food and taking grandma on vacation. We are a small, tight knit  family with all the quirks and we move together like a little pack of wolves. Mealtime is especially important.  We eat, we fight, we make up and then eat some more.  […]

Filed Under: Beauty, Fashion & Exercise, Parenting

Surviving a High School Junior’s Final Exams-One Mother’s Story

Final exams are coming up in three weeks. Mini-me’s high school JUNIOR YEAR finals! And do you know what that means? The fun is over. We go into DEFCON 4 total lock-down mode. We did this last December, too. I barely survived. I stopped watching Glee, Khloe & Lamar, and 90210 as an act of […]

Filed Under: College & Empty Nest, Parenting Tagged With: finals, high school, junior year, mom, school, teenagers

How Do You Know When You’ve Had Too Much To Drink?

I’m suffering from jet-lag. You know the kind when the room is a little unsteady and you have a migraine. Kind of like a hangover. So I figured now was as good a time as any to write about drinking. Anyone who knows me well, knows I’m a total light weight when it comes to […]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: cocktails, dancing, drinking, hangover, jet-lag, party

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