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I am a Princess (if I say it enough, it will be true)

Posted by Laurie on February 8th, 2012
filed in Yahoo Shine, motherhood, parenting

Yes, I am a freaking princess, even if it is only in my (dyed) blond head. I can prove it. Check out my latest for Yahoo! Shine and see for yourself
Parenting Guru: Got Fairytales?

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How shoes grow

Posted by Laurie on January 26th, 2012
filed in motherhood, parenting, teen

When my son was young, people would constantly tell me to cherish the time I spent with him. They would sigh and add,

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Yeah, I might be housework-impaired

Posted by Laurie on January 25th, 2012
filed in motherhood, parenting, teen

So for the last two days, Junior has had the stomach flu. Now, I have to tell you, this did not deter him from going to school Monday so I could pick him up in his new car. Sadly, the minute we got home, he announced he was sick and spent the rest of the [...]

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Finally, Junior buys a car…with help

Posted by Laurie on January 23rd, 2012
filed in Uncategorized, motherhood, parenting, teen

So over the weekend, Junior ended up with his first car. And Harry and I ended up paying for half of it.
Yes, I know I said we weren

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Car shopping with teen is hell

Posted by Laurie on January 17th, 2012
filed in motherhood, parenting, teen

I have been to hell. And I

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Teenagers are just like 3 year olds, only bigger

Posted by Laurie on January 13th, 2012
filed in motherhood, parenting, teen

After years of parenting I have made a stunning discovery.

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Gratitude List 2011

Posted by Laurie on January 4th, 2012
filed in Weird things I do, motherhood, parenting, teen

Um, yes I did write this before I went to Florida for the holidays. And yes, I did forget to publish it. Apparently I was blinded by the despair I felt after trying to zip up my jeans yesterday. Anyway, I don’t make resolutions, but I do make gratitude lists. And here is mine for [...]

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