Archive for 2009

 

Catalog Kids: Aliens in Your Mailbox

Posted by Laurie on October 16th, 2009
filed in motherhood, parenting

A strange thing happened to me the other day. I opened my mailbox and discovered that aliens had taken over. Trust me, they

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Sports Parents: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Posted by Laurie on October 9th, 2009
filed in motherhood, parenting

Every fall, children across the planet do one thing: try out for sports teams. And once those kids make the team, ordinary parents, the kind that help with homework, kiss boo-boos, give advice to the lovelorn and in general are pretty nice people, morph into that dreaded creature known to coaches around the world as [...]

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Keeping the mystery in a relationship

Posted by Laurie on October 2nd, 2009
filed in Uncategorized, motherhood, parenting

So my wedding anniversary is coming up and that always makes me reflect on our marriage. I take an afternoon and think about what we

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Where have all the sweatshirts gone?

Posted by Laurie on September 25th, 2009
filed in motherhood, parenting

I don

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Let’s Talk About Sex, Baby

Posted by Laurie on September 18th, 2009
filed in motherhood, parenting

As a mom, I spend a lot of time answering questions on everything from

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Why I Hate Laundry

Posted by Laurie on September 11th, 2009
filed in motherhood, parenting

I hate laundry. It never ends. Even if a miracle occurred and I finished all the laundry in the house, someone would walk in covered with mud and grass stains, strip off their clothes and toss them in the hamper, thereby creating a new load of laundry to do.
I have not seen the bottom of [...]

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The Mouse, The Mojito and Me

Posted by Laurie on September 3rd, 2009
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I

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