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You’ve just brought your college student to school either for the first time or as a return student. The tears have finally dried on Mom’s face, as she leaves her baby behind; and the tears are nearly dried on Dad’s face, as the sting of the tuition bill becomes a fading memory. Especially if your…
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Seriously? There is nothing else people could get upset about? Are there no people left in the devastation of Hurricane Irene? Did we achieve World Peace? Is our budget balanced and our economy fixed? No? Then what the hell, people? How come your panties are in a bunch over Chaz Bono on Dancing With the…
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My friend and fellow Walt Disney World Moms Panelist Kaylene wrote a pretty awesome blog about me today. I love Kaylene – both her kind heart and caring nature make her someone you just admire and aspire to be like. I was honored that she wrote about me today – which you can read here:…
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You know the motto – “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night…” Think it applies to your mailman? Think again. It belongs to the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment. The Old Guard. These are the dedicated soldiers who stood out there, braving the ravages of Hurricane Irene – as they have done with…
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Hey there, Jersey! It looks like, based on the most recent forecast, we have a big old bullseye painted on our coast, and Hurricane Irene looks like her aim is pretty darned good. We are in no way unfamiliar with big storms, but in these parts, it’s usually a Nor’easter that dumps a few inches…
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It’s the time of year when most moms and dads are running around, picking up back to school supplies, buffing up the back to school wardrobe, purchasing the perfect back to school shoes. But if you are a mom or dad with a preschooler, who doesn’t need any back to school stuff because they aren’t…
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My initiation into the sorority called Motherhood was on August 24, 1991. I had been in the hospital for over a week with pre-eclampsia, and with my kidneys beginning to fail, my eyesight becoming compromised, the doctor decided it was time to deliver my daughter. I was only at 31 weeks, and she had failed…
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Aren’t you supposed to get a whole new perspective on life when you come dangerously close to not having one anymore? Well, I don’t think my entire outlook has changed, but I have thought some new thoughts; I’ve evaluated some things – the way I do them or don’t do them; and I’ve examined life…
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I make no secret of my love of Starbucks lattes. They have been a daily staple, part of my every day routine, as important as the good morning kiss from my husband and the goodbye kisses dropping the girls off at school (okay, maybe not THAT important). So when Starbucks came out a while back…
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Many years ago, when we lived in Orlando, I got a phone call from a friend in New Jersey. She was coming to Orlando, all expenses paid, and was hoping to catch up with me. How wicked awesome, I thought! A fully paid trip to Orlando – theme park tickets, accommodations, airfare! What do you…