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Raising Smart Spenders
(from today’s Ridgewood News) I’ve got a loose change collector in my house. Whenever he sees coins… on the washing machine, the floor of the car, between couch cushions, my 12 year old will...
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Another Mommy’s Blog…
I try to spend part of my morning reading blogs, some by fellow moms, some from writers, even a few by beauty and fashion experts. I came across one recently that was heart piercing,...
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Homework Delivery? She Said, She Said
It’s 8:30am and the call comes: “Mom.. mom.. mom… I forgot my (insert here…math homework/lunch/science book) can you PLEEEEEASE bring it to school?” You’re home and not too terribly inconvenienced...
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Sun Denial
“I don’t like the looks of this one at all,” said my dermatologist, looking through the lens of her scope at a mole on my upper lip. “It’s dark, it’s irregular, I need to biopsy this.” I got this...
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Summer Reads
If it’s summer that means… reading nearly ‘round the clock. Here’s what’s on the bedside table: And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel The Gods...
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Lessons Learned While Surfing
I learned how to surf a few years ago. I should clarify: I took a week long surf camp with my kids and, with some excellent instruction, by the end I was able to stand up on the board and ride a...
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Old School TV
During our week at the beach we had no less (or more) than 4 tv channels available. Every parent’s dream, every kid’s nightmare. The good news for both sides was that the best of the 4 channels...
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Then vs. Than…
Every time I come across the then/than choice while writing I have to stop and think, which one is it? There’s a cheat sheet hanging on the wall next to my computer that I often use for grammatical...
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When You’re….Feeling Small
“If you think you’re too small to be effective you’ve never been in the dark with a mosquito.”
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Gratitude Jar
Some eye rolling, lots of groans but we’re doing this: A gratitude jar (from a photo found on Facebook). I had a dream last night that I was driving and it was summer already. As the beach whizzed...
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