See you next year, Gelman!
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Close your eyes and imagine a week full of pampering and surprises in the Big Apple. Just you, Kelly Ripa and four of your closest friends. Well, that is exactly what was up for grabs this month if you entered “Live with Kelly!” Girls Night Out contest.
Did we think we deserved to win when we [...]
Did you ever know that you’re my hero?
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I think I speak for millions when I say thank you for touching our lives on so many levels.
It wasn’t until now, that I realized how much you have touched mine.
iparent. iwork. icommunicate. ieducate. idesign. iblog. iinspire. iconnect. iread. irun. ilike. ifollow. ising. idream. ilaugh. ilive.
Farewell summer of the roly-poly
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It’s funny how the mind has a way of forgetting things. When I think back to (what is left of) my childhood memories, I recall more of a cluster of everyday events.
… Things like the little girl who picked her nose that I never saw again past preschool … the heartbreak of losing my Strawberry [...]
Bring out your inner-grandma
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I’ve been thinking about canning lately. Yes, canning – think grandmas with winged aprons and a beautiful pantry filled with rows and rows of goodness. Somehow the idea of lining my shelves with summer’s bounty and sweet, red-checked jars sounds appealing.
This week at the grocery store, I discovered Canning Magazine – has it always been [...]
It DOES Get Easier
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I felt compelled to rerun this from Dec. ‘09 … (tissue, please.)
One foggy, fuzzy day when I had three kids under the age of five, I happened to be sitting on a park bench near a group of very put-together moms. (Foggy and fuzzy didn’t describe the weather – just my mental status that year.) [...]
Happy Birthday To My “Ken”
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I ran across an old picture of my husband the other day while searching for some old photos. It was from the mid-90’s, taken within months of when we first met. I stared at the photo for a long time and in a way, it felt like I was looking into the eyes of a [...]
Hockey Love
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Loving hockey is like loving that misfit family member that demands all of you and smells bad.
This entire week has been spent in the confines of an ice rink. Despite the bad fluorescent lighting and high stink factor of the locker rooms, I have counted myself blessed to freeze my hockey mom buns off. Rather, [...]
A salute to brutal honesty, all prettied up
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I recently received this Naughty Betty greeting card from Anne on our 100th post day. Lookie here …
The inside reads: I can’t imagine life without a friend like you. They really have a way with words, don’t they? … I couldn’t have said it better myself.
So that got me thinking and, today, I would like [...]
Happy Father’s Day … MOM!
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Another Father’s Day is just around the corner and it brings back memories of celebrating my dad. As kids, my brothers and I used to race to the kitchen early in the morning in hopes of preparing the best breakfast in the world. Of course, it usually consisted of milk, dry cereal, and a squished [...]
