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We had a real squeaker of a competition this past week, one vote separated first and second place. And that extra vote created our latest Hot Stuff Of The Week: LD’s essay on Public Breastfeeding. Congratulations! You earned yourself a pat on the back and a nifty badge for your website! Also, at no extra […]

My week, in bullet points:

· I didn’t get any of the jobs I applied for. I was bummed out, I got over it, I decided to cook and write. Who needs government work! Bah!
· I made, or considered making: Lemon muffins, carrot muffins, […]

We’ve been homeschooling for a couple of months now and so far everything is going really good. The biggest concern I have is being self disciplined enough to stay on schedule. We have stayed on schedule for the most part, but its so hard for me! The second hardest thing? Finding kids for my son […]

Someone I love very much drove an ambulance in NYC back in 2001. He responded on 9/11, and spent the following months working at the site of the former towers.
Although he’s careful with what he shares with us civilians, it’s safe to say that his job became more grotesque and more depressing than any […]

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We live in an age of super-parenting. It’s about the right accessories, the right clothing and the right activities. We’re expected to keep a grueling pace that, let’s face it, most high-powered executives couldn’t on a daily basis. Add to that, we’re expected to be accomplished and able to do it without […]

Your friends will know you better in the first minute you meet than your acquaintances will know you in a thousand years.
Richard Bach
In the past month, I’ve had the good fortune to catch up with several old friends. Even though we haven’t been in constant contact, when we do sit down to talk and […]

“Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born.”
- Anais Nin

Over the past couple of weeks I have written a bit about why it’s important to bond with other parents. […]

Last week I described my much anticipated “girls night away.” Let me start by saying it was wonderful to get away and be with friends. I came home deeply thankful for the women I call friends.
My post last week sparked a few people to share what they do, and a few people to […]

In just 3 days I am heading off to spend about 30 hours with some girl friends. The plan is for 3 of us to leave bright and early, and enjoy a kid-free breakfast that we don’t have to cook ourselves. We will then arrive at the Kittery Shopping Outlets as they are […]