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Month: June 2009

  • Impromptu Vacation

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    My apologies for slacking so much with the ol’ blog here. We decided sort of last minute to head to the Jersey shore (my folks have a house near Long Beach Island). We were supposed to return to Brooklyn yesterday, but have decided to prolong our stay for another couple of days. I promise to…

  • Rescue Ink

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    Much thanks to commenter Lillet for pointing these guys out to me. I read through their About Page and had tears in my eyes. What a great idea! I wish I could give all of these men a great big hug. All I can do from here is link to their Web site and hope…

  • Health Insurance And The Independent Worker

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    Forgive me ahead of time for not posting a Mom It Down today. I have had the flu for almost three days; eating has been difficult, baking and cooking even more so. I promise to do something awesome next week, assuming I’m not dead. Speaking of good health (or lack thereof), my question today is…

  • Motherf*lter: Munchkin Bath Letters and Numbers

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    Moms and dads: these are a must have. Don’t have kids? Buy them for someone who does! They’re the perfect birthday gift. Emory loves them. He loves them so much, he carries them around with him all over the house and recites each letter to us. We got ours at Target, but you can buy them…

  • NYC Mom Takes Her Anti-Sweets Too Far.

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    It’s possible to take it too far. Just ask MeMe Roth resident of the Upper West Side. When offered any food at school other than the school lunch, Ms. Roth’s children — who shall go nameless since it seems they have enough on, or off, their plates — are instructed to deposit the item into…

  • Tuesdays With Murray (Chapter 100)

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    This is Murray. (Also known as: Murrl, Myrtle Man, Scrtichy, or Fatty Mcpherson.) As of today, I’ve posted about Murray 100 times. I had thought back around Chapter 80, that I would likely bring Tuesdays With Murray to an end once hitting 100. But now that I’m here, I am just not sure. I probably…

  • Mom It Down: Whole Wheat Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

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    I will likely have several more banana muffin recipes in the future because I love banana muffins, banana bread—pretty much all things banana. But these are pretty awesome as is, and I thought I might share them. What you will need Muffin Tins Mixer Ingredients 1 cup all-purpose flour 3/4 cup whole wheat flour 3/4…

  • Emory On So You Think You Can Dance.

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    A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a post called Please Don’t Blush about how Emory had become self-conscious and stopped dancing. I have good news! My boy is back. The video below was taken yesterday while showing my mother a few dance numbers from Wednesday’s So You Think You Can Dance. One of the numbers was…

  • Motherf*lter: Bella Di Vita Soaps

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    My parents once lived in State College, Pennsylvania. (I lived there as well. I went to Penn State.) They have since moved on, but friends, football, and an all around wonderful town has them returning fairly regularly. I benefit from these visits as well. You see, for years my mother bought me handmade soaps from…

  • Toddler Potty Training. Reader's Email.

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    Emory isn’t yet potty trained. Of course, he’s not really supposed to be, at 21 months. We do have one of those Bjorn toddler toilets and have for almost a year but we’re not militant about putting it to use. I store it in our bathroom across from the regular toilet. There have been a few…