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Year: 2009

  • Breathe Locally

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    This post was going to be about organic food and locavores both of which are growing trends here in America. Just last week, Michelle Obama planted an organic vegetable garden on the White House lawn – the first garden at the White House since the FDR administration. It seems that people are starting to care…

  • Tuesdays With Murray: Chapter 86

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    I visited our local pet store recently to get Murray some vitamins. My hopes are to stifle whatever is that’s making him consume weird and dangerous plastic things. The owner there knows all about Murray. This last visit, she stopped me midway through my purchase and said, “I was thinking about you recently. I was…

  • Mom It Down: Easy Whole Wheat Biscuits

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    I discovered this recipe five or so years ago and I’ve been loosely following it ever since. These biscuits probably aren’t going to win any awards, but they sure do hit the spot! Clocking in at a 10 minute preparation and clean up time, you simply can’t beat the taste-time ratio. What You Will Need: Some type…

  • Why Do I Cry When I Jog?

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    I jog. I jog so I can eat cake. I’m not kidding.  I’m a slow, steady runner. I jog between an 11-minute mile and a 12-minute mile. I jog five times a week and I love it. But here’s the weird part: Sometimes I cry.  My friend, Heather Champ mentioned that she has emotional moments after a run…

  • Kettler Bikes and Play Kitchens

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    I sent out a Twitter yesterday mentioning we’re in the process of researching play kitchens. And almost every single person told me to get this one. So, unless someone tells us there’s an even better option out there, that’s the one we’ll be ordering. (Although, check this one out! Sometimes I have to remind myself that these toys…

  • "Is It OK For My Son To Like Girl Stuff?"

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    Today’s crowd-sourcing research topic is taken from a conversation I had with a couple of moms I know. It’s about sexual identity and our kids. Even the most open-minded parents find themselves caught up in whether or not their boys should be playing with toys designed and marketed to little girls. And I do think this…

  • Tuesdays With Murray (Chapter 85)

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    “Murray is small. We’re pretty sure he’s going to be tiny all his life”   It’s a good thing we don’t gamble. I can’t believe I’ve been doing this for 85 weeks! Granted, they haven’t been 85 consecutive weeks. I think I missed the Tuesday whenever I was giving birth. And I think I forgot…

  • Mom It Down: Rosemary Cookies

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    Toby Joe and I attended a housewarming party over the weekend and I wanted to bring some cookies. I wanted something a little different but easy enough to accomplish while entertaining my son. I chose a rosemary butter cookie. I chose them because they said spring to me.  Today’s Mom It Down! recipe is taken…

  • Breast-Feeding: It's OK If You Can't Do It.

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    Friend and commenter, Missy, linked to an article yesterday that stirred up a number of emotions for me. And in any case, if a breast-feeding mother is miserable, or stressed out, or alienated by nursing, as many women are, if her marriage is under stress and breast-feeding is making things worse, surely that can have…

  • Ear Infections In a Toddler

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    When I dropped Em off at school yesterday, I told the women what I tell them every morning. “If he’s sick or seems sad, tired or cranky, call me. He had a rough night last night and I’d hate for him to be in pain or cause problems for you all.” They nodded in agreement…