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  • 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…

  • 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…

  • We Got a Little Teapot

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    We have a lot of kitchen appliances. Out of the appliances we own, the two that we’ve used the most over the years has been the KitchenAid mixer and the Cuisinart Electric Kettle. I use the KitchenAid at least three times a week. And Toby Joe makes tea almost every night. I often use our kettle for…

  • Toddlers Are Timeless

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    Sometimes I wish I could live to see my son grow up to be an old man. Thankfully, life throws me moments like this: This is a picture of Emory and Sofia sitting in the park together last Thursday. They are both (almost) two but going on 90. This picture makes me unbearably happy and it tells a thousand…

  • Ideas For Toddler Easter Baskets

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    Nothing like waiting until the last minute, right? We’ve decided to celebrate Easter this year (and by celebrate, I mean eat candy) and I haven’t the slightest clue what I’m going to do for Em. He’s still a little young, so searching for hidden plastic eggs or dying the real ones probably isn’t an option…

  • In Honor of Maddie Spohr…

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    Instead of writing a woefully unrelated and hypothetical tale filled with loss and anguish and making this about me, I am going to encourage you to visit to The March of Dimes, and donate whatever you can spare in the name of Maddie Spohr. If you have kids, go play with them right now! If you don’t,…

  • Using Social Media to Freak Out Brands

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    Jonathan sent me an interesting article from Adage about how a few vocal people can give an impression that something is a much bigger deal that it really is. (Remember the Motrin scandal?) From the article: “The data is a really compelling reminder that a lot of our target consumers are not the people who are…

  • Teething and Traveling

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    Happy Friday, my friends! Ready to help out a father in need? I got an email. It read (edited slightly):  “My 5-month old son is cutting 2 teeth and of course goes through bouts of being very unhappy. I was wondering if you gave anything to your son while he was teething? We’re flying from…

  • 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…