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February 2012 (2)
- 03: I Can’t, Can You? (1)
- 01: My 5 Year Old’s Artwork (5)
January 2012 (18)
- 31: Kids Don’t Lie (7)
- 30: Hands Full (9)
- 26: While You Were Sleeping (9)
- 25: Breakfast for Dragons (2)
- 24: Fight for Your Right to Awesome (5)
- 23: Pants Are Where It’s At (7)
- 19: Sleeping Super (10)
- 18: Throwing Flurries (3)
- 17: Oops (0)
- 16: Maybe I Wasn’t Specific Enough (5)
- 12: It’s Official, Kids Have It Easy (10)
- 11: Enabling (7)
- 10: The Top of the Toy Pile (8)
- 09: In a Rush to Wait (11)
- 05: A Terrible Shirt (4)
- 04: Hard Change (9)
- 03: Suzy Poops-a-Lot is Not Funny (6)
- 02: Finding My Happy 2012 (9)
December 2011 (7)
- 30: The Yearly Wrap-Up (0)
- 23: Santa Claus is Coming! (2)
- 15: Home for the Holidays (6)
- 13: A Big Box of Knives (8)
- 12: Send Wine (6)
- 11: Gift Basket Winners! (0)
- 01: Excedrin® Migraine Relaxation Baskets! #giveaway #win (135)
November 2011 (18)
- 30: You Get What You Ask For (4)
- 29: Now with SpiderHulk (6)
- 28: The Process to Play (2)
- 24: Giving Thanks (6)
- 23: What I’m Here For (6)
- 22: Happy Tale of a Puppy (6)
- 21: An Answer (6)
- 20: Healthy Choice Inspired by Top Chef (1)
- 17: Diabetes Awareness Month (3)
- 16: Dreaming (2)
- 15: How to Throw the Lamest Birthday Party Ever (8)
- 14: Comforts of the Season (6)
- 10: Now 8 (8)
- 09: Divine Intervention (5)
- 08: Going for Broke with the Tooth Fairy (7)
- 04: A Beeping Public Service Announcement (9)
- 02: The Stories We Tell Over Breakfast (8)
- 01: Picking Bones (4)
October 2011 (17)
- 31: Is This Considered a Trick or a Treat? (6)
- 28: Colors of This Rainbow (5)
- 27: Finding a Shirt to Wear (3)
- 25: Smurfette (10)
- 24: When Time is a Factor (10)
- 20: Not Yet a Man (7)
- 19: Milk and Toilet Paper (10)
- 18: Drawn Together (3)
- 17: Grateful for Tomorrows (5)
- 13: You Damn Dear Dog (11)
- 12: On Cows and Milking (3)
- 11: Like Haley Joel Osment, Only Not (4)
- 10: Skipping Stones (3)
- 07: It’s Important to Hear (8)
- 06: Life is Unfair (14)
- 05: From the Scent of Powder (5)
- 03: How to Not Dress Your Kids Appropriately (7)
September 2011 (20)
- 30: Nuggets (3)
- 28: Twitter, Fun for all Ages (4)
- 27: The Mom Bag (1)
- 26: Welcome Home (6)
- 24: Boy Scouts of America (2)
- 22: Rules to Live By (4)
- 21: Before the Frost (11)
- 20: I am a Nosy Neighbor (9)
- 19: Like Pantyhose (3)
- 16: Setting the Scene (8)
- 15: Detox (5)
- 14: Slip ‘n Slide (3)
- 13: Which Problem are we Trying to Solve First? (1)
- 09: 3 Years Old, On Paper (2)
- 08: Spoon Mom (2)
- 07: It’s a Bird, it’s a Plane, it’s Super Buzz! (3)
- 05: Thanks, Grandma (7)
- 03: Marie Callender’s Frozen Lasagna (0)
- 02: Even Ventriloquists Go to School (1)
- 01: Hairdressing (0)
August 2011 (11)
- 31: 2nd Graders Don’t Hug (1)
- 30: The Next Round (9)
- 23: Second Day Progress (6)
- 22: AboutOne (w/Giveaway!) (0)
- 12: Shared Diagnoses (1)
- 11: Firestarter (8)
- 07: Back to School #CrocsBTS #spon (1)
- 05: When You Lose Your Marbles (8)
- 03: Some Mornings (15)
- 02: G Major (4)
- 01: Precursor of What’s to Come (5)
July 2011 (18)
- 28: 140 Characters of Awesome Parenting (6)
- 27: Hose Are Nothing But Trouble (11)
- 26: Wishes in the Well (8)
- 25: And Then She Was 3 (9)
- 22: Heavy (7)
- 20: Fudging Gosh Dang Shoot Doesn’t Have the Same Ring to it (25)
- 19: Talking About Vegetables (19)
- 18: A Job Well Done (11)
- 16: Christmas in July (0)
- 15: Quenching my Thirst to Grow Another Child (5)
- 14: Know Your Worth (2)
- 13: Rockin’ My Babies (4)
- 11: Cheerleading (12)
- 08: Feeling Old (4)
- 07: The Middle Digit (5)
- 06: Ghosts of Fireworks Present (6)
- 05: Still Awkward (8)
- 01: How to Lose Your Mind in 10 Easy Steps (15)
June 2011 (18)
- 30: Best Friends, Eventually? (7)
- 29: A Horse Of Course (2)
- 27: You Never Forget How to Ride a Bike (5)
- 23: Like Talking to Air (1)
- 22: Style Maven (2)
- 21: A Beautiful Day for a Neighbor (12)
- 20: I Heart “Salads” (3)
- 17: No Gabba Gabba (7)
- 15: Technologically Advanced (4)
- 14: One Way to Scare ‘Em Off (0)
- 13: Party Every Day (2)
- 10: Joys of Pregnancy (1)
- 09: A Blog Post About Not Writing a Blog Post (6)
- 08: Picasso (5)
- 06: What We’ve Learned (8)
- 03: How I Imagine it Went (7)
- 02: Preferential Treatment (8)
- 01: Stereotyping (4)
May 2011 (17)
- 30: There Once Was a Damn Mouse (14)
- 27: When Did He Start Calling Me Mom? (5)
- 25: I Mowed the Grass (16)
- 24: Clones (6)
- 23: Broken Glass (4)
- 20: Potty-Training Success Has a Price (12)
- 18: 156 Card Pickup (13)
- 17: Powder (4)
- 16: An Inspirational Poster in the Making (5)
- 12: We’re All Good at Something (13)
- 10: This I Know (9)
- 09: Starting Points (3)
- 08: Trapped: For Mother’s Day (4)
- 05: Not Very Helpful or Interesting (2)
- 04: Just Like Rocky Fighting that Russian Guy (5)
- 03: 2 Years and Counting (8)
- 02: It Takes a Village (7)
April 2011 (17)
- 28: Comparing Stickers to Sundaes (12)
- 27: Yes Joey No Joey No (32)
- 26: Give Me 5 (5)
- 25: Easter / Birthday (5)
- 21: Bursts (9)
- 20: Counting Down (8)
- 19: A Matter of Principle (7)
- 18: Don’t Be Mean, Start a Blog (9)
- 15: Puddles and Payback (4)
- 13: Multiple Choice (6)
- 12: The World is His Ladybug (3)
- 11: How to Win a Debate (8)
- 08: Love Letters (11)
- 06: Cheese! (5)
- 05: Olie-Olie Oxen Free (2)
- 04: My Mama Heart Grew 3 Sizes That Day (11)
- 01: It Wasn’t a Mouse (5)
March 2011 (10)
- 31: Up For a Party! (30)
- 29: A Forgetful Knocking (2)
- 23: Him and Her and Him and Them (3)
- 21: So, There’s This
- 20: Sunday Shoo! (0)
- 17: The Hazards of Potty-Training (2)
- 15: Wanting What She Can’t Have (2)
- 14: Inception (4)
- 10: Very Pretty (7)
- 08: Kids Break Stuff (7)
February 2011 (13)
- 27: Sunday Shoo! (0)
- 20: Sunday Shoo! (2)
- 15: Even Iron Man has Trouble with Girls (6)
- 14: These are my Valentines (11)
- 13: Sunday Shoo! (0)
- 11: Lunch Lies (2)
- 10: Merry Christmas to All (8)
- 08: Whatever Gets Us Through the Day (12)
- 07: Seriously (6)
- 04: Coming Away with More than Just Groceries (5)
- 03: A Bad List (8)
- 02: Icing on the Cake (11)
- 01: Let’s Just Pretend I Haven’t Been Gone for 3 Weeks, OK? (4)
January 2011 (7)
- 12: Don’t Touch My Glasses (4)
- 11: Future Aspirations (8)
- 10: Like an Episode of Maury Povich (5)
- 07: I Realize I Did This to Myself (5)
- 05: Questing Quiet (9)
- 04: Spicy (11)
- 03: Laughing at a Bad Day (9)
December 2010 (10)
- 28: Here, But Not (6)
- 21: There is No Such Thing as Safety Scissors (3)
- 20: Strange Bedfellows (5)
- 17: A Silent Critic is the Best Critic (10)
- 16: Disadvantages of Diabetes (6)
- 15: Braved, and Then Some (8)
- 14: Festive (12)
- 03: The Great School Picture Fiasco (7)
- 02: Infinite Wisdom, Or Something (8)
- 01: Sweater Weather (3)
November 2010 (17)
- 29: Mustachio Monday (7)
- 26: Damn You Pilgrims (15)
- 24: Turkeys (6)
- 23: My IUD and Me: The Breakup (14)
- 22: I’m Sending His Future Therapy Bills to Pixar (10)
- 19: Lunch of Congested Leisure (5)
- 18: A Crushing Loophole (8)
- 16: Battleship (5)
- 15: An Inconclusive Sleep Study (14)
- 12: Guy Funny (8)
- 10: They Say It’s Your Birthday (11)
- 09: Let it Be (17)
- 08: A Series of Unfortunate Events (12)
- 05: I See the Stars (10)
- 03: His Very First School Picture Day (10)
- 02: How Rude and How Not to Be (10)
- 01: Boo! Times 3 (11)
October 2010 (16)
- 28: On Finally Asking for Help (17)
- 27: The Best in Class (6)
- 26: Well Then (6)
- 25: Driving the Point Home (10)
- 22: Elsewhere (0)
- 20: Big News! (3)
- 18: Bubble Monster (6)
- 15: Minding Our Manners (8)
- 13: The Faces of My Daughter (7)
- 12: A Kid at the Playground (10)
- 11: Skater Boy (13)
- 08: Mystery Incorporated (3)
- 06: A Lesson in Sharing (5)
- 05: Do I Really Have to Do This Again? (12)
- 04: His Name is Yogo (6)
- 01: Gone Fishin’ (5)
September 2010 (18)
- 30: It Takes a Village (13)
- 28: Reaching (17)
- 27: Sweet Dreams Are Made of These (10)
- 24: Picking Favorites (13)
- 22: Done as Done Can Be (13)
- 21: Here Comes Peter Cottontail (7)
- 20: Correction (10)
- 17: Locked Out (13)
- 15: Progress, I Think (8)
- 14: One of Those Stories I Probably Shouldn’t Share on the Internet (7)
- 13: Scattered (10)
- 09: Kindergarten is Hard (10)
- 08: Waiting for the Easy Button (12)
- 07: 2 Going on 13 (14)
- 06: Once Bitten (10)
- 03: A Perfect Analogy (7)
- 02: Home is Where My Heart Is (6)
- 01: Thank You and Questions Answered (12)
August 2010 (18)
- 31: STAT (10)
- 30: Absolutely Nothing (10)
- 26: What About the Pencils? (15)
- 25: Metamorphosis (11)
- 24: I’m Watching (17)
- 23: Upward and Onward (12)
- 20: Two for Tea (12)
- 18: A Simple Question (21)
- 17: Monkey See, Monkey Do (14)
- 16: The Flush Whisperer (11)
- 12: Funny (10)
- 11: Sympathy Pains (9)
- 10: Life’s a Peach and a Really Cheesy Post Title (13)
- 09: Instead of BlogHer (13)
- 06: Blur (9)
- 04: Safety 1st (18)
- 03: The Roundup Gang (13)
- 02: Who Needs the Right Foot When You Have a Left? (19)
July 2010 (19)
- 29: A Moment to Remember (8)
- 28: What Goes Around Comes Around (8)
- 27: Good Night (11)
- 26: Putting on Her Shiny Shoes (15)
- 23: Two Much (10)
- 21: Her Green Baby (13)
- 20: An Experimental Approach When All Else Fails (10)
- 19: It Calls to Me by Name (12)
- 16: Squirrel! (12)
- 14: Sometimes Losing is Winning (12)
- 13: Gussied (10)
- 12: Wash Your Mouth (13)
- 09: Our Swing (19)
- 08: 99 Problems, But My Netbook Ain’t One (9)
- 07: It’s Not What You Wear, It’s How You Wear It (11)
- 06: ABC Duet (9)
- 05: Master Mosquito Killer (5)
- 02: A Thankless Job (10)
- 01: Raising and Smelling Boys (16)
June 2010 (17)
- 29: I Hate Shopping (13)
- 28: Confession (15)
- 24: Get Off My Lawn! (7)
- 23: A Word She Knows Well (8)
- 22: You’re My Favorite Deputy, Usually (11)
- 21: Parenting Win (8)
- 18: Wrapped, Like a Band-Aid (12)
- 16: Beware (15)
- 15: Deep Questions (14)
- 14: Where a Kid Can Be a Kid (19)
- 11: Ride Like the Wind (Or a Small Puff of Air) (9)
- 09: Fashionista (16)
- 08: Scamming the People (9)
- 07: Always (18)
- 03: Humongous (8)
- 02: Zoo: Before it Went South (17)
- 01: Are We There Yet? (20)
May 2010 (16)
- 31: I Love the Zoo but It Didn’t Love Me (10)
- 28: Boys and Their Guns (15)
- 26: Point Noted (15)
- 25: One Ant (12)
- 24: Red and White and a Fun Mess All Over (19)
- 21: Thank You (13)
- 18: No No No Yes (35)
- 16: Elmo Lust (39)
- 14: Remembering Yesterday (32)
- 12: The Pursuit of Happiness (32)
- 10: Courageous (26)
- 09: In a Nutshell (5)
- 06: Someone’s a Little Excited for Iron Man 2 (4)
- 05: The Vision (5)
- 04: Blogiversary (13)
- 03: Nothing Says Love Like Store-Bought Birthday Cake (6)
April 2010 (18)
- 30: Attack of the Teeny Tiny Tarantulas (10)
- 29: Bounty, Brawny, No Idea (11)
- 28: When Angels Sing (8)
- 26: Four! (13)
- 23: About a Girl (10)
- 22: Just Mommy, the Spectator (2)
- 21: Ruffle Socks (8)
- 20: The Best Pizza Ever (10)
- 19: Syrup and Sappy (8)
- 15: Some Things Stay the Same (20)
- 14: He Misses Out on All the Fun (6)
- 13: Grand Intentions (8)
- 12: Crush (6)
- 08: A Shit-uation (18)
- 07: Name Change (4)
- 06: So He Won’t Grow Up To Be A Baseball Player (6)
- 05: Easter Day (7)
- 01: The Joe Camel of the Preschool Set (8)
March 2010 (19)
- 31: Zoo (13)
- 30: Kids Are Great For Your Self-Esteem Pt. 2 (7)
- 29: Kids Are Great For Your Self-Esteem Pt. 1 (8)
- 26: Feet First (10)
- 24: Much Ado About Pudding (10)
- 23: Love/Hate (12)
- 22: The Hardest Job I’ve Ever Had (6)
- 18: Living the Dream (6)
- 17: Research (11)
- 16: Biting the Hand that Feeds Him (4)
- 15: Happy Birthday, Dad. Again. (5)
- 12: Phonological Delay Disorder (7)
- 10: Apply Within (14)
- 09: It’s OK (12)
- 08: Happy Birthday, Dad (6)
- 04: Thank God for Google (13)
- 03: “Helping” Hand (8)
- 02: Pretty in Pink (9)
- 01: Date Night (10)
February 2010 (16)
- 25: Spinning It (12)
- 24: Little and Littler (8)
- 23: For the Love of Sporks (10)
- 22: More Sick (8)
- 19: Misty Water-Color Memories (7)
- 17: Good Times (20)
- 16: Chainsaw: A Love Story (9)
- 15: The Way to My Heart (6)
- 12: A Sweet Moment (8)
- 10: Hawalle (11)
- 09: Even Easy Can Be Complicated (4)
- 08: Sick (8)
- 05: Lesson Learned (9)
- 03: About Last Night (6)
- 02: What it Means to Me (6)
- 01: Toothless (6)
January 2010 (16)
- 28: Too Bad I Can’t Use My Super Power to Win the Lottery (1)
- 27: On the Internet (5)
- 26: Peace and Quiet is Underrated (12)
- 25: 18 Months (6)
- 21: Another First (11)
- 20: By Any Other Name (9)
- 19: I Get It Now (2)
- 18: Golden Globes (4)
- 15: Puberty Revisited (8)
- 14: Giving Credit Where Credit is Due (1)
- 12: Morning, Afternoon, Evening (7)
- 11: Clean (4)
- 08: Growing Colder (6)
- 06: Loose Tooth (2)
- 05: This is Why I Shouldn’t Clean (2)
- 04: New Year, Same Story (4)
December 2009 (16)
- 31: Retrospect: 2009 (1)
- 30: Sponge (1)
- 29: A Gift that Keeps on Giving (3)
- 28: Weekend Winners Vol. 13: Snow Day Edition (4)
- 21: Very Merry Christmas (3)
- 18: Window Washer (1)
- 17: The Brave Cape (5)
- 15: Shaved: A Birthday Tale (5)
- 14: Sorry Kids, Santa Hates You (3)
- 11: Q & A (6)
- 09: Jackalopes Aboundin’ (5)
- 08: Everything but the Kitchen Sink Chili (2)
- 07: ‘Tis the Season (8)
- 03: Seven (5)
- 02: From the Planet of the North Pole (1)
- 01: A Style of His Own (4)
November 2009 (17)
- 30: Lights (5)
- 27: Bitter Berries (6)
- 25: Maybe We Should Just Order Pizza Instead (6)
- 24: The Greatest Story Never Told (3)
- 23: Friends and Family (4)
- 20: The Abby Stomp (2)
- 19: Traditions (5)
- 17: Written Yesterday (4)
- 16: Weekend Winners Vol. 12: Officially 6 Edition (0)
- 13: Trying Again (1)
- 12: I Think My Kids Are Trying to Kill Themselves (3)
- 10: Happy Birthday, Jedi! (4)
- 09: Weekend Winners Vol. 11: Jumping in Leaves Edition (1)
- 05: Brothers and Sisters (5)
- 04: Meet Stumpy (1)
- 03: In No Particular Order (3)
- 02: The Darnedest Things (3)
October 2009 (18)
- 30: Always Brush Your Teeth (2)
- 29: Bad Mother (2)
- 27: 100 (7)
- 26: Weekend Winners Vol. 10: Trick-or-Treat Edition (0)
- 22: Helicopter (4)
- 21: When Ladybugs Attack (5)
- 20: Toothbrush Wars (0)
- 19: Molars Suck (2)
- 15: A Post About a Skillet. No, Really, it’s Exciting! (4)
- 14: Oh Right, That IS Me (5)
- 13: Fearless (3)
- 12: Weekend Winners Vol. 9: Pumpkins! Edition (2)
- 08: Spellcheck Seems to Think I’m Spelling ‘Breastfeeding’ Wrong (8)
- 07: Parenting Is (3)
- 06: Five Forever (3)
- 05: But I Still Love Halloween (3)
- 02: For Our Next Study, Does Peanut Butter Go Well with Jelly? (3)
- 01: Up! (0)
September 2009 (17)
- 29: Never Take a Girl (Like Me) to a Car Show (2)
- 28: Weekend Winners Vol. 8: Car Show Edition (1)
- 24: Not that I’m in ANY WAY Ready for Them to be Teenagers (5)
- 23: It’s the Climb (3)
- 22: Things to Buy 1.) An Umbrella… (2)
- 21: Weekend Winners* Vol. 7: Haircut Edition (2)
- 18: Sleep Deprivation (2)
- 17: Friends in the Age of Facebook (5)
- 15: In Memory (5)
- 14: Weekly Winners Vol. 6: Park Edition (0)
- 10: Mommyblogger: The Epitome (8)
- 09: Friends with Filth, Not so Fond of Clean (4)
- 08: One Small Step (1)
- 07: Building Trust (1)
- 03: Just a Nosebleed (6)
- 02: Is This Where I’m Supposed to Say Something About a Stork? (4)
- 01: Not so Wild Kingdom (3)
August 2009 (17)
- 31: Weekly Winners Vol. 5: Zoo Edition (4)
- 27: Revenge is Sweet (Literally) (7)
- 26: H1N1 (3)
- 25: I Need to Work on My Sports Analogies (1)
- 24: George + I = BFF (3)
- 21: A Mother’s Guilt (2)
- 19: Helper (1)
- 18: Effects of the Fair (3)
- 17: Weekly Winners Vol. 4: State Fair Edition (2)
- 13: For the Love of America (5)
- 12: In the Dark (1)
- 11: Mine, Mine Mine Mine (5)
- 10: Showing Her Age (2)
- 07: We Fought the Law, and the Law Laughed in Our Face (2)
- 06: Tomato Delight (5)
- 04: On Being a Girl (5)
- 03: Sweeney 2.0 x 4 (0)
July 2009 (18)
- 31: Fruit Loops, Indeed (5)
- 29: RIP Sweeney (3)
- 28: Never Send a Man (2)
- 27: Weekly Winners Vol. 3: Happy Birthday Edition (1)
- 24: One (5)
- 22: Sometimes, It’s Good To Be Me (0)
- 21: Hush (6)
- 20: The Life of a Train Conductor (2)
- 17: Better than BlogHer (9)
- 15: Potty Time (8)
- 14: As Much Fun as a Broken Leg (5)
- 13: The T-Bone Anniversary (4)
- 10: Cry Baby (2)
- 09: Home (1)
- 07: Flint (2)
- 06: Weekly Winners Vol. 2: Damn Tourist Edition (2)
- 03: Every Boy For Himself (2)
- 02: No Diving (4)
June 2009 (18)
- 30: Tress-Tastic! (8)
- 29: How We Say I Love You (2)
- 26: My Birthday (3)
- 25: Making Relatives at Baskin Robbins (3)
- 23: On a Positive Note (2)
- 22: The Thought That Counts (0)
- 19: A Day in the Life (3)
- 17: Inappropriate Language (0)
- 16: The Power of 3 (4)
- 15: Weekly Winners Vol. 1 (1)
- 12: I Like Cake (2)
- 11: Going on 30 (5)
- 10: Talk is Cheap, Anyway (2)
- 08: Fire in the Sky (1)
- 05: If Only For a Moment (0)
- 03: My Little Boy (0)
- 02: When I Move, You Move (1)
- 01: Proceed with Caution (0)
May 2009 (14)
- 29: The Spelling Bee and Me (0)
- 27: Whippersnappers (0)
- 26: Diet? What Diet? (0)
- 22: Breaking News (0)
- 21: Can You Hear Me Now? (0)
- 18: Sweet Sixteen (1)
- 15: Now With Duct Tape! (0)
- 14: Stand Up (0)
- 12: 6 Pounds (0)
- 11: Mother's Day Weekend (0)
- 08: Like Mother, Like Son (0)
- 07: Teething (0)
- 05: Back to Good (0)
- 03: An Introduction (0)