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The Most Fun Thing to Do With Kids on a Plane
I’ve told you before about the 3 Important Things to Pack for Airplane Travel with Young Kids. I call them the Trifecta of Airplane Actives: 1. teeny, tiny vials of bubbles, 2. cellophane tape, and 3. pipe cleaners, and you can read more about why here. But I’m telling you now, those are old news.…
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A Christmas Miracle (and Day 4 of 7+ Giveaways)
I slept past my alarm this morning. It strummed the iPhone alarm strum mockingly at me and I hit snooze. And then I hit snooze again. And then I pushed my face deeper into my pillow and yelled, “why? Why? WHY?” and hit snooze again. It was, in other words, a morning like every other morning.…
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On the Importance of Using Our Words
“OK, boys. We need to have a chat.” I sat my twin 1st graders down last night before bedtime for a serious heart-to-heart. “I know you like to sleep with me,” I said, “and that’s fine. You know, when we all get to SLEEP. Because, to be clear, that’s my number one main goal at…
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The Last Doll
I stood in the mall in the tiny store crowded with books and toys and trinkets of all shapes and sizes, and I stared at the wall of stuffed animals as I tried desperately to narrow down my choice. I was 8 years old, and my fourth facial surgery was just a few days away. The stuffed…