02/08/19
The Week in Mommy Shorts
This week, while we continue to deal with our home renovation situation (there’s a semi-update), we tackled negative friendships, ate plain crackers and let off steam at the school dance.
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Someone once told me that a girl’s favorite color progression is pink, then purple and then finally landing on turquoise. If that’s the case, then Mazzy is right on schedule.
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01/29/19
Mazzy Steals the Show
When they asked to floss and dab in front of an audience, it was almost like Mazzy had been prepping all year long for this exact moment.
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01/25/19
The Week In Mommy Shorts
This week, we officially moved back into our apartment, which is both good and bad. Good, because we got all our stuff back, but bad, because it feels a little bit like defeat.
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Mazzy’s confidence in front of the camera was really something to watch. She’s a girl who knows who she is, and when she feels like that is being celebrated, that’s when she is happiest.
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01/17/19
Mazzy is Firmly on Team No Homework
Mazzy always makes a stink about doing her homework, but last night, she had some particularly well-thought out arguments.
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01/15/19
Give Your Kid a Camera
If you want your kids to like travel, I suggest giving them a camera and letting them into the photo-taking part of the experience.
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Nine years into this “having a family” thing and it seems like we’ve suddenly got all these firmly established traditions. I didn’t even see them coming.
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Forget about Christmas. Forget about Hanukah. Forget about Thanksgiving. Let’s talk about a way lesser known holiday called “my birthday.”
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12/20/18
The Day the Magic Died
It takes a very special kind of visit to Santaland to make a 9yo girl stop believing in Santa and unicorns in one evening, but that’s what happens after you wait for two hours in the bowels of Macy’s, on a deceptively long line. You start to look for cracks in the system.
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12/11/18
My Baby Turned Nine!
My baby turned nine on Sunday! Can you believe it? NINE. She was nine months old when I started this blog, so if you’ve been following me since then, that’s a REALLY LONG TIME.
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12/04/18
Mazzy Will Buy and Sell Me One Day
A few months ago, Mike started putting on CNBC in the morning, while the kids are getting ready for school. Apparently, all that talk of stocks and futures and markets are sinking in.
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Normally, I shy away from partnerships that give us extravagant toys just for the hell of it, but this was Harlow’s birthday! The perfect opportunity to give her EXACTLY WHAT SHE WANTS.
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11/20/18
That Time I Wiped Out on my Bike
The scariest part about falling on my bike is that I was alone with Mazzy, and there were a few seconds when I wasn’t sure if I was ok and wondered what Mazzy would do if I passed out or was unable to move.
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It’s my baby’s birthday today! Yep, my youngest is turning SIX. Can you believe it? Me neither.
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