Tag: random musings
member name: Kristin B.
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August 22, 2006 02:11 PM EDT --
My daughter has been kicked out of school for the day – she had a fever yesterday – and I'm embracing the mom in me.
What does that mean? Normally I would spend a sick day struggling . . .
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October 17, 2006 03:16 PM EDT --
Last night, like most nights, my son asked me to "mix up his ice cream." This is a long standing tradition that goes back to my childhood when my brother and I would make "ice cream" . . .
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May 08, 2006 01:05 PM EDT --
I originally published this article on August 2, 2005 on ManicMommies.com. I just really liked it - and wanted to give it to the group at Gather.
As I rollerbladed this evening, spinning around my son . . .
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May 15, 2006 09:36 PM EDT --
As I watch my two children fumble and tumble their way through the day – slipping as they run around corners, wacking their teeth on the banister, scraping knees as they run down the driveway – . . .
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December 29, 2006 10:48 AM EST --
Before I had children, New Year's Eve celebration usually involved getting dressed up, drinking a little too much and venturing out into the cold evening to celebrate with friends. I've attended . . .
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August 10, 2006 04:21 PM EDT --
As I sat in my doctor's office, flipping through a dog-eared copy of "American Baby" and glancing at the clock, I could feel my blood pressure start to rise. Probably not the best way to . . .
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December 10, 2006 08:20 PM EST --
This weekend we've been preparing for the holidays - wrapping presents, cleaning out the playroom, listening to Christmas carols and watching our fill of christmas-themed movies. Thanks, in no small . . .
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December 29, 2006 11:13 AM EST --
My 4-year old son is obsessed with taking pictures. The problem is, I have been unwilling to let him play with my digital camera.
Enter grandma with the new Fisher Price - Kid-Tough Digital Camera . . .
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May 08, 2006 12:53 PM EDT --
My neighbor and co-podcaster told me about this site.... I can already feel myself being sucked in! I really don't have time for another obsession!
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August 05, 2006 09:07 AM EDT --
The Mommies return from a week off and catch up with a lot of chick chat, laughter and commentary on recent articles about motherhood. Is it really a shock that some mom in London wrote a newspaper article . . .
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June 20, 2006 09:48 PM EDT --
With two children, we have received our share of irritating toys – sharp toys that inevitably end up somewhere I can step on them (always in the dark); stuffed animals that begin playing late at . . .
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August 10, 2006 10:04 PM EDT --
Last year I wrote this piece soon after returning to work. I'm posting it again today for Manic Mommy Dina S. I hope it helps!
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I made a decision when I went back to work and now I'm feeling . . .
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May 12, 2006 11:46 PM EDT --
Why is all video game music so obnoxious?
Our son has discovered daddy's Xbox, and now we need to play a couple of games each night. Specifically, Crash Team Racing (CTR) – a game that combines . . .
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May 15, 2006 09:18 AM EDT --
I have always loved listening to music. Broadway tunes, rock and roll, jazz standards, punk, 80's - you name it, I like at least some of it. But, like many people, I would get tired of listening to . . .
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May 07, 2006 08:31 PM EDT --
I find the Gather group "100 Interesting Things About Me" to be an intriguing one. Can I think of 100 interesting things about me? What defines interesting? Who defines interesting? It's . . .
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May 12, 2006 08:13 PM EDT --
I am quickly gaining a reputation in the neighborhood as someone who hates to cook… which troubles me. That's because I like to cook. I find the entire process - perusing through cookbooks, planning . . .
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May 06, 2006 11:05 PM EDT --
Tonight Erin and I snuck away from our families to do some shopping. Since we were both tired from swim lessons and birthday parties, I wouldn't count this as a "girls night out." Especially . . .
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June 23, 2006 04:09 PM EDT --
On our latest show the Manic Mommies bring back a listener favorite: magazines we'd read if we had an extra six hours a day. Erin shares an article about dinner parties, while I talk about high-end . . .
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