The Mom of the Year

...a less serious look at the world of parenting

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My Dad is Boss

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I’m one of those lucky, lucky girls b/c I have the best dad in the world.  Not as in, “I love my father” (which I so obviously do), but as in “my dad is just a really, really cool guy”.  He’s boss, plain and simple.  My favorite characteristic trait of all time is integrity, and […]

Not Our Home

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Keep your eyes heavenward A few of my friends have recently experienced some really, really rough junk.  It’s not my place to give details, but think: the nasty, hard stuff of life and you’ve got it.  My heart breaks for them, and I wish wish wish I could do something to “make it better”.  I […]

I Tried to Make Cake Pops

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My vision… Somewhere in the recessive depths of my totally non-DIY mind, I decided it would be a good idea to make cake pops this year for my son’s birthday party (curses, curses, curses on Pinterest).  I could give you a detailed blow-by-blow, but I will try to keep this relatively short and simple.  That […]

The Big Dogs

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I’ll confess, I pulled out The Big Dogs a couple days ago.  Hey, give this Mom of the Year a break.  It had been a long, long day of fun at Longwood Gardens and we were totally rockin’ the day napless (never a wise choice with a baby and a toddler).  I managed to get […]

Guest Blogger: Lisa McKay

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Lisa McKay is awesome.  Several months ago, my friend E referred me to her blog at www.lisamckaywriting.com and I have since been dedicatedly following.  I am continually awed and impressed with Lisa’s wit and wisdom.  She currently lives in Laos where her husband serves as a humanitarian worker.  She has an extensive career in psychology and […]

Throwing it Down with Spanx: The Monday Review

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The original Spanx–not much has improved… Spanx. Spanx. SPANX.  Oh, my mixed feelings about this supposedly-genius product for women…I think I’m probably the only woman in America who is not totally in love, so I’m pretty sure something is wrong with me. In theory, they are fantastic: they suck you in, make you look skinny, […]

Focus on the Truth

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“Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable–if anything is excellent or praiseworthy–think about such things.”–Phillippians 4:8 As a natural worrier, it is so easy for me to get fussed up about things that aren’t true and that will likely never come to […]

Mini Golfing with a Baby

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“I’ll feed myself, thank you very much.” No, we’re definitely not yet cool enough to rock out several fun rounds of mini-golf as a family, but we sort of have our own version of the game going on here.  You know the holes with those windmills spinning around in front of the hole?  When you […]