When Heather and I devised this plan for our kids to dress in Mario Party Halloween costumes, we didn’t really think about the division of labor between the costumes. My Mario and Luigi were a piece of cake compared to her Princess Peach and Toad. Sorry, Heather. 😂 Another thing we didn’t really think about? How we were going to…
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Sometimes I feel like a walking stereotype of a stay at home mom. I spend my days driving kids around in my minivan. We go to Starbucks, Costco, Target and Trader Joe’s more than anywhere else and more often than not I’m in yoga pants. I mean, there’s a reason this stereotype exists and I play right into it. Now…
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MOM WIN OF THE WEEK We’ve been trying to go to the BIG pumpkin patch in our area since the end of September when it opened, but between sickness, work schedules, bad weather and smoky air we just haven’t been able to make it work. We took a total gamble and headed out around 4pm the other day. My kids…
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I have said this before, but I’m not a recipe follower. Which is also why I’m not a baker–apparently it’s really important not to eyeball things when you’re baking. Who knew. My easy homemade enchilada sauce is a hit though so this last time I made it, I tried to carefully write down “exact” measurements and all that jazz so…
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When I first became a mother, I didn’t understand the value in having mom friends. I wasn’t against it, I just didn’t know how valuable they really were. I was one of the first of our friends to have a kid and not knowing many other mothers my age probably had something to do with it. Of course, I had…
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