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Are we praising our kids too much?
Jan 26, 2012 10:15 PM Heather Starr Fiedler
Are we praising our kids too much?
This weekend Matthew has his very first Boy Scouts Pinewood Derby.  He and Mike have been working for a week to craft his car and the excitement is building. I'm slightly worried, however, about the competition aspect of
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Sometimes it's hard being a mom
Jan 19, 2012 3:29 PM Heather Starr Fiedler
Sometimes it's hard being a mom
I know I just posted a sappy post about how much I want to cherish every moment with  my kids.  But that's not who I am most of the time.  In fact, that's not who I was until just recently. All of a sudden I've
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Sleepy boy, happy mom
Jan 17, 2012 9:59 PM Heather Starr Fiedler
Sleepy boy, happy mom
Last week we surprised the kids with a trip to Disney World.  We'd had it planned for months and had originally planned to tell them at Christmas but decided at the last minute to wait until the day we were leaving. 
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Finding friends
Jan 7, 2012 11:05 AM Heather Starr Fiedler
Finding friends
My kids are nearly always together.  When they're not together, they're at school where each has built-in friends in their class. I never really realized it before, but when we're out and about, Matthew seems to be the
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Setting a good example
Jan 5, 2012 8:18 PM Heather Starr Fiedler
Setting a good example
I must be doing something right. I feel like some days I could count on one hand the number of things I do right as a mom, while the number I think of things I do wrong probably could number in the thousands. Just this week
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12 for '12
Dec 31, 2011 9:06 AM Heather Starr Fiedler
12 for '12
Every year I like to make some promises. They're not resolutions, exactly. They aren't necessarily things that I want to change about myself, but rather things I'd like to make sure I do this year. More like a 2012 "Bucket
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Decorating the mom way
Dec 19, 2011 11:11 AM Heather Starr Fiedler
Decorating the mom way
We decorated our house for Christmas a few weeks ago.  One of the decorating ideas included colored light bulbs for our two outside lights. We let the kids choose the colors. One chose red, one chose green.  It's very
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Guest Blog Posts

Potty Pooper: I don't want to potty train Jan 25, 2012 12:25 PM Erin Hill Diaper Duty
Potty Pooper: I don't want to potty train
Confession:  I don’t feel like potty training Lincoln. Yep. I said that and I know how bad it sounds. It’s horrible! I’m not a lazy person and all that other hygiene stuff he can’t do yet I’m fine doing –teeth
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Hard Discussions With Our Children Jan 20, 2012 11:41 AM Joline Atkins Carpool Lane
Hard Discussions With Our Children
Usually, I like to sprinkle humor in my posts. That's my personality - to find a chuckle in everything. This week, I'm not chuckling. And, I'm a bit tongue-tied. Me. This week, my quaint, small town experienced a
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Lincoln the Communicator Jan 13, 2012 12:48 PM Erin Hill Diaper Duty
Lincoln the Communicator
Where did this talkative kid come from? I like him! In the span of just (what seems) a  few weeks, Lincoln, who just turned two, has become someone I enjoy talking to. Yes, I liked talking to him before, but I was never able
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Zane is Reading! The Tabloids . . . Jan 5, 2012 9:17 PM Joline Atkins Carpool Lane
Zane is Reading! The Tabloids . . .
I received this text from my husband tonight while he was out at the grocery store with Zane. It read: Dad, what's a boob job? As he read the cover of Star Magazine. I'm so proud! Zane is reading sooooooo well! And so . . .
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Five things my mom taught me about being a mom Dec 23, 2011 1:29 PM Erin Hill Diaper Duty
Five things my mom taught me about being a mom
I’m taking today to tell you about my mom. Why? One, because it’s her birthday, and two, because she’s taught and continues to teach me how to be the good mom I’d like to think I am so far. Now, I’m not going to get
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A Holiday Tradition: Ding Dong, Ditch! Dec 19, 2011 4:33 PM Joline Atkins Carpool Lane
A Holiday Tradition: Ding Dong, Ditch!
A new yearly tradition for our family is coming to a close this week. The Christmas Jar. For an entire year, our family, children included, have been saving spare change in a glass jar. Coins we find in the dryer.
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No pictures! Get the picture? Dec 9, 2011 1:40 PM Erin Hill Diaper Duty
No pictures! Get the picture?
After my Grandpap passed away, my dad inherited a big box of pictures my grandparents had accumulated over their 70+ years. Among the pictures of porches being built and their beloved bulldog, Lady, were professional pictures
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