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Eighteen Summers
Summer. It’s every school aged child’s favorite word – a few short months of lazy mornings, homework free afternoons and evenings that stretch on long after the sun goes down. When my children were...
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So grateful for more
Mom always said I was just like you Logical, objective, left-brained Thinker more than feeler. But after the heart attack You held your granddaughter tighter And protected that heart So it could love...
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One Direction is in town – have you seen my earplugs?
One Direction is the adorable musical group of five guys from the UK taking the world by storm. I am a mother of a teenager daughter who adores them. Here is our story. March 2012 – I purchase three...
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This is why I love you – a birthday message to my son
I used to be an avid scrapbooker, not only cropping photos into an artful arrangement, but also journaling about my growing children and documenting their early years. My scrapbook supplies have been...
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An aunt is like a mom, only cooler
People call me a lot of things. Dana, Mom, lady, Ma’am (aarggh!), and probably a few other names that I’d prefer not to know. Of course, I love the name Mommy the most. But “Aunt Dana” comes in a...
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Full of possibilities
Last week I took my daughter to see a professional production of A Chorus Line, one of my favorite musicals. The stage lights came up and the opening number began. “God, I hope I get it,” the cast...
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I will never let go first
When I told you a few weeks ago that I was writing a birthday post for your brother, I saw the look on your face and knew exactly what you were thinking. You always feel that I favor him, that I give...
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A little funny for you
It’s day three of the mini-blog challenge with Joi from Rx Fitness Lady, and today is a humorous post. It takes a lot out of me to be funny on purpose, and I usually infuse some humor into posts as I...
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What a difference a decade makes
It’s day four of the Mini Blog Challenge with Joi of Rx Fitness Lady. Four posts in a row – I’m getting tired. But I committed to the challenge, and I’m going to complete it! Today is Throwback...
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Ten tips for talking to teenagers
When I was a teenager, my mom used to say to me, “I can only hope that you have a daughter just like you.” She didn’t say that because I was being a sweet loving child; she said it in the hopes that...
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Dessert Pocket
My youngest child, twelve-year-old James, is the pickier of my two picky eaters. He’d be happy if I made pizza or hamburgers for dinner every night, which means he is not usually happy about what ends...
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The teen-induced meltdown
The meltdown I wrote about in The Mother of All Meltdowns took place a million years ago. Ok, it happened over eight years ago, when my kids were four and seven. So many mommy meltdowns occur as the...
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Why Halloween with older kids is awesome
There is a light at the end of the tunnel, my friends with young children. You may love Halloween with your little goblins, but it’s exhausting. Fear not; it gets easier. My youngest is in seventh...
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Oh, to be a teenager
My fifteen year old daughter loves to write; she always has. For years I have been finding piles of notebook paper in drawers and under her bed – all stories in the making. One night last week Gwen...
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I never imagined
December 5th will mark the one year anniversary of registering Kiss my List as a website. I was still over a month away from going live and announcing it to my friends and family, but my baby was...
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A Jew in December
Christmas…it’s the most wonderful time of the year. The whole country seems to be celebrating. But what if you don’t celebrate? What if Christmas is just another cold day in December? I love the...
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The classiness that is my family
Have you ever wished you were a fly on the wall, so you could see what really happens behind closed doors? Now is your chance. Today I am participating for the first time in a Fly on the Wall group...
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Ask Away, Tamara!
It’s Black Friday. Time to get up in the dark and prepare to take out your fellow shoppers as you elbow your way to the unbelievably low-priced gift of the year that you must, must have. Or you could...
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One fierce mama (guest post)
Sometimes I will see a lithe woman running in the neighborhood, and I can tell she is a Runner. Not a runner like me, contemplating a 5k and wondering if she can pull it off without a major injury. A...
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My outside hearts
When I was pregnant with my second child, I bought a piece of wall art with this quote: How true. I have two hearts outside of my body, and they have made the one beneath my rib cage larger and...
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