Some Mothers – A Mother’s Day Poem

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My husband wrote this “poem” last night as he prepared to speak at church on Mother’s Day. He was surprised that so many women approached him and said that his poem really touched them. I was not so surprised. I think each of us can find ourselves in this list. I think it’s particularly interesting [...]

When Mom’s Away…Beware of the Wild Onions

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I am heading home today, looking forward to seeing my family again in a few hours. I was surprised on Sunday when Candyman sent me a blog post….the third he’s written on the blog since I started blogging in 2007. I’m guessing that he will be just as happy (or happier) to have me back [...]

Black Friday Shopping Tips for Moms

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Are you ready for Black Friday’s shopathon? Don’t go Black Friday shopping without reading these few tips from Dawn Sandomeno and Elizabeth Mascali, entertaining experts, authors of Plan To Party, and founders of The Party Bluprints Blog. Dawn and Elizabeth have appeared as featured experts on TV, radio, and in national publications like the Today [...]

Mood Swings and Handfuls of Poop: The Similarities of Parenting Toddlers and Teens

While my kids enjoy a random day off school today and I enjoy having all 5 of my kids home (bwahahaha!), my wonderful bloggy friend Kristi from Live and Love Out Loud is stepping in to keep you guys entertained. Kristi, take it away!   ~Lolli   Last fall, Lolli shared her momtastic wisdom on [...]

Homework Doesn’t Have to Be a Battle – Guest Post

For as long as school as has been around, children have dragged their feet when it comes to doing homework. There are all sorts of reasons for it. A child might be struggling in a class and homework might feel like hitting their head against a brick wall. A child may be very bright and [...]

Dear You Guys (a guest post)

We’re in the home stretch, friends!! Less than a week left to vote! Help me win the Amazing Avocado Big Hit Grand Prize ($5000!) for my yummy Avocado recipe by voting daily for me at http://www.theamazingavocado.com/bighit/vote.php?id=8. Thank you!! Typically, my Dear You Guys letter is composed of a selection of comments that you guys have [...]

I’m Not Here…I’m Over There

….over there being Alli-n-son’s Thank You Journal Meme, where I am guest posting today. I LOVE guest posting, but every once in a while I love the guest post so much that I wish I could post it over here for all of my regular readers to see. So today I am strongly recommending that [...]

Back to School Giveaway Week!

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In celebration of Back to School season (all five of my kids head back to school tomorrow morning!) I’m launching my first ever Back to School giveaway week, with exciting giveaways every day. This week will be full of fun and lots of great prizes (including my first ever photo editing giveaway….a la Lolli…try it. [...]

Dance Like No One is Watching

Today’s guest post is brought to you by the super fun Allison from Alli-n-son. Meanwhile, I am busy getting ready to jump into this conference business. Just a few more hours! I’ve never been good at letting lose, especially around new people, or people that I don’t see often, or sometimes even good friends. I’m [...]

The Talk

The first time I met Erica was during Bloggy Boot Camp. We sat together at the back of the room and chatted through the entire class. (Sorry to whoever was teaching!) We had an instant connection. Erica, author of Mommy’s Still Fabulous, truly IS fabulous….intelligent and fun and adorable all rolled into one. Today, Erica [...]