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The peace of pumpkin picking
Saturday was one of those almost perfect autumn days in NE PA, so we went pumpkin picking. Our mommy’s helper, Kerri, works at a farmer’s market, and they have tractor-pulled hay rides up into...
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Hire a photographer for the holidays
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, Old Time is still a-flying; –Robert Herrick Being older parents means our little guy has cousins who are old enough to babysit! But then again, most of his cousins are...
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The terrible twos vs. menopause
Menopause means never having to ask, “Is it cold in here?” Thanks to perimenopause, I haven’t been cold in about 15 years. I’ve barely needed a Winter coat for the last five years. It has to be...
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Bah, Humbug!
I’m not a big fan of the holiday season, but I’ve promised to act “as if” for the sake of the Little Guy until he’s old enough to become jaded and bitter, too. So once again this year, I’ll be watching...
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I got the fever
As I put F’s new Batman pajamas on this week, I had this realization: Batman and Robin’s capes were really a fashion choice, weren’t they? Unlike Superman’s highly functional cape…because Superman can...
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Bumping my head on the blue and pink ceiling
Time to go back to working outside the home. Of course, I’m ambivalent, but it’s time for him to start socializing with other toddlers, and I guess the same could be said for me, taking into account my...
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My blog featured at Next Act for Women!
I was interviewed for a website featuring stories about women reinventing themselves at mid-life! I hope you’ll take a minute today and check out my story!...
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Menopause is the new puberty
Or at the very least, it’s the puberty of middle age. Let’s review. Signs of puberty: Acne–devastating, but hopefully treatable and finite Weight gain–in a sexy, filling out kind of way, usually Hair...
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Becoming a mommy blogger
In 2011, I joined the growing and oft-maligned ranks of online writers known as the “mommy bloggers” with my particular offering: grayhairedmom.com. Why, you may ask, did I become a blogger? Even more,...
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It takes a village…and mine is in zip code 90210!
I’m of course referencing a book written by one of my personal heroes; she was referencing the folk wisdom that it takes more than a mother or father or parents to raise a child. And man, do I ever...
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