Monthly Archives: August 2010

Product pick: Hard-boiled Egg Molds

Posted on August 27, 2010 by

Plenty of parenting blogs are talking about ways to make school lunches more fun.*  A friend told me about this one, which may be my favorite idea so far: egg molds!  Who knew that you could turn a hard-boiled egg … Continue reading →

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Report: Activities from the Rookie Moms

Posted on August 26, 2010 by

Last week, I confessed that I hate the park.  I also challenged myself to try three activities suggested at rookiemoms.com to break out of a rut of same-old everyday activities with my 3-year-old son.  Here’s what I tried and how … Continue reading →

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Easy Recipe: Lunch Pancakes

Posted on August 19, 2010 by

My son loves pancakes.  On lazy Saturday mornings, we’ll sometimes whip up a batch using Trader Joe’s multi-grain pancake mix, and he’ll eat more than my husband.  On the rare occasion that we go out to breakfast, he’ll devour the … Continue reading →

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I hate the park.

Posted on August 17, 2010 by

There, I said it.  I’m a stay-at-home mom to an almost 3-year-old boy, and I hate going to the park.  It could be that this germophobic mom can’t handle the dirt… or that the trouble to slather sunscreen on this … Continue reading →

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The Decaf Mom phase

Posted on August 17, 2010 by

It was my first outing with the new baby, our first child. We strolled to our neighborhood Starbucks, where we introduced our son to our favorite barista and the store manager. In an adorable gesture of congratulations, they wrote “Mom” … Continue reading →

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