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An Ordinary Day Turned Extraordinary

August 30, 2010 by Amy, Using Our Words 12 Comments

The other day I rushed home from work after an important morning meeting. Little was feeling sick and I hated to be away. I arrived home to find him sound asleep, not missing me a bit. Big and our sitter were playing a nice, quiet game of Chutes and Ladders in our playroom (aka garage) […]

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5 Things I Learned This Week, Volume 5

August 29, 2010 by Amy, Using Our Words 3 Comments

Lesson #1: Though I may have gone to the Dave Matthews Band concert to relive my college days, I was reminded that it’s just as much fun to get out and toast good friends in the now-we-have-kids days. (Even if now we have to get up around the same time we were just going to […]

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5 Things I Learned This Week, Volume 4

August 22, 2010 by Amy, Using Our Words 4 Comments

In case you can’t tell, I’m feeling a bit sentimental after a week of family parties, vacation and adventure… Lesson #1: While cautious kids may be born (especially to cautious mothers), there’s no telling what a little encouragement from adventurous dads will get them to not only do, but enjoy. Lesson #2: My parents and […]

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5 Things I Learned This Week, Volume 3

August 13, 2010 by Amy, Using Our Words 4 Comments

Another Friday, another chance to reflect. Here are a few of the lessons/reminders that have stuck with me during a fun-filled family week. Lesson #1: Road trips are a whole different kind of adventure with kids. Especially kids who get carsick watching movies. And while sensitive little bodies don’t always allow time for discretion, it’s […]

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5 Things I Learned This Week, Volume 2

August 6, 2010 by Amy, Using Our Words 20 Comments

Happy Friday! This post is coming to you live from NYC where I’m blogging alongside the bloggiest bunch of them all at BlogHer. (Just wondered how many times I could fit “blog” into a sentence.) No doubt I’ll be learning a lot more as the next couple days unfold, but here’s what I’ve learned so […]

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