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Slice-of-life stories about parenthood

Gingerbread House Activity: A Real Mom’s Do’s and Don’ts

November 27, 2013 by Amy, Using Our Words 5 Comments

I’ll be honest. I don’t have a great track record with gingerbread houses. I fail. Consistently. Last year I swore I’d have Lenny do them next time. Again. But, I forgot. Again. And I forged into dangerous territory with my kids. I mentioned this on Facebook, and it got some interesting discussion going. Apparently I’m […]

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One Thing I Learned This Week

April 28, 2013 by Amy, Using Our Words 9 Comments

Lesson #1: Technology can bring me to tears. Let me explain. So, I’m about to give away my trade secret. Are you ready for this? Don’t tell anyone — ok? — but I take lots of notes on my phone each week in prep for my Lessons posts. It’s true, my memory gets so watered […]

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Ghosts of Halloweens Past

October 26, 2010 by Amy, Using Our Words 14 Comments

Since having kids, Halloween has made me a bit crazy. (And by “me” I mean me AND Lenny.) I can’t really explain it, but we feel this bizarre need to come up with the perfect costume and we’ll do anything to make it happen. But it turns out, our little characters don’t exactly share our […]

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