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Preschool Fashion Week, *Sponsored by Totspot*

March 11, 2015 by Amy, Using Our Words 2 Comments

I’m excited to partner with Totspot for this post about how we recently celebrated Preschool Fashion Week in our house. (Ok, that’s not really a thing. But it should be. Because it would be far more entertaining — and maybe even more outrageous — than the runways in NYC. Right?!) If you know Pink, you […]

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10 Things I Learned This Week, Vol 96

March 10, 2013 by Amy, Using Our Words 5 Comments

I know, I know. We lost an hour today. But as my lovely friend Cristie (of The Right Hand Mom) wrote on Facebook this morning, “One hour closer to summer!” And Friday, for that matter. Lesson #1: If you want to scare your kid straight, have him get toothpaste in his eye. Because as Big […]

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My Funny Looking Kids

January 22, 2011 by Amy, Using Our Words 11 Comments

I look back at pictures of myself as a child—you know, the ones where I’m decked out in a beautifully smocked dress, sitting angelically beside my perfectly coordinated brother—and then I look at my kids and wonder where I went wrong. Since about the age of two, both of my boys have been extremely opinionated […]

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Musings of a Fashion-Challenged Mom

October 20, 2010 by Amy, Using Our Words 12 Comments

I’ve never been a fashion maven. I wore Jordache zipper jeans, not Guess. I thought Gap was high fashion until I went to college with L.A. trend setters. And even now I’d choose flip flops over Manolos (did I even spell/say that right?) any day of the week. Don’t get me wrong, I try to […]

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