I will never forget hearing of the mass devastation caused by the earthquake in Haiti last year. I was in New York City with some blogging friends, visiting the Martha Stewart show, without a care in the world. To turn on the television and see the absolute ruin of so many lives crushed me. I…
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MELISSA, MULTI-TASKING MAMA in
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While at the annual BlogHer conference in NYC, I had the distinct privilege of having dinner with the folks from Tavern Direct and The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. More on Tavern Direct in a second but first I want to share with you some more downright scary and eye opening statistics about…
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Image via Wikipedia and that is a finer thing! My twelve year old, Matt, must be having a major growth spurt. Yesterday, for instance, he ate 3 bowls of cheerios before school. The boys had an appointment so I went through a drive thru on the way back to school (I know, bad mom). Matt…
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A 13 year old boy has fathered a child in the UK, click here for the article. So, here’s the thing. I kept quiet about octo mom, lips sealed. If you knew me in real life you would know that is a feat in and of itself. But, since I have tween boys, quiet I…
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