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Dry/Secondary Drowning, written 1 day ago, There are an interesting article that was email to me today about a dry drowning that happened in South Carolina. This first was a VERY alarming article to read since Carson always jumps in the pool and occasionally chokes on some water. After reading this ...

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GETTING UNSTUCK IN YOUR STEPCOUPLE: REACHING OUT FOR HELP, written 2 weeks ago, Ever notice how STUCK you can get? Ever notice how you and your partner spin around and around getting hung up on the same stuff – often around childrearing, money and ex-spouses. You get fixed in your own feelings and...

Random Thoughts ~ Musings ~ Post Labor Day Rantings, written 3 days ago, This poor blog has become my step-child lately. I know, hit me with a wet noodle ~ I've been soooo bad.I'm absolutely in over my head on some projects, what with the new grandkiddo; Road Trips; babysitting; working; eBay; my Mu...

You 've done it, too, written 3 days ago, If Piper Palin was a Stay at Home Dad, which would be disturbing since she IS a 7 year old girl, I think she would fit right in.Just in case you missed the spit-shine she gave her baby brother last night, here it is:

The Dishes will be There Tomorrow, written 5 days ago, I hope everyone had time on the long weekend to spend quality time with family and friends and to reflect what's truly important in life. These days so many of us find ourselves too busy and too stressed to take time to sit back and enjoy our li...

Working Parent in the White House, written 6 days ago, The selection of Sarah Palin guarentees a working parent with young children will be spending time in the White House starting next year. Barack Obama and his wife would bring two daughters, 10 and 7 years old. While McCain's children are all ne...

Whose Home Is It Anyway?, written 8 hours ago, Dear Jacob & Samantha:You don't yet know how to sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" yet. And that may be a good thing. Because right now it sounds a bit like this to me:Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave --For a man of hypocrisy:A...

Mineral Makeup: The Breakdown., written 1 day ago, I recently took advantage of some free (and nearly free) trials of different brands of mineral makeup in different price ranges and I wanted to share my experience.First off, I'm not one of those naturally beautiful wenches who can go in public sans...

Losing Too Much Weight? Or Just Jealous Friends?, written 1 week ago,

Tips, Recipes and just the everyday goings on of a divorced working mom of 3 beautiful kids.

Massachusetts Re-Evaluates a Silly, Sexist Policy, written 2 days ago, Via WSJ's Juggle comes word that Massachusetts is looking at how it enforces a law that guarantees new moms 8 weeks of unpaid maternity leave (yes, FMLA offers more leave, but you have to be working someplace with more than 50 wo...

The Boy Comes Home for the Weekend, written 22 hours ago, On Tuesday, the boy asked if we would come get him and bring him home for the weekend. Because we're mean, we said no. Instead, we suggested on Wednesday that we come visit him (one round trip is better than two) at school. On Thursday CNU ca...

A blog about life in general when you are a working mom and dad, have kids and life starts to get to crazy to deal with.

Catching up, written 2 days ago, Catching up with old friends - sometimes it is lovely, (think tea time), and you simply pick up where you left off. Other times it is filled with awkward conversation as it quickly dawns on you that time has moved in and set up permanent camp in the Sea of Difference...

Telecommuting Cover Letters - Tips from "Telecommuting Truths", written 3 weeks ago, When writing a cover letter for your resume, it can be a little confusing as to how to bring up the "telecommuting" subject. Particularly if the job ad does not indicate a work-from-home option, ...