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Blog about Babies, Kids, Children & Family

Strange Celebrity Phobias

I was listening to a recent podcast of one of my favorite NPR shows, Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me. On this particular broadcast, their guest was Philippe Petit. If you don't know who Philippe Petit is, you obviously didn't read my review of the 81st Annual Academy Awards.

Are You Walking Hand in Hand in Your Marriage?

Yes, I mean the physical act of being hand in hand when walking together, but also the idea of as the 1950s song says traveling 'Side by Side.

Organize a Neighborhood Garage Sale

Shopping and holding garage sales can be very frugal. But when you organize your garage sale into a neighborhood or multi-family sale, your tightwad ways can really pay off. It is a great time in our country to organize a neighborhood garage sale.

Fitting in the Spring Cleaning

With three young children and a work-at-home job, it can be difficult to get the spring cleaning underway. As much as I would love to take a weekend to just complete it all at one time, that is nearly impossible. So I find myself sneaking up on the spring cleaning here and there as I can.

Confessions of a Reluctant Facebook Parent

Within hours of posting my last blog regarding obsessed Facebook parents, I learned that not all moms and dads, who use the social networking site, do so willingly. Enter Tom*. I worked with Tom for about three years prior to becoming a stay-at-home.

Grumpy in the Morning

How your tween's new sleep patterns might be to blame

Marriage and Household Roles

Having "assigned roles" in the household can make for fewer arguments in a marriage. Knowing exactly who is responsible for what can help the tasks get done and cut down on arguments. Here is how.

Baby’s First Check Up 2

Within 24 hours of birth, your baby will have his or her first official check up. This is an important examine that will let you know the health of your baby and if any intervention needs to be done while you are still in the hospital.

Exercise is Child’s Play

A new study shows that individuals, who have a hard time sticking with structured fitness plans, can still reap the benefits of exercise by participating in child-like play.

Pizza Burn

If you're the sort of person who can't wait to dig into that steaming slice of pizza or hot beverage, you're not alone. Enough people have burned the roofs of their mouths on hot foods that actual medical journals refer to the problem as "pizza burn".
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