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Ten New Year’s Resolution Ideas for Kids
The last week of school before winter break, our kindergartner announced his “New Year’s resolution.” He said, “my New Year’s resolution is to be a construction worker.” Clearly, he did not understand what the word resolution meant. Although I’m not… Continue reading
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Elf Kit Review
If you have preschoolers to elementary school-aged kids, you’ve heard of the Elf on a Shelf. This is Elmomma’s review of Your Best Elf- Elf Kit! Continue reading
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Happy birthday to Me (trigger warning)
Our lives and my birthday changed forever in 2017. In 2017, I was the happiest I had ever been in my 40 years on earth. I wasn’t the least bit upset to be turning forty. I was pregnant with our… Continue reading
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What a day. What a month. What a year!
It’s only February of 2021 and it’s already been a doozy. But, who can keep track at this point? In the latest crazy events, we got snow, sleet, ice and deep freeze temps across Texas that lasted for a few… Continue reading
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How I imagine You
It’s always been hard for me to imagine how my babies will look and who they will look like, when I am pregnant. It was the same when we were expecting our second daughter in the summer of 2017. I… Continue reading
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Family Favorite: Lebanese Cauliflower, ground beef & Rice
Here’s another Lebanese inspired dish that we make once every week or so. My kids request this one. They absolutely love it. We all do. They literally want this dish at least once a week. At this point, you may… Continue reading
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Grieving During the Holidays
I posted these reminders in 2017, after our daughter died of a fetal maternal hemorrhage at 18 weeks gestation. Now, in 2020, there are so many grieving across our nation. They are grieving the loss of their livelihoods, their jobs,… Continue reading
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Working full time with kids…it’s a whole new summer
What a difference! We are 5+ weeks in with a few weeks to go and this summer has been very different from the last 10 “summers with kids.”10 years ago, we were “in the throws” with a newborn baby boy-… Continue reading
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More or Less "Broken"
Sometimes I wonder about the “people online.”You know the ones.The ones that are often referred to as “trolls” because they troll websites looking to cause a fight.They aren’t “us,” right?I wouldn’t be friends with someone like that, would I? Or,… Continue reading