raising children
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Happy St Patrick’s Day with kids and easy Crafts
St Patrick’s Day Easy Craft Ideas for Holiday parties with kids 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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Admitting the truth
At the end of the summer in 2012, I wrote this post. I never finished it. I never shared it. I don’t think I had the courage or the strength. But, now, I’m ready. Our school knows. Many of our… Continue reading
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Dear Not Nice from Lovely Young Mother of Four – 🙂
I will begin this post with an apology to my dear husband who I am certain would rather me never write it. Mainly because he would never want something like this to upset me. So, Moustapha, I am sorry. But,… Continue reading
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Little Fingerprints on the Door
fingerprints on the door….prior to cleaning 🙂 As I made my way up the stairs and into the hallway, I noticed them. They were on the door at three distinct levels. One set representing the oldest el, a first grader.… Continue reading
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What’s in a name?
At 20 weeks we found out that we were expecting a boy. It took us the next 18 weeks to decide on a name. We have a little bit of a pattern going on with our children’s names. They all… Continue reading
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Growing Up So Fast
I’ve always heard the saying “they grow up so fast.” It is usually spoken when someone hasn’t seen you or a child in a while. Often times, we hardly notice the growth that is taking place right in front of our eyes.… Continue reading
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Working with a Spirited Child and trying to be a better mom
I don’t know which is worse: the fact that my child throws himself on the ground and spits at me because I refused to carry him in the sprinkling rain or the fact that I completely lost my patience with… Continue reading