A Note from Chatterbox

3.29.11

I have this on my dresser and read it every morning. It never gets old!

Posted in Blessings, Daughters, parenting | 8 Comments »

Parenting, Type A-Style

11.4.10

By now you know that I am somewhat of a Type A personality.  I have to say that its relaxed tremendously over the years - especially since having kids - from the days when I used to obsessively organize my life in a day planner during college.  I distinctly remember ...

Posted in Girl Scouts, parenting, Raising Girls | 5 Comments »

Going With Your Gut

9.17.10

I'm feeling relieved today that a decision made by my gut turned out to be a good one.  Remember Giggles' struggle with preschool? Well, we were destined for a repeat of the morning meltdowns and constant battles for this school year if something didn't change.  After a peaceful and happy ...

Posted in Back to School, parenting, school | 1 Comment »

Guest Post from Author Lori Tharps – What I Would Do With A Substitute Me

9.9.10

Two weeks ago my debut novel, Substitute Me hit store shelves. I’ve authored two other non-fiction books, Hair Story: Untangling the Roots of Black Hair in America and Kinky Gazpacho: Life, Love & Spain, but completing my first novel is like a dream come true for me. Ever since ...

Posted in balancing acts, giveaways, happy mommy, parenting, super mama, supermama, Uncategorized | 4 Comments »

Our Big Catch!

11.24.09

Oldest and I caught the ugliest looking thing but boy, was he pleased. Here's a picture of our catch.The fish is called a toadfish- ugly color, green eyes the color of something toxic.We fished for about an hour and enjoyed some quite time together. We saw dolphins playing in the ...

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Love Without Bias

11.4.09

Last night hubby invited me to watch a sports documentary with him (yuck!, I thought; but since you asked, sure…why not, I thought). I don’t watch sports, so you can only imagine my enthusiasm to watch a sports-related documentary. I was rather pleased that I took him up ...

Posted in advice, in the news, parenting, what's on TV | 6 Comments »

Because Daddy Says I Can

7.31.09

I'm sure you've seen these JuiceBoxJungle ads in your internet travel - they're everywhere! Well, one reason we signed on to host these ads is because their episodes are really thought-provoking and touch on some of the real issues facing parents out here.I meant to post about episode "Grandma ...

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A little woman

7.14.09

I just put princess to bed after her second wakening tonight. Usually, by this time of night (a little after 10 pm) I'm pretty annoyed by these "surprise visits". I usually take a hard stance and either scream (okay, shout a bit) or threaten to take away a toy/stuffed animal/book. ...

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Another Working Mom Bites the Dust….?

7.6.09

Hopefully by now everyone has heard that Gov. Sarah Palin has decided to resign as Governor of Alaska. Taking over at the end of this month will be Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell. News reports state that her decision was made after she decided not to run for re-election and motivated ...

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One look was all I needed

6.25.09

Princess is absolutely driving me crazy right now. I am so frustrated that I want to give her back! (Nana…you better come for her soon). She’s not listening and what’s worse is that she’s being really purposeful in her actions, if not outwardly defiant. We had it out last ...

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