21 Dec
How does one go about cutting a pomegranate?
Yes, this is a little random, but stay with me for just a second… last week I bought a pomegranate to show my son. He had seen one on TV and he’d never eaten one, so we got one at the store.
But, I got it home and [...]
Posted in Food and Drink by: Nicole
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18 Dec
”Happy Birthday!”
To My Son, and everyone else born today and this special time of year!
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16 Dec
If you’re expecting or have a baby- go to Nickelodeon’s Parents Connect today for a huge online baby shower!
You just have to register and rsvp and then you’ll have tons of chances to win ’stuff for the baby’
Here’s the link and it will explain exactly how to register!
Enjoy- get some stuff for yourself… and [...]
Posted in Babies by: Nicole
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14 Dec
An ode is a ‘lyric poem’ in an ‘elevated style’…
Okay, so this isn’t an ode. Maybe it’s a tribute… acknowledgment, applause, appreciation, citation, commendation, compliment, encomium (what is that? I’ve never even heard of that word before?!), honor, laudation, panegyric (I’ve never heard of that word either, wow, all of a sudden I [...]
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11 Dec
“Being miserable is a habit. Being happy is a habit. The choice is yours.”
- Tom Hopkins
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04 Dec
”Give up your small ambitions,
Come and save the world.”
-St. Frances Xavier Cabrini
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01 Dec
Yep, I saw New Moon yesterday! I waited a week or so- so my friend and I were not mobbed by tween girls.
I was a little wary of what the final cut would be like because I have read some not-so-spectacular reviews…
AND…
It’s Great !!!!!!!
If you have not seen Twilight, do not [...]
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29 Nov
Well, I finally did it. I went against years of eye rolling and head shaking… and I joined the shoppers in the early morning on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving.
It was cool! I’m doing again next year-
in fact, I’m making it a Christmas tradition!!
Read all about it here, at DC Metro Moms…
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24 Nov
The ‘Be With Me Playseum’ is now open in Bethesda!
I visited the playseum on Friday before it’s Grand Opening… and it’s GREAT!
It has all different ‘areas’… a grocery store, a radio station, the solar system, a stage,
a grandmother’s attic and more.
Each area has activities and books, and you can play with your kids
or [...]
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20 Nov
“You can’t fail in life, unless you quit.”
-David Hasselhoff
…Yes, wisdom can come from anywhere…
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