30 Jan
Some of you may be thinking… There was no ‘best’ 80’s music, but give the decade a little love… Oversized blazers and stirrup pants weren’t the worst fashion faux pa in history… maybe. Anyway, we all got through it.
My husband and I recently watched the countdown of best songs of the 80’s on [...]
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29 Jan
The great people at Mabel’s Labels are going to give away a free trip to BlogHer 09 in Chicago this summer!
Here is some more information about it.
But back to the contest…
Basically ‘Mabel’s Labels’ is asking
‘What have been the rewards and benefits of participating in the blogging community?
I didn’t know what a blog was [...]
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29 Jan
A Happy ‘The-Snow-is-Melting’ Day to everyone!
Just want to let DC area people know about a new website for moms in this area… DC Metro Mommy!
This website is a great resource- with a calendar and events, a book club and… a Blog Village, to which I am now a contributor.
Check it out !
This is [...]
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27 Jan
I recently overheard some moms at my son’s preschool talking about Speech Therapy, and I realize I’ve never blogged about Speech Therapy and some wonderful things that I can pass on about it here in the blogosphere. My son speaks very well now, and we were done with Speech Therapy long before I [...]
Posted in Toddlers by: Nicole
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26 Jan
I just found myself in a situation I haven’t been in for 5 years, since my son was born. I had an afternoon to myself, and was basically told, in a nice way by my sick husband- not to come home.
Our Little Man had just left for my parents for a ‘Pajama Party’; yep, [...]
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26 Jan
If you are driving through the intersection of University Blvd. and Colesville Road, you might miss the sign for the little bakery in Four Corners; if you do, turn around and go in.
The Woodmoor Pastry Shop is in the little strip mall at the intersection. There is parking in the front [...]
Posted in Food and Drink by: Nicole
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21 Jan
Yesterday History was made. And even though I could have braved the cold and ventured downtown to the Capital Buiding on Metro, I did not. I chose to have the best seat in the house: I watched the Inauguration on TV.
There is enough written and there will be plenty more written about [...]
Posted in Around DC, Economics by: Nicole
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20 Jan
“No one in the world can take the place of your mother.
Right or wrong, from her viewpoint you are always right.
She may scold you for little things, but never for the big ones.”
~Harry Truman
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18 Jan
In Honor of the Inauguration and this wonderful city that I call home, here is a reminder of the importance of your jobs, moms…
And that even Presidents need their mothers…
”I remember my mother’s prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life.”
~Abraham Lincoln
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16 Jan
I have stumbled upon,
no pun intended, a couple of sites that may increase your traffic!
Disclosure: I have yet to do Stumble It, Digg, or del.icio.us, but I am working behind the scenes on my site and working on increasing web traffic.
I found out about these sites over at The Big Piece of Cake, [...]
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