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03 August, 2012

3 going on 30

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That's right! Monkeyboy's about to turn 3. That I've grown 3 strands of grey hairs in my own odd mommy- tally system is just ano...
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28 July, 2012

Parenting Pandemic

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The 'Terrible Twos' they call it. Well, I have a feeling that the nomenclature is more along the alliterative lines rather than accu...
13 July, 2012

Sufferin' Succotash!!

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Sylvester the Cat has it down pat!  Although I'd take any other kind of grub too.  My head feels like it's full of Fruit Loops ev...
24 June, 2012

These are a few of my favorite things indeed!

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I am not a sybaritic person by any stretch of the imagination but I DO like my comfort. After a rare (and I mean rare!!!) dinner out with ML...
12 June, 2012

Ol' MacDonald Had A What??!

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Kids usually like animals. Love them even. They tend to like some over the others. As do we all. And then they also tend to juxtapose their ...
08 May, 2012

If Harry Potter were real...

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My life would be mucho different. Here's how- I'd Accio my kid every time he tried to get away from me. For that matter, I...
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30 April, 2012

Losing Track of Time

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I must have mentioned it here and there, a few gadzillion, times how I lose track of time ever since MLM arrived. There are mornings when...
25 April, 2012

Euphemisms

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Webster defines euphemism as- the substituion of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unplea...
18 April, 2012

Adventures in Pickle Making

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When I was in a mental damadol (slang for dilemma) about whether I should stick the offspring into day care and get back to working full-tim...
09 April, 2012

Parenting Bugbear

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Call me opinionated (most people do) but I quite dislike people telling me how to parent or intervening (and sometimes interfering) with my ...

Posts from the Past- Part III

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There are elements that add to how successful a vacation will end up being. It's a venture, in my eyes, like many others; especially wi...

Posts from the Past- Part II

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My son is apparently a water bug. Phew! That's a relief. I didn't want to be the only water-loving-nut in the family. Red can take...

Posts from the Past- Part I

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I turned a year old yesterday. I've long stopped expecting to turn wiser. Never happens when I need it to kick in anyhow :-( Red made p...
22 March, 2012

Zzzzz? No?

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The human body needs sleep. Rest primarily, but sleep aids in the rest better than just being prone and twiddling your thumbs. Sleep refresh...
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18 March, 2012

Theatrical Milestone

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Yesterday marked the culmination of MLM's school's Annual Day function, after nearly a month of practising and God only-knows what k...
10 March, 2012

Can't Say No To Comics!

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To the funnies that is. It can't be easy to squeeze out the essence of your funny bone onto a small strip that appears in a fairly smal...
06 March, 2012

Pimps 'R' Us

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Well, not us. But they abound! Have you noticed? Barring the touts who tout the oldest profession, pretty much anyone can pimp. There are bo...

Grrr!

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I am touchy just like anyone else who has a small tornado (read child), hormonal upheavals, not enough sleep and who hasn't been pampere...
10 February, 2012

The Prickly Part of Growing Up

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I was tempted to name this post as 'Growing Pains' but that would be tres cliched and I wasn't sure if I'd already named MLM...
09 February, 2012

First Family Vacation

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What should have been an entirely yippee-yippee moment was so in bursts. Red and I hadn't taken a vacation in over 2.5 years. Yes, MLM ...