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Thank You Note

May 17, 2016

Dear You, On March 23, 2016 we came out with the post Lose Yourself. It was an announcement post of sorts: We decided as a family we were going to take a shot at branding Dim Sum and Doughnuts. … [Read more...] about Thank You Note

Filed Under: Sum Of This, Sum Of That Tagged With: adoption blog, camp, camp blog, chinese adoption, daughters, detroit, dog blog, friendship, fun, grateful, growing up, lessons, lessons learned, life lessons, lifestyle blog, making mistakes, parenting blog, passing something down to my daughters, thank you to our readers

Walt Disney’s Progress Report

April 30, 2016

(From The Archives: July, 2011) My girls aren't big into TV. They like the show Imagination Movers, but outside of that, TV is not really their thing. Disney movies are what's big in our house. … [Read more...] about Walt Disney’s Progress Report

Filed Under: Parenthood & Parenting Tips, Rants Tagged With: adoption blogger, daughters, Disney characters as role models, Disney costumes, Disney movies, eminem, growing up, Grunge, help with parenting, humor blog, lessons, life of a parent, lifestyle blogger, momlife, mommyhood, motherhood, Nirvana, parenting blogger, The Beatles

You’re Not Alone (IX)

April 23, 2016

I’m not saying these are all about me. I’m just saying if you feel the same, or you have done it too, you’re not alone. You’re not alone if… 1. You wish the cashier would just add on the extra … [Read more...] about You’re Not Alone (IX)

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The Thing About Play Dates…

April 21, 2016

(From The Archives: July 19, 2011) The term “play date” has always been of interest to me. There aren’t many like it in the English language. It's really the only term I can think of that is filled … [Read more...] about The Thing About Play Dates…

Filed Under: Camp Life, Parenthood & Parenting Tips Tagged With: camp, daughters, detroit, friends, friendship, funny, growing up, humor, kids, lessons, mean mommy, mommyblogger, mommyhood, motherhood, play dates, play time, playdate, rant

When Karma Shows Up At An Eminem Concert

August 28, 2014

My 7 year old daughter, F, got stung by a bee. The story goes that the bee was buzzing around her but she stayed really still and he left. But then he came back. She says he came back and hid … [Read more...] about When Karma Shows Up At An Eminem Concert

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