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Dim Sum and Doughnuts

A little SUMthing about growing up, making mistakes and happy endings.

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Lose Yourself

March 23, 2016

There are random notes all over the place with post ideas for Dim Sum and Doughnuts. I could bust out a piece tomorrow on so many different topics, but this piece…this one is giving me trouble. I feel … [Read more...] about Lose Yourself

Filed Under: Adoption, Parenthood & Parenting Tips Tagged With: adoption blog, carpe diem, growing up, lose yourself, metro detroit blogger, michigan blog, seize the day

6 Things I Learned From a 38 Special Concert

July 9, 2014

A few months ago one of my girlfriends (“Fly”) got a new car---one of those really cool new jeeps. The jeep had 38 miles on it so I started calling it “38 Special.” Right after Fly bought the car, she … [Read more...] about 6 Things I Learned From a 38 Special Concert

Filed Under: Camp Life, Friendship Tagged With: 38 special, 50 cent, aging, camp, camp life, casino concert, comerica park, concert, detroit, eddie money, eminem, flip phone, friends, friendship, fun, getting older, growing up, humor, jeep, leaders, music, northern michigan, obie trice, oldies, overnight camp, parenting, road trip, rock music, tension

Zero Tolerance For Zero Tolerance

May 16, 2014

I have a 7 year old daughter who takes ballet every Tuesday. She doesn’t like when I watch, so I don’t (until the last 5 minutes, because then it’s too late for her to get mad at me). … [Read more...] about Zero Tolerance For Zero Tolerance

Filed Under: Camp Life, Parenthood & Parenting Tips Tagged With: acceptance, Be Kind, camp life, growing up, growing up is hard, kids, parenting blogger, Parenting Hack, Tolerance

Belly Hurts

July 26, 2011

My youngest daughter, Lovey, is currently due for her 2-year-old check up. The doctor’s office is in Petoskey, a cute little town in northern Michigan about 45 minutes away from camp, so I decided to … [Read more...] about Belly Hurts

Filed Under: Camp Life, Marriage and Family, Parenthood & Parenting Tips Tagged With: babies, bad dog, camp, dog, dog love, family, family love, first words, golden retriever, good dog, growing up, ho, humor, kids, lessons, love, michigan, momlife, mommy, mommy blogger, mommyhood, motherhood, nothern michigan, overnight camp, parenthood, parenting, parents, petoskey michigan, shots, up north, vaccinations, vet

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