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Stay At Home Moms article from 8/12/08 MEN

August 13th, 2008 · 1 Comment

from the Monroe Evening News, August 12 edition
Stay-at-home moms, staying home even more
  NEW YORK (AP) — “I’m having ’em, so I wanna raise ’em.”   That’s the philosophy that led Jenna Kagan to stop working when her daughter was born nine years ago.   Two sons soon followed.
  But these days, the term “stay-at-home-mom” has taken [...]

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Tags: motherhood

Take a Kid Fishing

August 13th, 2008 · 2 Comments

I’m not at all a fisherman (hmmmm fisherwoman  ??? ).  I like to bait with bread so I don’t have to touch the worms.  And then I hope nothing eats the bread so I don’t have to touch a fish.
 
But the post on Chuck’s fishing blog Give A Kid A Memory reminded me to be thankful [...]

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Tags: friends and family · summer

Found it!

August 13th, 2008 · 2 Comments

I spotted the elusive Yoo Hoo at the Meijer gas station yesterday.  The kids were all anxious to try it.  And their comments…
(drumroll please)
 
Andrew- “Ewww chocolate milk?  I don’t want that!” (apparently he didnt make the connection of chocolate milk in a bottle will be chocolate milk in your cup)
Jason- “No chocolate!” (from the boy who [...]

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Tags: funny-ish · summer