Category: Mom’s Journal

  • Letters to Santa

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    Yesterday I gathered the kids around the table for hot chocolate and good old letters to Santa time. My kids are 4, 7 and 9, and we are hosting a foreign exchange student who is 16, and this is the first time I had everyone sit down and write their own letters and wish lists.…

  • On vacation in Florida…

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    I’m in Florida with my kids for few days, enjoying family, Disney and, hopefully, a space shuttle launch next week. Wanna see what we are up to (and read all about my first day of Disney fails)? Swing on over to my travel blog, MomsTravelTales.com and check us out.

  • How do your towels get folded?

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    My husband doesn’t fold the towels the same way that I do. This troubled me for years. I appreciated that he was helping, but I was always re-folding so that the towels would stack perfectly in the cabinets. Never mind that other clutter was taking over my house, those towel cabinets needed to be straight!…

  • Favorite Memories Friday: Jupiter, meteors and my silly fears

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    My brother-in-law, Steve, is a single guy with all sorts of interesting hobbies and, thankfully, he loves to share his experiences. Thursday night he came over with his telescope so that we could all see Jupiter and her four moons. I loved peering through the telescope and seeing those shining balls and marveling at the…

  • Why host a foreign exchange student?

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    Sure there are lots of really good, respectable reasons to host a foreign exchange student. Today, though, I have a few others… An extra child in the family means an extra birthday party and birthday cake. (Ya gotta celebrate her birthday, too!) It will definitely motivate you to clear out that extra bedroom that has…