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How To Make A Fool Of Yourself In Front Of A Brand
I’m at BlogHer this weekend. And I admit besides seeing old friends, meeting new friends, attending sessions, getting blisters walking the expo floor, and trying to find MORE WATER, I attend a few...
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Marathon Parenting
I usually run three to five miles each morning, and that takes me about 25-45 minutes. A few weeks ago I was staying with my parents and taking my typical daily runs. I run early in the morning and...
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Dear St. Paul Public Schools
Let me give you a little background before I write this letter. Astrid did not get into a public PreK program in St. Paul for this school year, which isn’t a huge deal as there aren’t enough slots for...
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Craig’s List Ad – Couch and Love Seat – Free!!!
Couch Set Free To A New Home! Neutral and soft microfiber couch and loveseat set aged 11 years. This set has served our family through three children and five cats and approximately 3000 breakfasts...
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Feeling Selfish
We went to the Minnesota State Fair this week. While there I tried to convince Jed that it would be fun to stay for the evening to attend the Internet Cat Video Festival. He gave me his ‘cat look’ –...
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Finally An Answer To All Of Their Questions
“Mommy why don’t cats talk like people?” “Mommy why are plates round but you can’t throw them like balls?” “Mommy, does Bob Marley’s mommy live in Hamsterdam?” “Mommy, are cats and dogs best...
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You Just Call Out My Name
I’m not quite sure what I want/can/need to write about today. So much. Yet so little. In fact as I type I have no idea what the title of this post should be, where to start, how to finish, or frankly...
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Marathon Packing
I’ve turned into a Sherpa. I’m blaming it on motherhood and the fear of never having an extra diaper or antibacterial hand wipes on hand. How do we become these strange yet prepared people. When I...
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Gateway Drugs
About two year ago, Eloise went to spend the night with her best friend. Their plans included watching her brothers in a hockey tournament in some suburb in a land far far away. Upon her arrival home...
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When Your Tween Steals Your Laptop
I love to brag and rub it in your face about the fact that my kids don’t really use technology. They play dolls, run around the neighborhood playing with friends, or spend hours on art projects on the...
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10 Tips For Moms For Running And Finishing A Marathon
Let me just say that I’m about the last person to be giving you advice. Me, the lady with the doubts and the nervous stomach who hasn’t run a marathon herself in over a decade. But I finished the Twin...
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Old School Blogging – Five Favorite Blogs
I’ve been blogging for nearly six years – which is like 1200 years on the internet. My cat turns three tomorrow so I was just trying to find his approximate human age because my kids wanted to know and...
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“You’re A Work Outside The Home Dad? What DO You Do All Day?”
It’s happened twice this week, and they were both men. They ought to have bigger balls than that, but men – you know men – they never know better. You know, because they are men. Yesterday, as I was...
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Breaking News
“Dude, the lady who just blew by us is like older than my f*ck*ng mom!!!” That’s what I heard at about mile 11 when I did blow by two young and adorable men who were hurting by that time as they went...
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How To Speak Dog. I mean CAT #NGKInsider
Our cat Truffle turned three last week so I tried to take birthday photos. To which he said “Are you kidding me?” Because it doesn’t matter how much you might think you can coerce a cat to still still...
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I’ll Take The Root Canal Instead Of The Uterine Ablation
Blood quickly started running out of my vagina, through my underwear, soaking my very awesome olive green skinny jeans and started oozing down my leg. As I was standing in line to pay at H&M....
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Fate
It’s feeling strange yet comforting to write tonight. I’m doing this in list form because it will be easier to put my thoughts on paper that way. 1. We still don’t have a tree. Or stockings up. Or...
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It’s The Holiday Season
I started wrapping presents last night and found that most of my paper has water damage. It’s hard to believe since I store it about a foot away from the basement drain and right next to the wash...
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Love and Marriage
Jed is asleep on the couch. He’s been resting for about three hours. During that time I’ve taken down the tree and thrown it across the front yard. The girls have put away their Christmas presents and...
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Smartie
Astrid and I were watching a goodnight show on TV the other night. There is this giant stuffed star(seriously, you watch this show don’t you?) that goes to sleep in a hammock each night. Typically I...
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