Archive | March, 2009

The Mother of Invention

Plato originally said “necessity is the mother of invention”.  And, I think it was no accident that he used the term mother instead of father or even parent.  Let’s face it, as moms we face situations every day where we have to improvise, think outside of the box, and invent.  So, I thought I would [...]

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5 Reasons 2nd Children Get a Bad Rap They Don't Deserve

My husband and I are both 2nd children.  Thus, as we expected the arrival of our 2nd baby girl, we were full of resolve on how we would NOT treat her like the forgotten child.  We vowed to take tons of pictures, to put loads of effort into her first birthday party, and film random [...]

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Life After Disney

We just arrived home after a whirlwind trip to Orlando which included one day at the Magic Kingdom for my four year old daughter and I. Right now, I should be tackling the mountain of laundry waiting for me or catching up on work I didn’t do while we were gone, but I [...]

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The Lorax

Is the Lorax a Democrat?

I have long been impressed with the array of ideals and social commentary which pack much of Theodore Geissel’s body of work. (Can you still call it a “body of work” if most of the books rhyme?) Take The Butter Battle Book for instance. In this book, the Yooks and the Zooks are [...]

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