Snow Day

November 24, 2010

It snowed Sunday, Nov. 21, ever so briefly. There is just something about that first snow of the season. Even though the adult worries of childcare, work, fear of getting stuck or in a wreck, concern over using vacation time, etc. tend to come up, the little kid in me just gets so giddy when […]

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Mom Tip Monday: Positive Discipline

November 22, 2010

If you’ve been keeping up with my posts here on Heligirl, you know I’m a pretty adamant fan of Positive Discipline. One of my very favorite authors of books on this topic is the venerable Jane Nelsen. I have a great deal of information on her books in my resources section yet there is so […]

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Totally Messed Up Pregnancy Reflections

November 19, 2010

I recently learned a dear friend is expecting her third child. We met just after we found out we were pregnant with our first children. We were pregnant with our second kids around the same time too and now that she has her third on the way, and I’ll never have another, I’m waxing nostalgic […]

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An Open Letter to Owen Wilson

November 18, 2010

I love Mama Kat‘s writing prompts, but only participate when something really speaks to me. This week is one of those weeks. Mama Kat challenged me to write an open letter to a celebrity. Typically I’d not write to a celebrity. I mean, do any of them really read anything from fans any more? However, […]

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Summer Catch

November 17, 2010

It’s cold, rainy, windy and miserable in a way that makes your bones ache. I recently got word my pals from Deadliest Catch returned home safe from Red King Crab season and it made me miss warm summer fun with pals. So in memory of t-shirt weather, here’s a shot of me with Jake Anderson […]

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Mom Tip Monday: 3 Tips to Avoid Entitlement

November 15, 2010

This is a hard one, especially with the holidays barreling down on us faster than most of us would like. How do we celebrate holidays that are filled with gift giving without developing materialistic entitlement attitudes in our kids? Over showering our kids with gifts, even over the holidays, helps develop materialistic attitudes that kids […]

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My Baby Made Me Cry

November 11, 2010

Hubby was gone two days and nights this week, giving me the “opportunity” to single parent. This time I approached it with a new attitude. One thing that I did differently than I have in the past when alone with the kids for extended periods is I prepared myself for the worst. At my house […]

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Mom Tip Monday: 10 Tips for Flying With Kids

November 8, 2010

Some moms are old hats at taking the kids on an airplane while others are completely petrified by the prospect. I was the later until I finally bit the bullet and took the kids to Hawaii. While I admit there is no way to prepare for or eliminate all potential issues you might have on […]

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