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The Big Winter Needs The Big Soup

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Mommy Dish

What’s The Big Story? The Big Winter, at least where I live. In Mommyland, it’s already referred to as The Big Mess, on par with the stuck on gunk deep in the crevices of a baby’s high chair. One of … Continue reading →

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Coat Drive

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Mommy Dish

What do you do before heading out in to the perfect storm of sleet, freezing rain, and snow besides make a wish to be magically transported to the Caribbean? Put on a winter coat, right? Wrong…according to my teenager. I … Continue reading →

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An Open Letter to My Pregnant BFF

Posted on January 16, 2011 by Mommy Dish

Do you believe in arranged marriages? I don’t, but I already offered up my little prince to my best friend’s princess-to-be at her baby shower today. She’s that important to me. We discovered we both have the same first and middle names … Continue reading →

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The Agony of Repeat

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Mommy Dish

Do you ever buy your baby new toys to preserve your own sanity? Or get your teenager iTunes gift cards in an attempt to spare yourself from another Justin Bieber replay? Come on, we’re all friends here. My baby has … Continue reading →

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Snow Day

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Mommy Dish

Today began like a typical day. My resident rooster got me up at the crack of dawn and greeted me with his irresistible toothless grin that instantly silences my internal voice pleading for more sleep. I scooped him out of his … Continue reading →

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Naughty Girl Brunch

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Mommy Dish

There are some recipes that make me want to squeeze my eyes shut and click my heels together to mentally escape as I add the sinful ingredients. They’re so bad, yet so good. Naughty recipes like these are the equivalent of a … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Reprieve

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Mommy Dish

Guess what I am doing this New Year’s Eve? Nothing. We’re talking PJs, pizza, and bubbly Mommy juice to ring in 2011. That’s if my husband, who threw his back out before our major blizzard (forcing me to break my 20-year no … Continue reading →

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It’s a Blizzard, Baby!

Posted on December 26, 2010 by Mommy Dish

The spirit of Christmas in my hometown has been blown away by blizzard-force winds. My son and I made the obligatory trip to the grocery store in anticipation of record snowfall today (20 inches, anyone?), and were greeted by absolute … Continue reading →

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Master Multitasker

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Mommy Dish

I’ve hit a new low trying to cram too many things in a 24 hour period. Today, I filed my baby’s nails on the “Daddy’s scratchy face” page of his Pat the Bunny book. While I am not proud, I do … Continue reading →

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That's a Wrap!

Posted on December 18, 2010 by Mommy Dish

If you want to test your courage, strength, and endurance, schedule a photo session for a seven-month-old and a teenager one week before Christmas. It is much harder than any Iron Man competition, trust me. Sure, those who compete in … Continue reading →

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