Wordful Wednesday: Handprints Poem

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Here are the words that were on the back of Michael’s handprint: Sometimes you get discouraged Because I am so small And always leave my fingerprints On furniture and walls. But every day I’m growing – I’ll be grown some … Read More

On My “Not-To-Do” List for 2009

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In the “Your Words” section of the January ’09 Real Simple issue, the question for the month was “What is on your not-to-do list for 2009?” I’ll share more about my New Year goals/resolutions in a later post, but I … Read More

Eight Updates

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It has been eight weekdays since I last blogged. I’m happy to be back! So, here are eight things that have happened over at the Coleman household while I’ve been “on break”: 1. Sean scared me so much when he … Read More

Update on ’08 Goals

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On December 31st of 2007, I wrote a post called “I Resolve to Make My Own Goals in 2008”. In it, I laid out two of my major goals for 2008. They were the following: 1. “So, that’s one of … Read More

Happy Holidays!

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I will be taking a little break to spend some time with my husband and two sons. I’ll be back to writing on Monday, January 5th. Meanwhile… MERRY CHRISTMAS! HAPPY KWANZAA! AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Pepsico Panel

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On Wednesday, I participated in a panel at Pepsico’s digital media summit. The panel was called “Social Mom: What Mom is Talking About in the Value – Focused Economy”. I’m not really going to go into the specifics since it … Read More

Tackle It Tuesday: Picture for Holiday Cards

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Last year after taking the photo for our holiday cards, I made a mental note that I should stick with a professional photographer in the future. I guess that I’m a glutton for punishment though, because for some reason, I … Read More