I have a soft spot for this contest entry from Damselfly because I played Mary at the church Christmas pageant for several years (although always with a doll... and always as a distracted teenager) ... [Read More]
Archives for December 2007
Flex Spending Spree?
It's the collision of two unlikely impulses: the cheapskate meets the big spender in an unlikely alliance as the dollars left in our Flex Spending Account must be drained before the year is out! No ... [Read More]
Scatter toys
Early sitters need practice with balance. For Holden, I sit him down in Dwarf Land (pictured) and scatter rattles, toys, and other objects in a circle around him, the baby-sitter, and see what ... [Read More]
Wrap your baby and stay warm
Kendra from ShoppingForTwo sent this suggestion to us last year. She wrote: Keep yourself and your baby snuggly warm this winter by making your own baby carrier. I learned how to make this just a ... [Read More]
Uncommonly awesome
I know I practically complained about all the gifts that would be coming into my house this month, but I'd like to apologize for that because my stepmom did all of her shopping for us at Uncommon ... [Read More]
Keep a list of things you swore you’d never do as a parent
Nataly, the CEO and co-founder of Workitmom.com, an online community for working moms, sent me this one. Oh, the big plans many of us make before having kids: I'm going to make my own baby ... [Read More]
