Category: Daily Living
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Urban Epicurean
Now that my son is in school and my daughter is almost two-years-old, I am finally able to renew my passion for food and cooking. Back in the day (i.e. college) I used to…
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Lovely Six…….
Little boys go through quite a tumult of emotional and physical growth spurts between the ages of three and six. I can remember my angelic three year old son, practically overnight, becoming this very…
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Ode to the Ladies
Little known fact about me: I don’t really have a lot of girlfriends. I have five very close girlfriends and don’t really envision that I will be adding to that number any time soon.…
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Stealing the Moments
Spring break has proven to be both exhausting and hilarious for us Donovans. My husband and I are rediscovering our children and realizing that the more love we give them, the more love we…
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See Spot Run
It was like someone hit a switch in his mind — it came out of nowhere. My son picked up a book, one of those ancient Dick & Jane books, and started reading it…
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Rainy Day Darlins’
Today is the first day of my son’s spring break. Wouldn’t you know it, it had to rain. All my big plans of starting his holiday off with a bang (trips to the zoo,…
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Can You Sue For Something You Didn’t Pay For? Whiny KinderStart.com Thinks So.
I’ve run FamilyResource.com for several years. Throughout those years, much of my traffic has depended on referrals from search engines. I never had the budget to advertise, so I was (and am) dependent on…
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Modern Day Medici
I used to be quite an idealist. People close to me often mark it as a weakness – my want and need for people to be better than they really are (sometimes). So, through…
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Weather Grump
I’m in a weathery grump – I think the neurotic seasonal patterns we are having here in Nashville have finally gotten to me. Two days ago – a summery 75 degrees. Today – a super chilly…
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Women’s History Month and AIDS Awareness
Okay, I won’t bombard you with guilt or any political or social agenda that might be associated with the aforementioned Women’s History Month (which March is) and why AIDS awareness is a relevant issue…