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Hungry Monkey: a Food and Parenting Memoir with an Important Message

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I first heard rumblings about this hilarious memoir about raising an adventurous eater on Twitter. My interest was peaked instantly. After all, my mission in life is to raise three foodies. The title, Hungry Monkey , promised some laughs and[...]

Coconut Macaroons with Plum filling

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Yaseen was scheduled for hepatitis-A immunization today. He didn?t want to enter the clinic. We felt the tension when he met the doctor. He now understood that she would always inject the medicine most of the visits. He cried, but it was ok once he[...]

11th

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So, our 11th year begins. The dawn of a new decade. We both pledged to start it right even if we?re not together. Today, after our chat, I got up (not after answering a couple of messages from Ms B) and worked out. My routine was temporarily[...]

CSA Blues

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"We drove all this way for some leaves?" Two weeks into our first CSA and we've been flooded with greens: kale, mint,  bok choy, and various forms of lettuce. Needless to say, the kids are less than thrilled with our local bounty so far.[...]

7 months!

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Today is a very special landmark day! Buddy hasn’t had a grand mal seizure for 7 months!!!! God is GOOD! This even happened without even having to raise his meds since last summer.  Even though I don’t know “normal” and[...]

trapped...

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There are days when it's hard for me to catch my breath. Days that send me to my knees begging for mercy and grace. Days that have me thinking those dreadful thoughts of "what if..." questioning every choice I have ever made. When you are a[...]

Rewards Jar

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I am sure many of you have read and have your own opinions on the controversial topic of whether or not reward systems are good for children. We have been doing this little rewards jar with our four year old and I am still up in the air about it.[...]

Blinks: Red

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Last year, September 25, 2009, was a day of red . It was the color assigned for Captain Awesome’s class for the  Salu-Salo , which was some sort of family day in Ateneo. A mini-program was held in the classroom along with some games[...]

BBQ Cookoff

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Last Saturday Geek and I bundled Jelly Bean into the car seat for a half hour ride to Morgan Hill for the "No Bull" BBQ cook off. Well that sounded much easier than it is. First the sleep deprived newbie parents need to wake up, then there[...]

Careless Love

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I'm careless with my love for my kids. I throw it around like a pizza baker handles his dough, covering their delicious cheeks with kisses whenever I can grab them. I live in fear of the day when they won't want to hold my hand in public, when[...]