Stephanie Klein's Greek Tragedy

december birthday theme for twins

Just a quick screengrab from etsy. holy organized people! Oh, yeah. It's true. I've totally lost it, all sense of perspective and sanity. Poof. Because when you spend even half your day researching "Vintage Circus Theme" and "Under…

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poo dance and other fouls

We use positive reinforcement with our sweet bean, hoping to entice him toward bowel movement on the bowl. We do a poo poo dance, motivate him with stars and a chart, stickers to reward when we put him on the…

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you don’t know jack about jack and the beanstalk

Phil used to manage musical talent. New Kids On The Block, to be specific. He also came to manage The Ritz (former Studio 54), and while there, he'd receive the rider (a stipulation attached to an agreement) from each band…

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fraternal twins: a year in review of 2 turning 3

Compare this latest video with the year-end video from last year.

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girl, where are your morals?

If I were a carpenter, and you were a lady, would you marry me anyway? Would you have my baby?  Morals aside, any woman who'd respond NO to this question has clearly never attempted…

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sleeping with the little engine that could…n’t

I realize, of course, the implication of my title. So, I'll set things right at the onset. This is not my attempt at creating a euphemism for erectile dysfunction, nor is it a comment on the vest-pocket penis. For…

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precious sweets for my sugarplums on their 3rd birthday

  "I is growing up, Mama." "Yes, my sweet Little Miss, you are. Now, what kind of cake would you like for your birthday?" "A snow princess cake...with tiny strawberry sandwiches in her pockets." I took this to mean she…

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helpless mothers, helpful fathers

Lucas Beckett went in for his MRI today, and Abigail shat herself. Of all mornings, of course she'd pick today, the only day we need to be up super early and be out the door on time to get…

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pony ice cream for halloween

"What do you want to be for Halloween Lucas? A spider or a sheep?" "A train. No, a train track." "Wait, not a turtle? Do you want to be a turtle or a train?" "A swimming train."   …

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favorite children’s books

Lately I've been receiving a lot of requests asking me to share my favorite books for children. Maybe there's something in the water. I happen to believe, of all the baby gifts we've ever received, or I've ever given…

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