Monthly Archives: January 2012

Really? We’re panicking about purple Lego?

My son, like many other 5-going-on-6 year old boys I imagine, is obsessed with Lego. I don’t remember having these model-like sets when I was a kid. There were trees and wheels and stuff, but no licensed shit like there … Continue reading

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We’re all in the same boat

I was at a birthday party the other day for one of my daughter’s friends. The kids were all playing upstairs and the moms were in the living room, sitting around and chatting the way moms do when their husbands … Continue reading

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Surviving Disney… on a budget.

It’s possible. I promise. We took our kids to Disney for the first time this year. We normally spend 2 weeks in Palm Beach over Christmas, and this year, for a variety of reasons, one major one being that the … Continue reading

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A life-changing idea

Today’s post comes courtesy of  Alistair Croll. Not only is Alistair a good friend of mine, but his daughter (the subject of this post) is one of my daughter’s most favourite people in the world. When I first heard this … Continue reading

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Dreams really do come true

I can’t even begin to describe how much my daughter enjoyed Disney World. The trip was a surprise – I mean, an up until the very last minute surprise. I mean, we were driving from Palm Beach to Orlando and … Continue reading

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