Fake Smiles For The Holidays
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Posted March 10th, 2010 at 6:22 am
?Tis the season for? unwanted gifts?!Whatever you celebrate throughout the winter holiday season (that?s my stab at fitting into these politically correct times), there are plenty of gift exchanges going on. When it comes to gift giving our loved ones have good intentions, but sometimes they just don?t get it right (a good poker face comes in handy at times like these).I like to call this the Unwanted Gift Syndrome. Symptoms of this infliction include:?Psychedelic sweaters with dancing reindeer ...
8 Dumb Things To NOT DO As A Parent During The Holidays
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Holiday
Posted March 9th, 2010 at 10:22 pm
With all there is to do during the holiday season?parties to attend, menus to plan, the house to decorate, gifts to buy, cards to mail out?it?s probably the easiest season for letting the children in your house feel completely alone during the chaos. Here are eight dumb things to NOT do as a parent during the holidays:1. Don?t involve your children in holiday preparations: decorating the house, yard, or table; baking special goodies; buying and wrapping gifts; and preparing for guests. Childre...
What’s The Deal With Black Cats?
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Holiday
Posted March 8th, 2010 at 10:21 pm
Halloween is the time of year when your child is inundated with visions of ghosts and goblins, witches and monsters. It's easy to understand how all these creatures have have earned their scary reputations-they represent unkown forces with evil intent, or at least the intent to scare little children every October.Last week, Lynn, a mother of three young children, was walking with her youngest, when a neighbor's black cat wandered up, looking for some friendly attention. Lynn's little boy screa...
What Christmas Is Like For Some A Look At Holiday Realities
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Holiday
Posted March 8th, 2010 at 10:21 am
For the first time, I didn?t receive a Christmas card from my mother. I?m not sure if that?s a curse or a blessing.You see, 20 years ago I told the biggest lie of my life. It was on a cold, mid-December night, a short time after the death of my father. My mother became ill and spent the next year in and out of hospital, bouncing between excruciating pain and short-lived moments of comfort. On this night, upon returning home, I found my mother in immeasurable pain.Days prior she had been released...
Greatest Gift
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Posted March 3rd, 2010 at 10:20 pm
Go ahead, Judy, talk to your father. What do you want to say? With these words offered by my favorite Aunt Mimi, I was given the greatest gift?the gift of myself.Mimi and I had gone on an aunt-niece shopping adventure, and at age 15, I became the proud owner of my first mini-skirt. Upon seeing it, my dad hit the roof, and as usual, I was angry, scared, and tongue-tied. Years of admonitions to not talk back, had my voice stopped in my throat.Before that moment, I didn't know that I could have wis...
Mother’s Day
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Holiday
Posted March 3rd, 2010 at 10:20 am
Go to any garden for a walk and look for small children playing. Keep watching. After some time, you will always find a small kid hitting himself/herself somewhere and cry loudly. Suddenly the mother will appear and take the child in her lap. After some time the child will go back to his/her game. That is mother for you. Always there to protect her children.Some time back scientists carried out an experiment and found out that infants sleep better if they listen to the recordings of the sounds o...
Fireplace Decorating Tips For Easter: Give Your Room’s Natural Focal Point An Easter Look
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Holiday
Posted March 2nd, 2010 at 2:20 am
Sure you decorate your fireplace and mantel for the winter holidays, but don?t forget this important focal point in your room as Spring approaches. Here are some nearly-instant ideas for springtime and Easter fireplace decorating:Daffodils in crystal or glass vases on each end of your mantel bespeak the coming of Spring. Tie a wired chiffon ribbon in a soft spring hue in a bow around each vase for a nice touch.March a line of fluffy chicks across your mantel. Five or more chicks, whether stuf...
Celebrate Mardi Gras Without Hassle
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Posted March 1st, 2010 at 2:19 pm
Have you ever wished you could celebrate Mardi Gras in historic French Quarter of New Orleans, but didn?t feel like jamming elbow to elbow with thousands of other people while waiting in line for the port-a-potty on Bourbon Street? If you said yes, then a Mardi Gras theme party is the perfect stress free party idea for you.Just follow these easy step by step instructions on how to throw a Mardi Gras theme party. It?s one of the most popular party themes, and now that your throwing the party you ...
Unique Gift Ideas For Teenage Girls
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Holiday
Posted February 28th, 2010 at 6:19 am
The teenager years are difficult for all of us... and this is especially true when we want to buy gifts for a special teenager in our lives. Teenagers span vastly in both age and preferences though, so it can sometimes seem almost impossible to come up with great gift ideas for them.We all know teenagers - even teenage girls - love stuff like cell phones, music CDs and computer games. But there are other kinds of gifts can you give them that might be a little more unique, and treasured for a lon...
Christmas Trivia 3 Insights About 3 Popular Christmas Symbols!
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Holiday
Posted February 23rd, 2010 at 6:22 am
We all love Christmas symbols used as decorations however most people have no idea where they originally came from. It certainly adds to delightful Christmas conversations when more meaning is added.Christmas bells - Traditionally bells are rung to celebrate the birth of Christ on Christmas morning. In olden times bells were assumed to chase away evil spirits said to be repelled by the noise. Bells represent the death of ignorance and the birth of enlightenment. In modern times Father Christ...
