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photo of my boys by the lovely angella (who is more than welcome to visit us again and again) fried okra leisurely strolling hand-in-hand with my toddler carousels ocean breezes on my face my husband’s golden olive skin eating cheetos on road trips playing the guitar wito’s marshmallow-like scent (it’s a great mystery!) finding the […]

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The Impending Threes

Terrible twos, my ass. MY ASS. To any and all of you currently struggling with the terrible twos, I invite you to come spend a couple of minutes dealing with the Impending Threes. Remember this photo from exactly a year ago? I’m almost two and my life is a heaping pile of dog shit. I […]

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Well, That Was Fun.

Thanks to a very patient cousin (who spent his Sunday evening converting this video from television to computer instead of 12,000 much more exciting activities), I have procured Friday’s Rachael Ray segment for your viewing pleasure. A couple of notes regarding the segment. 1. This was filmed over a year ago. My “20-month-old toddler” is […]

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Lame

I’m pretty sure including a 9-year-old movie in a Mamapop guest post covering my CURRENT pop culture obsessions makes me incredibly lame, but here you go. Cooper, you’re an amazing dancer and you’re a great choreographer, but as a boyfriend… you kinda suck.

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Palm Springs!

Well, it’s time to re-pack my bags and head out to Palm Springs for sun, swimming and a little relaxation. When I mentioned to Wito that we were leaving for Palm Springs to see his beloved great-grandparents, he dashed out of the room and returned looking like this: I think he is more excited than […]

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In the Past Five Minutes, I Have:

1. Put the salad croutons in the refrigerator and the opened salad dressing in the pantry. 2. Filled a sippy cup per Wito’s request, but handed him a pack of swim diapers instead. The sippy cup could be anywhere at this point. 3. Received an email requesting my Brita FFG post that was due LAST […]

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