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Picky Eaters Dispose of Food in Sneaky Ways – Parenting Plights & Delights
Some kids are picky eaters and some of them come up with creative ways to get rid of foods they have an aversion to. When I was care giver for two of my grandkids, I tried to stay a step ahead of...
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Messy – With Love From Grammy
The word prompt for the day is “messy.” I loved raising our children, but as a working mother, time and energy were never in my favor. Then POOF! All four of our kids were grown up. The grandkids...
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Sidewalk Chalk –“Story” Photo Challenge
The theme for this week’s photo challenge is “Story.” The assignment: “do some visual storytelling with your photography.” Sidewalk chalk is magical in the hands of a child. My siblings and I spent...
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Noise – Future American Idol Contestant?
I’m taking part in The Daily Post’s one-word prompt for a blog post. Today’s word is “Noise.” First thing to flash through my mind was the video toward the end of this post. 17-month grandson,...
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Baby Feeds Giant Dog
The Daily Word prompt is invisible. My 16-month-old niece loves this giant dog, Dean, an Anatolian Shepherd. Five-year-old big brother’s not so fond of Dean and has barricaded himself behind the coffee...
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Lightning Bug Poem – It’s National Poetry Month
Do you enjoy poetry? Practicing for poetry reading – 1999 This is a short poem about when I was a child in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and how I had no regard for the life of lightning bugs flittering...
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Child Skipping to the Music at the Park- Smile Photo Challenge
A child skipping is my choice for The Daily Post WordPress “Smile” photo challenge. Our assignment is to share a photo which may “elicit some measure of joy.” This photo from last summer at a concert...
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Parenting Plights and Delights – Should You Wear Underwear for School Pajama...
Today’s post is retrospective. It’s from my archives and is one of my favorite Parenting Plights & Delights stories: When my nephew Brent was in kindergarten, his class had a Pajama Party on the...
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Parenting – It’s a Scream!
This is a real-life parenting story, one that gave me tons of gray hair. I revised one of my favorite parenting stories and then recorded it. At the time it happened, it gave me quite a scare that...
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Rats! I Hate Rats!
Rats! She’s back! “Who?” you ask. Why, the Queen of Macabre, Ma Cobb, who else? If you missed her the other day (sharing some wild Edgar Allan Poe quotes), go here. Today, Ma Cobb has a fun chant for...
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