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How do other moms get ready in the morning?
Posted on 23. Jun, 2010 by Andy Ptacek.
This may just be me and my seemingly harder-than-it-should-be mentality lately, but getting ready in the morning with kiddo is like being a ringleader in the circus where I’m simultaneously waving one of those ribbon things around and taming a lion. Serioulsy… He’s fascinated by my blow dryer and the cord, like a cat is to string. He [...]
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I may as well be the baby
Posted on 17. Jun, 2010 by Andy Ptacek.
I am tired. I cry when I’m tired. I get frustrated at new obstacles. I’m sticky at some point during the day. I only want to eat cookies. All true statements and I’m sure I can come up with many more. I started thinking about this when I was really down on myself as a [...]
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Patience please
Posted on 30. May, 2010 by Andy Ptacek.
As I was grabbing some produce at the grocery store yesterday, I found myself next to a mom talking on her phone with a 3 year old in the cart who desperately wanted to tell her something. Now, I always like to watch other moms to see if they have any cool tricks up their sleeves, or [...]
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If I’m not in style, I might as well be all the way out of style.
Posted on 18. May, 2010 by Andy Ptacek.
There , I said it. Funny thing is when I was a teenager I swore, among many other things, that I’d always be in style. Well, these days function greatly outweighs what actually looks good.
In fact, my favorite wardrobe “trick” I happened to learn when I was pregnant and unshamefuly still sport today. You know [...]
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What does the top of your microwave say about you?
Posted on 20. Apr, 2010 by Andy Ptacek.
I was making diner a couple weeks ago and as I opened the microwave I thought to myself for the umpteenth time, “I’ve gotta clean that.” I also remembered something I heard a while back that you can tell a lot about a person by looking inside their microwave. Well, I’m guessing a dirty one would not reflect on [...]
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Revolutionary Parenting (and Kurt Warner!!)
Posted on 14. Apr, 2010 by Andy Ptacek.
It’s the current series at CCV (Northwest Valley location) and I’m loving it! Last week we had George Barna, you know, from Barna Research! He shared all kinds of crazy research they did on what makes a great kid and in turn, a great adult. BUT, I have to say I am even more stoked [...]
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‘Babies’ Documentary Coming this Mother’s Day
Posted on 02. Apr, 2010 by Andy Ptacek.
I am so excited for this movie I can hardly stand it. Cameras follow four babies from birth to about a year on their very different journeys in different parts of the world. There’s Ponijao from Opuwo, Namibia; Mari from Tokyo, Japan; Bayer from Bayanchandmani, Mongolia; and Hattie from San Francisco, California. The movie opens this [...]
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I lost it at a 2-year-old’s birthday party
Posted on 29. Mar, 2010 by Andy Ptacek.
Yes, it was me who left the party crying that day. Of course my husband had to work so it was me and the Tavinator at a birthday party on a rainy day. We already discussed my diaper bag blunder, which I have yet to overcome, so there I was, with my kid, the huge [...]
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To leash or not to leash…
Posted on 25. Feb, 2010 by Andy Ptacek.
Pre-motherhood, I would see poor, innocent children who’s lazy parents would put a frickin leach on them. Now, I have a whole new perspective. My son is 16 months and quite independent at times… especially when we’re out in public. He fits his way out the the stroller/shopping cart and then the chasing ensues. Then, I saw [...]
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5 Ways this stroller could improve my life.
Posted on 11. Feb, 2010 by Andy Ptacek.
The 2009 Mark III Trailer.I have been eying this stroller for about a year now… and since our Chico broke, I have a sneaking suspicion this beauty might show up with a bow on April 2nd for my birthday. I’m not sure when the last time I was so excited for a birthday to come. [...]