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Time Saving Tips

WineCountry.Mom — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:00:55 +0000

Show me a working mom, and I’ll show you someone who has less than enough time to get everything done in a day. With little ones underfoot, there are some days when relaxing is a foreign word that only exists someplace exotic. But in my own experience, I have found several time-savers that have allowed me at least a few minutes to sit before I’m off and running again. (read the article...)

Yin and Yang

WineCountry.Mom — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:00:44 +0000

We ended our day on the made bed, our bodies perfect Yin and Yang semi circles. We faced each other this way, an uneasy feeling in the pit of our stomachs as we unfurled the day in a heap between us, determined to tackle it and sweep it aside before it plagued our dreams and interrupted our sleep. For an hour and a half, Mr. W and I pulled and kneaded the situation at hand, tossing the dough of our mixed family dilemmas as we tasted bite size pieces of moving forward in some areas and reining it in with others. (read the article...)

The SEX talk

WineCountry.Mom — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 22:34:55 +0000

It's not the most comfortable of talks (this is apparently so when MY children are involved). But it's the most necessary. (read the article...)

Getting high on Digital Drugs

WineCountry.Mom — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:45:06 +0000

Is getting a digital high just as concerning as the real thing? (read the article...)

Being my kid’s embarrassment

WineCountry.Mom — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 21:44:05 +0000

As a parent, you will only be cool to your kids for so long. And when the tides change (and they will) you will become the most embarrassing creature on the face of the planet. (read the article...)

“ANYONE” can lose the baby weight

WineCountry.Mom — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:29:20 +0000

"Every woman can make time" to lose weight, according to Gwyneth. (read the article...)

10 year old babysitter

WineCountry.Mom — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 23:53:07 +0000

A couple weeks ago, a ten year old babysitter was arrested on charges of child abuse. Can anyone tell me what is wrong with this sentence? (read the article... )

Tiger’s divorce will cost more than money

WineCountry.Mom — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 17:19:24 +0000

In the most expensive divorce to date, Elin and Tiger are finally severing the knot to the tune of $750 million. But other than money, Tiger's divorce is costing him even more. (read the article...)

Girls will be… boys?

WineCountry.Mom — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:25:32 +0000

Girls will be girls and boys will be boys...except for when they'd rather be the other. Could it be that gender-neutral parenting has a part in blurring the lines between the sexes? (read the article...)

Because of Grandma

WineCountry.Mom — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:16:06 +0000

Two weeks ago my grandmother passed away. It wasn’t a surprise, we had known it was coming. But once it happened, the overwhelming sadness that came with it was inescapable. And I was actually surprised to be overcome with tears upon the news. (read the article...)