October 25th, 2009 06:00am
by WineCountry.Mom
Creative, affordable and easy options exist for outfitting your youngsters.
There is a week left until Halloween. Still don’t have a Halloween costume? Don’t feel bad, neither do my kids. By now there is no doubt that the costume shops have been completely cleaned out, save for a few mismatched items to a costume that no longer exists.
But consider yourself lucky. You are about to save yourself a lot of money …
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October 14th, 2009 03:42pm
by WineCountry.Mom
As a mom, what kind of information do you want at your fingertips? Are you looking for more things around the county to do with your kids? Are you wondering what preschools are best, and what schools have the best academic scores? Are you curious about how to get your child enrolled into sports, and which one is right for you? Is there something specific you would love to see as a giveaway in one of our many contests? As the moderator of SantaRosaMom.com, I want to know how the site can best serve you – specifically what you would like to see more of. Leave me a comment, visit the site, or email me at crissi@santarosamom.com and share your feedback!
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September 23rd, 2009 02:57pm
by WineCountry.Mom
Picture a family. There’s a mom, a dad, and two kids – a boy and a girl. They live in a house with a white picket fence that is bordered by daffodils poking their green tips out of the earth. Coming in and out of the house freely is a black lab with a smile in his wag and excitement in his breath. The house is a Victorian with a …
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August 30th, 2009 10:50pm
by WineCountry.Mom
I was a reader as a child. My favorite afternoons were spent on rainy winter days, sitting on the floor heater while it rushed hot air up my back, totally engrossed in some huge book. I am the kind of reader that gets very affected by the story, actually placing myself in the main character’s shoes, and then living out the rest of my day feeling as if the main …
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August 26th, 2009 07:47pm
by WineCountry.Mom
There have always been moments in my life when I felt like I couldn’t handle anymore. And there was one day last year that was no exception. Work had been crazy with numerous deadlines and unexpected complications. And to add to that, I felt a lifetime of guilt weighted on my shoulders over being forced to work several hours overtime, forced to beg my parents to pick my son up …
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August 6th, 2009 01:45pm
by WineCountry.Mom
Recently I received an email from a mom that I could relate with only too well. With school shopping going on right now, I thought it only appropriate to share.
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July 27th, 2009 02:35pm
by WineCountry.Mom
When kids are young, we as moms become totally immersed in motherhood. Suddenly everything is about the kids. It is our tendency to go from being totally involved in ourselves, our work, our marriage, and our friendships – to being involved solely in our kids. Upon the arrival of these little beings, our whole world suddenly revolves around them. And it is hard to break away from that.
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July 20th, 2009 12:12pm
by WineCountry.Mom
This weekend was dedicated to regrouping. Mr. Wonderful and I met up on Saturday after all of our kids were with their other parent. We had not been able to have kid free time for weeks, nor had we really been able to spend much time together because of camp and the busyness of our lives. So the anticipation of some actual quiet time together was overwhelming.
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July 4th, 2009 11:33am
by WineCountry.Mom
We are leaving for a week-long camp on Sunday, so for the past few days I have been washing clothes furiously and packing them in Rubbermaid bins. Why I am washing them, I am not sure. By the time camp is over every single seat of our pants will hold a round dusty stain from sitting on dirty surfaces, our socks will have sticker plants clinging to them like interlocking toys, and our odor will be eau de camp (a pleasant aroma of camp fire, sweat, chlorine, bug spray, and dirt).
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July 1st, 2009 01:49pm
by WineCountry.Mom
My friend, Joe Manthey, sent me a link to this article from the Sac Bee today, and I found it really intriguing. It’s about a group of moms who take California’s education crisis seriously, and are actively working to put the spotlight on California’s education needs while having fun at the same time.
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Single-parenting it since 2004.
