July 28th, 2010 08:00am
by WineCountry.Mom
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. (
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June 28th, 2010 03:16pm
by WineCountry.Mom
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…)
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May 9th, 2010 08:00am
by WineCountry.Mom
To all the moms out there, from hoping future mommies, to expecting mother’s-to-be, to mothers with toddlers running around their ankles, to grandmothers spoiling their grandchildren…. Happy Mother’s Day! You are all heroes and deserve a day of praise! (read the post…)
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May 7th, 2010 02:15pm
by WineCountry.Mom
Without other moms to offer support, or even just to say, “I’ve been there”, what kind of moms would we be? Each of us have a mom that inspires us. For me, it is my grandmother.
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January 26th, 2010 12:00pm
by WineCountry.Mom
Growing up, I was fortunate to have both my parents in the home. My dad is a real estate appraiser, and though he worked a lot, we were often able to accompany him on local road trips when he went to look at houses. Sometimes we’d ride along with him, fascinated by the beauty of some areas that we never would have seen otherwise. Other times he would drop my mom and us three girls off at the park so we could have a picnic. He’d join us when his appointment was done.
Dad was the one who had the ideas for fun places to go and things to see. Who knew that sitting in the lobby of a fancy hotel, as if we were guests, enjoying hot chocolate by the fire could be so much fun. But with Dad, it was his way of instilling make-believe in us.
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September 14th, 2009 01:29pm
by WineCountry.Mom
Yesterday I had to stop at Target for a few things during a brief moment of kid-free time. You wouldn’t believe how enjoyable it is just to peruse the aisles of a store, taking in pieces of eye candy like colorful plates or different sizes of Tupperware when you have no kids around to complain about how bored they are. You wouldn’t believe it unless you have gone shopping with …
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August 23rd, 2009 07:20am
by WineCountry.Mom
It’s the time of year when kids cringe and parents jump for joy. Gone are the days of going to bed late and waking up around noon. No more video games for 4 hours straight, knocking on friends’ doors all day long to see if they can play, and seeing if it actually is possible that pajamas will stick to their skin if they wear them for a week without …
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