I try to get my kids to eat a healthy, well balanced diet. We've tried everything, it seems-even "hiding" veggies into their normal routine of happily eaten foods. And, while that isn't a method that I found very productive or successful, I have discovered ways...
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Let me introduce to you something in my life that drives me bananas: This cupboard, filled with plastic sippy cups, bowls, tritan tumblers and melamine plates makes me crazy. Once upon a time, when my children began to eat off of plates and guzzle out of...
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When I think of the word "accomplishment", my brain goes back to the days when I was in school and working a full time job: Finished papers, deadlines met, finalized expense reports. I certainly don't think of the 14 diapers I changed, or the three...
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This is the first post by my dearest friend and newest contributor, Melissa Rofer. She is from and lives in the same area we are from in California. She is a beautiful writer and and an even more spectacular person...
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New Year's Resolutions aren't something I usually partake in, mostly because I like to think of each new day as a chance to start over, to begin to be better in every way. I've always sort of felt like I wouldn't want to live with...
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I wrote last week about our new fascination for making dinners in the crock pot. It's super easy, the dinners usually turn out really good, the apartments smells so divine, and the clean-up is minimal. The best part: Even the kids enjoy them. Last weekend, my...
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I just can't contain our Boston vacation into one post. There were too many amazing moments packed into a 3 day weekend to keep them wrapped into one entry, not to mention the amazing food we tried throughout. Aside from our amazing stay at the Four...
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We've introduced pork into our lives quite a bit over the last year. Between the many fun recipes we've tried in the crock pot, to roasts and chop dishes, even our kids are excited for our pork dinners. Our favorite so far has been The...
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There are precious few times in life when you can say that you took the vacation of a lifetime with your children. Fewer still when your lives are so utterly compromised with school, work and the daily monotony of life that even family meals are...
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I love to cook. In fact, I foresee many features involving food in the future on Momma's Gone City because I have so much fun cooking and creating dishes for my family. So, when I was invited by The Motherhood to participate in a recipe challenge...
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This week has been a roller coaster of emotions. Zoe has finally begun use the potty and is nearly completely out of diapers. It's been a long, messy and frustrating time coming, but I'm so excited to bust out the adorable Hello Kitty panties I bought...
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