Sandy's Motherhood Blog: Food, Fun, Fashion

Some recipes, some red carpet fashion reviews, some comments about motherhood, and a lot of random thoughts

Monday, November 29, 2010

On the First Day of Christmas

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Since Herb and I perform in the Reagle Music Theatre’s annual production of “It’s ChristmasTime” every year, which runs the first two weeken...
Thursday, November 25, 2010

What I'm Thankful for This Thanksgiving

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Every Thanksgiving, I make a mental list of the things that I’m thankful for in my life. And the older I get, the more the things on that li...
Tuesday, November 23, 2010

I Am Woman, Hear Me Roar

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Today, I am Superwoman. I am wearing so many hats that you can’t even see my head. I am mother supreme, I am master baker, I am prolific aut...
Monday, November 22, 2010

Oh, I Love Trash

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Ryan is fascinated with trash cans. This fascination first developed, not surprisingly, when he discovered our automatic kitchen trash can. ...
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Friday, November 19, 2010

Toyland

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Ryan is very creative when he plays. He plays with just about anything that’s handy – a saucepan, a spoon, a vacuum nozzle, an empty box, my...
Thursday, November 18, 2010

Just a Spoonful of Sugar

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Spoons are wonderful things. Not only are they useful and functional as food transporters (and as drumsticks), but they are also useful and ...
Wednesday, November 17, 2010

You Say It's Your Birthday

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Today is my birthday. Two weeks ago, it was Ryan’s birthday. In the past week, two of my friends have had babies. At my last job, I worked i...
Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Family Holiday Traditions

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With the holidays rapidly approaching (what do you mean, Thanksgiving is NEXT WEEK??), the annual juggling of family traditions is at the fo...
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Monday, November 15, 2010

On and Off, or, the Joy of Prepositions

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When I was in 7th grade, my English teacher made everyone in the class memorize a long list of prepositions and recite them aloud. We got bo...
Tuesday, November 9, 2010

The Perks of Kid-Dom

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Herb was working from home today, so we decided that the three of us would grab a quick lunch down the street at Friendly’s. It was the firs...
Monday, November 8, 2010

Give Me a Head with Hair

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I managed to put it off for an entire year, but it was finally time for Ryan to get his first haircut. I think the thing that made me want t...
Friday, November 5, 2010

It's a Pillow, It's a Pet - It's a Pillow Pet!

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Ryan has always been very tactile – he’s fascinated by things that are scratchy, or smooth, or shiny, or fluffy. We have a very soft giraffe...
Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Five Hundred Twenty-five Thousand Six Hundred Minutes

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One year ago today, I woke up at 2am and thought, “Hm, November 2nd seems like a good day to have a baby.” I had awoken to the sensation of ...
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Saturday, October 30, 2010

Life Is Precious

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Thursday night, Herb and I came home to a phone message that his brother, Glen, who was in Toronto on business, had had a heart attack. We r...
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Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Happiness Is...an Empty Apartment

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This past weekend, my sister got married. She and her now-husband had found an apartment just before the wedding, so they haven’t had a chan...
Tuesday, October 26, 2010

The Frustration Raspberry

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I’ll admit it: I’m a bad mother. I am guilty of laughing at my child’s grief. But my excuse is that I just can’t help it. And you’ll underst...
Monday, October 25, 2010

Boneless Baby

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We’ve all seen the phenomenon: A perfectly healthy, normal baby is picked up by a parent or other adult and suddenly, without warning, the c...
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Monday, October 18, 2010

Snuggling to Sleep

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Every once in a while, Ryan goes through a bout of insomnia, or at least restless, light sleep. He goes to bed at his usual time, but at aro...
Saturday, October 16, 2010

Up!

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This morning, I woke up to the sound of a small voice down the hall announcing hopefully, “Up? Up?” A couple of times over the past few days...
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Thursday, October 14, 2010

An Ode to Autumn

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I love autumn in New England. I love the earthy smell in the air. I love the sound of leaves crunching underfoot. I love hearing the kids sq...
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