For Christmas last year, my son gave me a lipstick case he had carefully selected at a temporary “store†his school set up so kids could purchase gifts for their parents with teacher supervision. It was adorable how excited he was to give it to me. Unfortunately, the case went MIA for a while, but […]
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Mothering In A Swimsuit
Yesterday, I was at my salon getting my hair cut and highlighted when somehow the conversation turned to women’s swimsuits. This was actually part two of a conversation that began during my previous appointment. During part one of the conversation, my stylist and I both agreed that trying to be a good mother while on […]
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Mother’s Weekend
Hope everyone had a great Mother’s Day! In a move that has earned him enough brownie points to fill the universe, my middle child came home from school on Friday and announced that it was going to be Mother’s Weekend. Okay, so I was obviously game. Therefore, after a family meeting, we decided to spend […]
The Uncool Side of Island Mom
Recently, on the spur of the moment, I purchased a pair of Hello Kitty pajama pants. I’ve never worn anything like them before, but, I have a preschool daughter who’s heavily-vested in the world of Hello Kitty, I needed a new pair of comfy around-the-house pants, and I had two minutes to shop. Hence the […]
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Beach Games
My sons discovered a new beach game yesterday. We were out playing on the beach, when suddenly, they were gone. One second they were right in front of my eyes, and the next second they were gone. See where they went? Â The boys found a large hole dug in the sand by some previous […]
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Island Family Stonehenge
Recently, my son’s kindergarten class discussed the concept of collections. In conjunction with this and, I think, given that they were celebrating the 100th day of school, he was asked to bring in a collection of 100 of something. You need to know that I am not very good at this sort of thing. I’m […]