Archive for the ‘VIEWS’

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    Color Me Yellow!
    Sometimes we all need a little extra color in our lives and when it is your favorite color, even better.  My older daughter always loved green. When I say loved I mean really loved green. She would eye every green toy as a toddler and friends and family became aware of it and accommodated her often. Then without warning to anyone she declared a new favorite - yellow! Of...
    by Mommy Niri at September 1st, 2010 at 08:09 pm
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    “Just Call Me Belle!”
    So I toiled. hard. to find the perfect name for my baby to be. I mean I wanted something that had a Hindi meaning, easy to pronounce, short and with no religious connotation.  We settled on “Jia”, pronounced Gia or Gee-Ahh and meaning “heart”. I had kept my home Disney princess free – somehow my opinion of strong female characters left me...
    by Mommy Niri at August 22nd, 2010 at 10:08 pm
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    My BlogHer Babbling!
    My BlogHer Babbling! #blogher10So I made it to BlogHer and I made it back. If you read my Girlfriend’s Guide To BlogHer you would be wondering if I really ate my own dog food. And to not keep you in suspense, yes I did. BlogHer was a blur but I expected it to be. What I wore T-shirt with my logo (if I am forking out money to be there I better promote myself ) and...
    by Mommy Niri at August 15th, 2010 at 08:08 pm
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    A Girlfriend’s Guide To BlogHer!
    So I have been seeing posts and talks about BlogHer and I really did not want to post this. I mean even though I have been to BlogHer before these posts are starting to make me feel like I should be more involved. Seriously stalking the #BlogHer10 hashtag crazily means you should #getalife. So why in the world am I writing this post? Well I feel I have to get it off my...
    by Mommy Niri at July 27th, 2010 at 08:07 pm
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    My God Is On A Timeout!
    So my trip to Utah for Evo also landed me in a late night conversation with some of my favorite girls. So some of the girls were Mormon, or rather LDS (Latter Day Saints as I learnt was the proper term) and come on, you can’t not want to ask oodles of questions. So I did. For me the generalization and assumptions is what annoys me. Trust me I come  from a religion...
    by Mommy Niri at July 22nd, 2010 at 06:07 am
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    What Would You Allow Your Daughter To Wear To The Beach?
    Last year I was at a beach and was surprised to see a mom standing with her daughter buck naked rinsing off the sand from one of those outside showers outside the change room. I was finding it difficult to tear my eyes away and was trying hard not to walk up to the mom of what looked like a 5 year old girl to ask her to use the bathroom inside. I saw loads of people walk...
    by Mommy Niri at July 17th, 2010 at 07:07 pm
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    An Ode To My Old Phone (And Hello iPhone 4)!
    I waited for the day. May 25th. I did. It was the day my phone contract expired. I was riding out my contract and trying hard not to be frustrated with my phone. So while I will be sure to share several posts about my new iPhone 4 – I wanted to bid farewell to my old phone (scroll to the bottom to see photo suggestions of this) . To my old flip phone, who did not...
    by Mommy Niri at July 12th, 2010 at 07:07 pm
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    5 Things That Surprised Me At Evo!
    Yes, I am slow – deal with it. I figured I better hit 2 stones with my Friday 5 series and a mini roundup of Evo. Here are 5 things that  amazed me. Some of the speakers were strangers (to me). After having attended so many conferences you get to see exactly the same people speak. Here there were new blogger and brand faces and I loved that. It certainly lent...
    by Mommy Niri at July 8th, 2010 at 09:07 pm
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    Finding The Father Figure!
    I did not like my father. There I said it. I know it is Father’s Day so sentimentality towards dad and fatherhood is booming. But it is true. My dad was not likable, and especially not by me. He had an encyclopedia worth of qualities and habits that made me fear and disrespect him. My mom on the other hand was my hero. I then decided that a girl, or anyone for that...
    by Mommy Niri at June 19th, 2010 at 10:06 pm
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    Friday 5: 5 Tips To Help At Home As You Head To That Conference!
    So next week this time I will be speaking at Evo Conference in Utah. I am both excited and anxious. Excited as the conference is amazing and anxious as I will be away for 5 days. You read that right: 5days. To save on flights I am traveling the day before and after the conference with a red-eye thrown in. The only awesome thing about the travel is that I fly Jet Blue,...
    by Mommy Niri at June 19th, 2010 at 08:06 am
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    So I Bought My 1st Coach Bag!
    I sucked up all the doubts and I just bought the bag. Well to be clear I walked in the store and walked out and then went back and bought it. I have been waiting for it for a long time. In fact about a year ago I hosted a contest for this very same bag for BlogHer. In fact it was on the way to this conference that my bag woes began, with having 2 bags break on me in a...
    by Mommy Niri at June 13th, 2010 at 09:06 pm
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    Friday 5: 5 Ridiculous Responses After Being Told I Am From South Africa!
    Friday 5 series is not dead but I will be posting only when I really feel the urge to (rather than compelled based on timing). The World Cup soccer is being held in South Africa and I am more than nostalgic at this exciting news. But where is South Africa? What is the name of the country? – No really people have asked me this so many times it is actually embarrassing....
    by Mommy Niri at June 10th, 2010 at 09:06 pm
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    Wordless Wednesday – Cinderella Sports A Tattoo!
    There was no way we could resist not taking a picture of Cinderella sporting a tattoo. I would have loved to have a picture of her drinking beer but no such luck!
    by Mommy Niri at May 25th, 2010 at 09:05 pm
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    Friday 5: 5 Reasons Big Bloggers Need To Be Nice To Small Bloggers!
    I know those adjectives “big” and “small” suck but go with my poetic heading, which is easier on the ears than it’s polictically correct cousin. For the rest of this post though my point is those bloggers who are a little more established, not necessarily writing for longer but more in the limelight – or maybe blog-light, compared...
    by Mommy Niri at May 13th, 2010 at 08:05 pm
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    Why I Won’t Let Someone Make Me Feel Like I Don’t Belong!
    I was at an event in NYC earlier in the year when a blogger, who identified enough with me (I am glad she did) and confided “Don’t you hate these things where you feel left out!”. I answered no. Many of the famous bloggers would, I am sure, want only the top people in their presence. When you are a lil old blogger trying to find your footing it can be...
    by Mommy Niri at May 11th, 2010 at 08:05 pm
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    Friday 5: 5 Things I Want For Mother’s Day!
    So Mommy Niri has not posted anything for the Friday 5 Series for a while. I have been so busy rushing around with so many personal and blogging commitments that I began to resent just writing something. Then I said I should stop. Friday 5 was one of my favorite things and I did not want to have these negative feelings about it. I control the blog and not the other way...
    by Mommy Niri at May 7th, 2010 at 11:05 pm
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    What Do Mom Bloggers Want For Mother’s Day?
    I have been back and forth trying to figure out what I wanted for Mother’s Day so I thought this would be the perfect time to ask some of my favorite online (and offline) friends. Allison McDonald What do I want for Mother’s Day this year? Well it’s too soon to ask to be in labour, although you better believe I hope that is what my husband gets for...
    by Mommy Niri at May 7th, 2010 at 09:05 pm
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    Wordless Wednesday: The Royal Potty?
    This was taken while at Atlantis. This is in the Atlantis Kid’s Adventure Club. Each bathroom has a different theme, decor, lighting (this bathroom had a chandelier) and music – yes music as you stepped it!
    by Mommy Niri at April 20th, 2010 at 01:04 am
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    Wordless Wednesday: Royal Treatment In Bed!
    Brushing in bed?
    by Mommy Niri at April 14th, 2010 at 05:04 am
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    Away From Home!
    In between all the whining and the chaos I dropped threats of “I can’t wait to take a break in LA!” Sure I was excited about my (then) upcoming trip but honestly was looking forward to some time away. Being a SAHM ( you got to read What Not To Say To A SAHM) is precious but the sanity takes a knocking. You barely give the itinerary a glance as it sits...
    by Mommy Niri at April 11th, 2010 at 08:04 pm
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    Friday 5: 5 Ways My Laziness As A Mom Has Paid Off!
    Sometimes laziness has its blessing. Ok, so not so much when it comes to blogging (which is not, ahem, why the Friday 5 is always late). But lately I have had the need for finding reasons, or rather benefits, for my lazy attitude in mothering. I nursed! I know nursing your kid is healthy and It was one of the reasons I did it but truth be told the driving factor was...
    by Mommy Niri at March 30th, 2010 at 07:03 pm
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    “Give It To Her, She Is Younger Than You!”
    Amazing how many times I heard these words uttered and each time the same fury fills me up. I thought when my MIL uttered it I chalked it up to her age and tried to ignore it after my pleas to stop fell on deaf ears. I heard it several times since then. I just heard it again this week, at a pizza place no less – I wish I had said something to him.  Some of you...
    by Mommy Niri at March 24th, 2010 at 10:03 pm
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    Friday 5: 5 Signs That Mama Needs A Vacation!
    Friday is here and that means it is time for this weeks dose of the Friday 5 series. Not sure about you but the mommy brain has not left me and my youngest is about to turn 3 any day now. Even though we had that whirlwind trip to Atlantis,  I am still exhausted. Maybe it has been years since I took off for a time longer than 2-3 days. You don’t ever seem to know...
    by Mommy Niri at March 19th, 2010 at 08:03 pm
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    Friday 5: 5 Amazing Feats By Mom!
    So I am late. It was either this posting my Friday 5 or the contest to win a nook. I know 400 (and counting) entries confirm that the contest was needed. Anyway better late than ever. The ability to sleep in the most uncomfortable of spaces. Once upon a time I needed a good cushy (big) bed, proper timing, lighting etc. Now if you give me a spot I can sleep. Yup, even...
    by Mommy Niri at March 16th, 2010 at 08:03 pm
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    Flowers And Financials!
    I headed to the car wash with a pit stop to the self vacuum place first. The car sorely needed it and nothing like Boston’s winter slush to make the car really icky. I guess the fact that I let the girls snack in the car does not help. Anyway after we were done, and after the car-wash freaked my little one into a hysterical bout of crying (while her kind sister...
    by Mommy Niri at March 7th, 2010 at 08:03 pm
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    Friday 5: 5 Ways To Deal With That Tantrum!
    Before I had kids I lived in the sheltered life of what a tantrum was. I mean surely I never had one? What on earth causes our cute-as-a-button kid to turn into something that makes you want to dig your head deeper in the soil than any ostrich could? I mean one minute they are as happy as a bee and the next like something possessed. The probability of one happening is...
    by Mommy Niri at March 4th, 2010 at 09:03 pm
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    So My Hubby Un-Friended Me!
    You read that right! He did! He un-friended me a while ago but the gall of the act still riles me and I decided I needed to share it with you. Oh, if you are wondering if we’re still together, well we are, but to the regular Facebook world we were not for a while. If you wondering what I am rambling about a few months ago I saw a common friend send me a Facebook...
    by Mommy Niri at March 3rd, 2010 at 09:03 pm
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    Friday 5: 5 Myths About Mommy Bloggers!
    Friday 5 is up again and I thought would be great to dedicate another of the Friday 5 series to blogger stuff. We will do anything for free stuff Although I do not speak for the entire mom blogger population, as I should not, review samples are necessary to give a review on, right? Once I did a contest where I was not reviewing a product but just conducting a giveaway...
    by Mommy Niri at February 26th, 2010 at 08:02 pm
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    Not Invited?
    Recently I decided to host a Valentine’s party for my daughter’s Pre-K class. I sent an invite out (albeit a very untidy, rushed, and forgot-to-write-my-kid’s-name-on-it invitation) and thankfully the teacher called to let me know I missed out a few new students.  All along the way I received comments like “what a wonderful thing you are doing”...
    by Mommy Niri at February 22nd, 2010 at 07:02 pm
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    Friday 5: 5 Tips For Dealing With The (Terrible) Twos!
    Friday 5 is here and trying to still catch up on posts (and life) but better late than never, right. Soon my littlest girl will be turning 3 and while the antics of her two-someness is still  fresh in my mind I thought I would share some of my ideas. Make sure you catch more tips on older posts in the Friday 5 series. Give a choice of her age (two)! Asking open ended...
    by Mommy Niri at February 19th, 2010 at 08:02 pm
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    Friday 5: 5 Reasons Why I Still Love My Toyota!
    I am sure that this may not make me popular but I have to say it. I drive a Toyota and am proud of it. I love it enough to dedicate this week’s Friday 5 to it. Yes, I have a television and I have been keeping tabs on the news about the recalls. Am I underplaying the severity of the issue? No! Do I believe it is sprinkled with hype? Yes! There are important issues...
    by Mommy Niri at February 12th, 2010 at 07:02 pm
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    Friday 5: 5 (Almost) Free Fun Activities With Kids!
    I am cheap. So sue me. I hate paying for something if I can get it free, or at the very least cheap. Don’t pretend you don’t too.  After suffering this week with a horrid stiff neck (I would kiss my chiropractor if I could just turn my head) and I finally tackled Mount Laundry (with those piles of clothing from Atlantis) I felt I deserved to give some bloggy...
    by Mommy Niri at February 5th, 2010 at 07:02 pm
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    Friday 5: 5 Annoying Things I Encountered On Vacation!
    If you don’t know I have been dealing with some ugly hacker who messed up my site. It has been a scary time but am so relieved to be back and though late with this week’s dose of Friday 5 series, better late than never. Since I have just come back from a media trip to Atlantis, it was the closest thing to a vacation, there were some things I could not comprehend. Kids...
    by Mommy Niri at January 29th, 2010 at 11:01 am
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    A Swiper In My Family?
    My 2 (and a half) year old daughter has been having some real funky traits these days. I am not sure how much of it is the terrible twos or how much of it is going to make her lie on some couch spilling her guts about how her mother led her to this behavior. At first I caught her looking at a little house her sister (4 year old) had made and she came in and declared “I...
    by Mommy Niri at January 28th, 2010 at 08:01 pm
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    Friday 5: 5 Tips To Perfect Packing!
    I am packing! I won’t be here tomorrow. And not even for the day after. Tonight I will be packing. I fly tomorrow and I have not started packing. Final destination Atlantis. Am I overwhelmed? You betcha. Am I confident it will get done tonight? Absolutely. Since I cannot think further than my battered suitcase (man I so need new luggage as I have had bad luck with...
    by Mommy Niri at January 22nd, 2010 at 10:01 am
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    Friday 5: 5 Tips To A Less Bumpy Road Trip (With Kids)!
    Now I know what you are thinking, late again! I was out dear readers. I was out to New Jersey (and also New York but more of that little news later). Might I add that I was on a road trip. With kids. With me being the only adult. With a 2 and 4 year old in the backseat. Did I add that the trip is normally 4.5 hours (with no breaks and no kids)? Feeling sorry for me? Heck,...
    by Mommy Niri at January 15th, 2010 at 10:01 pm
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    Friday 5: 5 Great Things About A Snowy Winter!
    What’s that you say? Is it going to be a trend for 2010 that Mommy Niri is late with her posts? I guess I should have added being on time with my posts as one of my 2010 resolutions. Coming from growing up in tropical weather in South Africa getting used to Boston’s wintry weather for the past 10 years should have been a piece of cake, right? Well, I approach...
    by Mommy Niri at January 8th, 2010 at 07:01 pm
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    Friday 5: 5 Promises For 2010 That I Aim To Keep!
    I feel all giddy inside to write this. You know writing my resolutions for 2009 was actually my 1st Friday 5 in the Friday 5 series, and I cannot get over that I finished 52 whopping posts! Not sure how I managed to get through but bumping into a friend, when I was late with it, asking for it was sure to make me thrilled yet guilty. I actually thought of stopping it this...
    by Mommy Niri at January 1st, 2010 at 08:01 pm
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    A Year’s Worth Of Friday 5 (2009)!
    At the beginning of 2009 I wanted to kick off something I felt would stick too. I had not done reviews etc before and although I wanted to embark on it in 2009 I felt a personal post like this would keep me on track. Hubby felt it would be a tall order, and I felt that was exactly what I needed. Along the way I quivered and sometimes just felt I would never to keep to...
    by Mommy Niri at December 30th, 2009 at 09:12 pm
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    Friday 5: 5 Things I Learned In 2009!
    Ok, so I am late. So what? I know you were too busy munching cookies and drinking egg-nog to really notice. Did you notice? Anyway I decided to take a small hiatus from blogging to actually enjoy my family.  This is the final edition of the Friday 5 series for 2009 so I have been reflecting on the year I wanted to share it with you. I have learned: When tough times...
    by Mommy Niri at December 25th, 2009 at 08:12 pm
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    Friday 5: 5 Ways To Keep It Together This Holiday!
    The frenzy that festivities bring is sure to make even the most stable of hands quiver as they tackle making each holiday the best ever. The toil of dealing with traditions: do we keep the old or build them new? It is almost a year since the Friday 5 series started so make sure you catch up on older ones if you enjoyed this one. Make it perfect or make it simple? Build...
    by Mommy Niri at December 18th, 2009 at 10:12 pm
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    Friday 5: 5 Signs You Spend Too Much Of Time On Twitter!
    Ok, stop it, it can’t be just me! I mean really I know you all looove Twitter as much as I do. Well in honor of my favorite tool I dedicate this week’s Friday 5 in Twitter’s name. I just read a Seth Godin post that may suggest I take a break from it though but for now a tribute is in order. When you see a twitter party on it is absolutely addictive...
    by Mommy Niri at December 12th, 2009 at 06:12 am
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    Mommy Niri’s Harried Moment!
    Beth, from Role Mommy, was here in Boston recently on her See Mom Run book tour (get the book, snippets of stores but oodles of fun). She took a video off all mom’s harried moments along the way and I wanted to share mine with you guys. First I wanted to share what she wrote about me. I simply felt awed at what she wrote. “We then caught up with Mommy Niri...
    by Mommy Niri at December 10th, 2009 at 09:12 pm
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    My Daughter Wants To Be a Princess! Where Did I Go Wrong?
    If you read my blog regularly you would know that I have 2 little girls and that would have led many to assume that we are a home filled with pink princesses. Actually nothing is further from the truth. But maybe that tide is about to turn. I have always been adamant about women thinking that they are more than a sidekick or someone needing to be rescued. I have tried...
    by Mommy Niri at December 10th, 2009 at 08:12 pm
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    Houston, We Have A Job!
    Well, maybe that should be Boston, we have a job. Or rather, Boston we made a job. Umm, forget it, they don’t sound as nice as my heading right? Hubby has been totally against me making a hullabaloo about this but I figured you were the guys to get me through this period so no way I am leaving you out. Today was the first day on the new exciting journey. 3 months...
    by Mommy Niri at December 7th, 2009 at 09:12 pm
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    Friday 5: 5 Great Things About Being Unemployed!
    I know I am really late with this dose of the Friday 5 series, but I have been horridly sick or else nothing could make me miss writing this post. So you all know by now that we have been in the doggie house with regards to the job scene.  Well trust me if you hate reading about it, we hate living it. Always mean to keep it real here on MommyNiri.com. Anyway, there are...
    by Mommy Niri at December 4th, 2009 at 08:12 pm
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    Mommy Niri Holiday Wish List Meme!
    My awesome friend Jyl from Twitter’s famous GNO (Girl’s Night Out) Twitter parties tagged me to a contest entry on Mom It Forward and I barely enter contests (too busy dishing my own out) . Anyway there are oodles of prizes to enter so go and check it out yourself (and enter too) but my reason to post this is it sounds fun to share these with you. TodaysMama...
    by Mommy Niri at December 1st, 2009 at 11:12 pm
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    Friday 5: 5 Ways Stores Can Make For Happier Moms!
    Black Friday (to those out of USA it is the day after Thanksgiving and one of the biggest shopping days) just passed here so while I can’t hit the sales I can surely make that the theme of today’s Friday 5. Don’t forget to catch up on the rest of the Friday 5 series. Automatic doors! You kind of think that this is common enough right? Well not as much...
    by Mommy Niri at November 27th, 2009 at 08:11 am
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    I’m Thankful For You!
    Thanksgiving is quite different in my home. Without a turkey to boot being that ours is a vegetarian home, it is difficult to gain the common image portrayed of what Thanksgiving is.  Of course the thought of what you are are thankful for is a good angle to focus on. I have been struggling to find that zone to be thankful for something this Thanksgiving especially since...
    by Mommy Niri at November 26th, 2009 at 09:11 pm
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    What’s In Your Backpack?
    I hear her footsteps on the porch, so that means she is back from school. Dad has been the one to get her these days, and I am sure he has not bothered to even check her backpack. That exciting task has been relegated to me and a task that I dread each day. Each day I stare at the bag and procrastinate on opening that backpack. I mean seriously she is in pre-k, how much...
    by Mommy Niri at November 25th, 2009 at 09:11 pm
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    Friday 5: 5 Ways To Annoy A Blogger!
    Dang, is it Friday already? How did that happen? I feel like I was just late yesterday writing my Friday 5, but here I am again, not really late, but not as early as I promise myself every week. Well today at least I managed to get my counters clean (well I mean clear) so you can see what color the countertops are, and that is not a pretty sight, mind you, so I feel like...
    by Mommy Niri at November 20th, 2009 at 08:11 pm
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