How much of a good thing?

I am having a quantity debate in my head, and I am curious about what other people might think. Fist of all, how much hands-on mom and dad time is good and how much babysitter/child-care is good. I just returned to work and I am in the office 25 hours a week. Is that too [...]

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Sleep and Poop

There are a couple very different things I want to write about today. Sleep and Poop. You see, I am plagued by the LACK of one and the overload of the other. Can you guess which is which? If you have ever been 7 months pregnant, you will remember that now [...]

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Camping with the children

This summer was our first camping experience with the children. Having once been camping addicts, my hubby and I decided that 5 years was a long enough sabbatical. At 2.5 and 4.5, we were hopeful that they keep their cool sleeping with the toads and crows.
I must say that the kids were champs. We [...]

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You want to take your children WHERE?

 
So, here is my idea: I want to take my children to the Dominican Republic for a bit. I lived there for two years as a Peace Corps volunteer (more on that later!), so we won’t be staying in a resort, but rather with a family I lived with.
 
My plan is to take them [...]

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Balance

So, hubby is in medical school– third year, which means rotations just began. He is currently in surgical rotations, which he LOVES, but is never home. I didn’t figure that he could be less present than while he was studying anatomy and pharmacology during his first two years. But alas. He leaves the [...]

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Metamorphosis

It is a beautiful New England summer. Everyone is outside boating, camping, and picnicking…and the kids are home full-time. I just started a full-time job, and I’m curious to see how long this blog lasts, never mind my clean house, cooked meals, and sanity. I have one four-year old and one two-year old [...]

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