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THE SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING SHOES
Carol Shwanda —
Authority: 120
I took all three girls shopping yesterday to Marshalls, a discount “labels for less” clothing store to spend their Christmas gift cards. We had gone to a Marshall’s in New Jersey when we went out to visit my sister Pam this past summer. We scored some great deals then and happened upon some awesome finds ...1 day ago -
CHRISTMAS MORNING
Carol Shwanda —
Authority: 120
In spite of my trepidations that things would go awry based on the pre-Christmas angst all the kids were experiencing, we ended up having a wonderful Christmas after all. Sophia and Eva woke up Christmas morning around 8:30 and I made breakfast for all of us. Afterward Paul lit a fire in the front room while we ...1 day ago -
MOM IS GOING BACK TO SCHOOL
Carol Shwanda —
Authority: 120
I didn’t want to announce my plans until they were finalized and yesterday I got word that I was officially accepted into graduate school. I will be getting my MS in Internet Marketing. I start in January. I am very excited about this. I have always regretted that I didn’t go to grad school right away after ...1 week ago -
BLENDED FAMILY HOLIDAY TRADITIONS
Carol Shwanda —
Authority: 120
I kept hoping this year’s Christmas would go off without a hitch. I really thought that we had finally worked out all the kinks. But no. There always seems to be something or someone who screws up the works. As you might expect, blended family holidays, particularly Christmas, can be fraught with thwarted ...1 week ago -
Aren’t I Lucky?
Blog Segullah —
Authority: 476
Lyn Greenwood lives in Houston, TX with her husband and two children. She was raised in Colorado, graduated from BYU in Chemical Engineering and has lived in Texas for almost 12 years. She makes a valiant attempt at trying to balance all aspects of her life: loving on her family, working full-time, and training for ...1 week ago -
Aren’t I Lucky?
Blog Segullah —
Authority: 476
Lyn Greenwood lives in Houston, TX with her husband and two children. She was raised in Colorado, graduated from BYU in Chemical Engineering and has lived in Texas for almost 12 years. She makes a valiant attempt at trying to balance all aspects of her life: loving on her family, working full-time, and training for ...1 week ago -
Flexible Holiday Schedule Helps Reduce Family Anxiety
Psych Central News —
Authority: 586
For many, the holiday season is different from years past as divorce and life choices have changed the family structure. Accordingly, the holidays can become an anxious time of the year unless parents and relatives adopt a flexible, open mindset. Stepfamilies that close themselves off emotionally and hold rigidly ...2 weeks ago -
PLEASE DON’T BUY ME PLANTS
Carol Shwanda —
Authority: 120
A few weeks ago when Pop Pop came to visit for Thanksgiving with his lady friend Lotus, (Remember her? She was the one who was once married to famed movie director Robert Altman.) she brought me a plant . Well, I never watered it and it died. I always forget to water plants. I feed the kids and the pets, I do the ...2 weeks ago -
“THE 40-YEAR-OLD-VERSION: HUMOIRS OF A DIVORCED DAD.”
Carol Shwanda —
Authority: 120
If you moms and stepmoms are looking for a great holiday gift for all the dads and stepdads in your life, I highly recommend a wonderfully hilarious and warm hearted book I just finished reading: The 40-Year-Old Version: Humoirs of a Divorced Dad by Joel Schwartzberg . It it a series of essays that are essentially ...2 weeks ago -
The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl: A Review
The New York Public Library blogs —
Authority: 122
Fanboy wants three things more than anything in the world--hell even tell you two of them. But there are also things that Fanboy needs, especially now that his sophomore year is morphing into his own personal hell. Senior Goddess Dina Jurgens doesnt know he exists and his part-time-best-friend/full-time-jock, Cal, is ...2 weeks ago -
TRIMMING THE TREE
Carol Shwanda —
Authority: 120
We got our Christmas tree on Saturday. The kids had been looking forward to it all week. We had such a wonderful time picking it out. This is our fourth Christmas together as a blended family. It has really become quite a joy to watch the children cherish their new family traditions. We went to our usual ...2 weeks ago -
When Parenting Styles Clash: Working through the Total Transformation Program
EmpoweringParents.com —
Authority: 115
I began using the Total Transformation Program by James Lehman the minute it landed in my mailbox. I even opened it up in the car before driving home so that I could inspect the contents. I could not wait to begin! I perused and panned through everything. I scanned the upcoming lessons and wanted to jump through more ...2 weeks ago -
JILL OF ALL TRADES
Carol Shwanda —
Authority: 120
This morning while I was cooking breakfast and packing lunches, I reflected back on my life and thought of all the jobs and skills I have learned over the years that have prepared me for my current role of mom/stepmom to five children. I was once a waitress, a bartender, a cashier, a hotel laundress and a ...3 weeks ago -
Just a Guy, His Wife, and THE KIDS
MomLogic —
Authority: 544
In a blended family (like mine), its understandable that we would argue about how to raise the kids. Especially since my wife has never really had a meaningful interaction with children besides my own.3 weeks ago -
MEREDITH BAXTER REVEALS SHE’S GAY
Carol Shwanda —
Authority: 120
I watched this and it brought tears to my eyes. I am so proud of Ms. Baxter for her courage, bravery and articulation of a very serious, private and personal issue. Her story reminded me of our own personal story.3 weeks ago -
Open Parental Conflict: Taming Your Inner Lion
EmpoweringParents.com —
Authority: 115
Two recent articles on Empowering Parents sharply caught my attention. James Lehman’s recent article, “Differences in Parenting? How Your Child May Be Using it Against You” , and EP Editor Elisabeth Wilkins’ blog, “Is Yelling the New Spanking?” both hit home. I’m ashamed, but I must admit: ...3 weeks ago -
TEEN DRIVERS
Carol Shwanda —
Authority: 120
Mark and Sophia are both driving now and have cars at their disposal. As I’ve mentioned before , this is not only liberating to them, but to us their parents because we no longer have to chauffeur them around and they can drive their siblings around as well. The other component to this whole new teen driving ...3 weeks ago -
IF YOU THINK BEING A MOM IS A THANKLESS JOB TRY BEING A STEPMOM
Carol Shwanda —
Authority: 120
Joel Shwartzberg, my newfound cyber friend is a divorced dad who is remarried to a woman who by virtue of her marriage to him, is now a stepmom. He has written a book The 40-Year-Old Version: Humoirs of a Divorced Dad which I plan to read and review later this week. In the meantime, check out his essay titled ...4 weeks ago -
ADVENT CALENDARS
Carol Shwanda —
Authority: 120
Today is December 1st and in our collection of family traditions this begins the season of advent calendars. Years ago my two girls, Eva and Sophia, received as gifts cross stitched advent calendars from a friend in Germany. Each day, beginning on the first of December and ending on the 24th, Christmas eve, I would ...4 weeks ago -
The Affair That Wasnt
MomLogic —
Authority: 544
Most people think Patrick and I had a torrid affair for months. They assume that because we left our spouses for each other. Its a reasonable assumption, since thats probably what most often happens. But not in our case: ours was the affair that wasnt.4 weeks ago
