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  1. What I Have Learned

    3/26/10 1:56pm by Fluid Pudding in Family Connections Comments (2)
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    In just a few days, the Momspotting campaign will come to a close.  Read more >

  2. The National Day of Unplugging!

    3/19/10 6:04am by Fluid Pudding in Family Connections Comments (6)
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    I just learned that Saturday, March 20 is the National Day of Unplugging.It's part of The Sabbath Manifesto launched by Reboot, where Avoid Technology is listed along with nine other suggestions including Light Candles, Reconnect with Loved Ones, and Drink Wine. (The entire list is here.)  Read more >

  3. Who Do You Think You Are?

    3/10/10 9:27am by Fluid Pudding in Family Connections Comments (8)
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    NBC has a new show titled "Who Do You Think You Are?" during which celebrities are whisked around the world and led on a journey to discover their geneological roots. And I'm a bit bored by it all. I would be much more interested in the show if the "featured players" were not well-known celebrities who could probably make three phone calls and have their entire geneology outlined for free. Instead, I want Mrs.  Read more >

  4. Shirt vs. Potato Skin, Bobby Flay.

    3/2/10 8:41am by Fluid Pudding
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    Although I probably watch entirely too much television, I don't really have any shows that I Absolutely Cannot Miss. (My fingers are crossed behind my back right now, because I sort of can't miss Days of Our Lives or The Secret Life of the American Teenager. I justify my viewing of these shows in the following manner: In my mind, the average age of a Days of Our Lives fan is 60. Secret Life fan? 20. At (nearly) 40, I am The MEAN!  Read more >

  5. No Internet Connection for 40 Days. Could you do it?

    3/1/10 8:51am by Fluid Pudding in Family Connections Comments (7)
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    A close friend of mine took Lent SERIOUSLY this year. When she sat down and thought about what she should give up, the obvious answers quickly rose to the surface: Chocolate, Wine, Meat, Cursing... She finally decided to give up the biggest time suck of all: The Internet. For over a week now, her computer and modem have sat in the office unplugged and neglected.Because of the time saved NOT staring at the screen, her house is now spotless, she has cooked new foods for her family, she has visited the zoo and botanical garden, and she feels Energized.  Read more >

  6. Hell Is Trash Collection

    2/24/10 8:00am by Fluid Pudding
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    A little over a year ago, Jeff noticed that he was paying our trash people more than once each month. (And when I say Our Trash People, I mean the environmental service that comes to our house on Thursday mornings to haul away the things that we DIDN'T recycle. I'm still wearing my Birkenstocks.) Anyway, when he pulled up the information online, he realized that he had been double paying for the past six months! He quickly called Our Trash People (OTP) to figure out what was going on.  Read more >

  7. Crime and Punishment for a Six-year-old Media Junkie

    2/21/10 5:37pm by Fluid Pudding in Family Connections Comments (1)
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    My six-year-old daughter recently got into a bit of trouble at school. Because I tend to overreact, I responded to her disciplinary report by taking away her DSi, the Wii, and the computer. The funny thing is, she's perfectly fine with NOT having these items, and has actually spent the past few days reading like crazy and being, well, quite pleasant to be around. (Imagine that!)  Read more >

  8. Do you watch the Olympics in Real Time?

    2/15/10 4:41pm by Fluid Pudding in Family Connections Comments (5)
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    I remember being a kid and watching the 1976 Olympics on television. Occasionally, my parents let us stay up late to watch figure skating (ah, the Hamill Camel) or gymnastics (Nadia Comăneci!) or whatever we thought we might be interested in. (Now? Curling!)  Read more >

  9. My Child Ate a Diamond

    2/15/10 8:00am by Fluid Pudding
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    Yesterday I cleaned the girls’ room for the first time ever. It took over eight hours, and the final result is this: Three tons of toys have been donated to charity, another ton of (mostly broken) toys have been thrown away. Now? Every toy has a place. That’s a huge deal for us. As I cleaned and tossed (and grew more irritable than I care to admit), I came across a little plastic gem-like thing. As I threw it in the trash, Harper screamed. “THAT’S MY DIAMOND! YOU CAN’T THROW AWAY MY DIAMOND!”  Read more >

  10. I Drank Barium

    2/5/10 5:00am by Fluid Pudding
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    While we were on vacation, something crazy happened that led me to call my doctor once again for the Mystery Abdominal Thing. Long story short? We scheduled a CT scan!Lady at Scheduling: Your test will be on Thursday at 3:30, but we'll need you to be here at 2:30 for registration. AND, you'll need to stop eating and drinking at 11:30 so we can get an accurate result.Me: Okay and okay!  Read more >

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