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Pulling The Grammy And Papa Card

November 16, 2017 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

Last week Number 7 made a Christmas list in her journal. It was so cute I had to take a picture: I was going to decipher it for you, but I’ll let you try to figure it out on your own: Stuff ror krismis i Pad 2. FijiT spinr 2. fijit Qub A water  Bottle. […]

Filed Under: Humor Tagged With: books, Christmas, christmas list, fidget spinner, four gift rule, grandparents, Santa

Last night we made a pretty great memory.

December 14, 2016 by not your average mom 2 Comments

A little over an hour from my house in Essex, CT, there’s an historic railroad company where you can ride on old school steam trains. And at Christmas time, they transform their trains into the “Polar Express”, and you can ride a vintage car to the North Pole. For the last four years, I have very […]

Filed Under: Lessons I've Learned, Life at My House, Parenting, Your Daily Dose Tagged With: essex, hot chocolate, mrs. claus, polar express, presents, Santa, Santa Claus, steamtrain

If it isn’t my kid, it’s gonna be someone else’s.

December 5, 2016 by not your average mom 4 Comments

About a week ago, I received a message from a woman I have never met. She informed me that although Number 4 had actually spoken to her daughter, she had told a couple of her daughter’s friends that Santa Claus wasn’t real, and then she continued with, “I was hoping maybe you could ask her […]

Filed Under: Funny Stuff, Lessons I've Learned, Life at My House, Parenting, Your Daily Dose Tagged With: lying, Number 4, Santa, school, truth

10 Holiday Traditions You Can Start With Your Family

December 3, 2016 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

The Christmas season is so magical for many of us because it’s a time when we are reminded that generosity and kindness and miracles still exist, and it’s a time when we make memories with family that we cherish forever. I don’t know about you, but the older I get, the more I realize that […]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: advent, caroling, Christmas, Holiday, Santa, stocking, traditions

Mom, is Santa Claus real?

December 1, 2016 by not your average mom 6 Comments

I have been waiting for you to ask me this question. This is a question lots of parents have a hard time knowing best how to answer, because Christmas is such a special and magical time of year. And I want you to believe in magic. Forever. So… Is Santa Claus real? To answer that question […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: children, Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Santa, Santa Claus, Santa presents, story, surprise

Do Your Kids Remember What They Got for Christmas Five Years Ago?

November 5, 2016 by not your average mom 14 Comments

A couple days ago a friend of mine shared an article on Facebook entitled  It Turns Out That Traveling Makes Us Far Happier Than Any Material Wealth Ever Does. I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately. It’s partly because our financial situation has improved, and so now being able to travel at least a […]

Filed Under: Moneysavers, Parenting Tagged With: birthday, Christmas, experiences, gifts, polar express, presents, Santa, stuff, traveling

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