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S’now Better Time Than The Present
Today was the first snowfall here on Long Island, and it was sort of unexpected. Well, we knew we’d be getting something, but that something ended up being a few more inches than the dusting most people were anticipating. What I love about the news these days is the drama over weather. I’m not talking about the legit hurricanes & really dangerous stuff- I mean the naming of the… snow. This snowfall has a name, people. It’s Winter Storm Avery. Now granted, some areas are getting a lot more wind & snow from Avery than we are here. But back in my day, a snow storm wasn’t given a fancy name.…
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National Siblings Day
If you’re a regular social media user (and let’s face it, you probably wouldn’t have landed here if you aren’t), then chances are you heard at some point that today is National Siblings Day! Umm…. huh? Before I get to my point, let me first say that I am a firm skeptic of these “so called” special days. In fact, I’m a little confused as to how they suddenly appeared, most likely via social media. Call me ignorant, but was Sibling Day always a “thing”? When did this become a thing? Oh, I’m in the know now, however. It seems like every other day on Twitter, people are hash-tagging “National…
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Baby Bear’s Birthday!
Can someone please tell me where this past year went?? Because it seems like yesterday that I brought tiny lil’ #6 home, but we just celebrated his first birthday this weekend. How does it all go by so fast?? At least it’s not just me. When I mentioned his birthday on Facebook (because as a mom, it’s now mandatory to do this. I think it’s in the bylaws), a lot of my friends said the very same thing- how is this possible? I think it comes with the territory of being a parent of multiple children. I’m not being condescending to parents of one child; I remember how vividly…
