The 2012 Scripps National Spelling Bee is right around the corner. It takes place from May 29-31 this year. I love spelling bees and I was so thrilled many years ago when they started televising it on ESPN. For 2012, the preliminaries are broadcast on ESPN3.com, while the Semifinals are
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I remember a time when play-dates were easy. I would get my young son, some snacks, water and a diaper and we would head to a friend's house. The moms would sit and chat while the kids played. When I added another child to the mix it really was easy.
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Summer is almost here! And for many, summer means time spent in the car. On road trips. On vacation. On the way to visit friends and family. And as we all know, kids are notorious for asking the question, "Are we there yet?" from the backseat. And for many children,
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I'm a grown woman, a mom, a teacher. I am a responsible person who is firmly gripped in the reality of my daily life. Take care of the kids, make lunches, give baths, do the dishes, all that jazz. So why do I spend time each week sitting in front of
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I've taken my son to a hockey game, which mostly ended up entertaining him with music and the "violence" on the rink. (Oops.) Baseball is a whole different... ballgame. That, combined with the fact that I don't like baseball, has led to him making it to age six without seeing
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