I am not a doctor. I do not play one on television, and I do not claim to have any medical profession experience. I am a mother whose medical practices include checking a child's temperature by feeling a forehead with a hand or cheek before getting the thermometer out, and gauging their w…
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I have an addiction: quick and easy fixes to everyday problems.
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My sons have caught a bug. It isn't H1N1 or a creepy crawly creature with dozens of legs. This bug has them motivated and excited. They have caught the entrepreneurial bug - caught it through a good old-fashioned lemonade stand.
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This year, the thought of back-to-school shopping filled me with dread. I wasn't avoiding it because of the cost - 25 cents for a box of crayons is pretty good - but the price of backpacks and lunch boxes gave me sticker shock.
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"I'm telling" are the two words uttered most often by all three of my children. These two words simply make me run and hide. I always hope that maybe if it takes them long enough to find me, the teller will have forgotten who and what they are telling on.
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Growing up, Saturday morning meant one thing - cartoons.
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Maggie Modjeski | Maggie on Monday
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I have a bucket list -the things I want to do before I die.
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There is a person in most women's lives who is irreplaceable. Women tell this person their deepest secrets, juiciest gossip and sometimes even their deepest fears. This person is their hair stylist, cosmetologist, beautician - whatever you want to call them (I am unsure of the proper term…
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Maggie Modjeski | Maggie on Monday
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Company is coming - three words that fill my spouse with dread. It's not because he doesn't like visitors, but the days and hours prior to the arrival of guests and the preparation it entails is a very painful period.
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Going green is making me green. This catch phrase for an Earth-friendly life makes sense but is also a marketing scheme that costs a person a lot of green.
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I was with a group of moms the other day, and we all were sharing war stories of the illnesses that seemed to continually pass through our homes this winter. The common theme was that just as we seemed to have everyone in our home healthy, some new illness would move in and climb its way …
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I have officially raised the white flag in our household and surrendered. I am giving up my parenting role when it comes to telling my children what they should wear.
Mar 30, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
We all know Spider-Man and Batman as superheros who fight the evil villains of the world. This year, we have been introduced to a new character - this one hasn't been created by an artist. Although her storyline doesn't include special powers, we will still watch and wait to see what her …
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Maggie Modjeski | Maggie on Monday
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Living in Minnesota, there are certain things you come to expect in the wintertime, including slippery roads, sidewalks and generally crummy driving conditions. It is no secret that I am a pretty bad winter driver; I usually am a little too careless for road conditions and sometimes get d…
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As children grow older, new challenges often arise.
Jan 19, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Being a mother - whether a stay-at-home or working mom - is said to be one of the toughest jobs one will ever have. But it is one job that is the most loved, even though there is no pay.
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