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Summer Time Tips and Truths!

It is mid May and summer break is rapidly approaching us. To me this means longer days, BBQs, vacation if you are lucky enough, and fun for all. Well, not really. It also means an influx of kids in and out of the house. It means that many more scheduled play dates to be arranged with the parents. That many more pick ups, and drop offs, hellos and goodbyes. That many more snack times, lunch times, and time outs. We all see those summer time

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OMG. You Changed a Diaper Where???

So the other night a few girlfriends and I went to dinner with our babies and of course, as soon as we sat down my seven-month old had the dirtiest diaper you’ve ever seen (and smelled). So…I trekked upstairs to the woman’s restroom in my high heels and discovered there was NO place to change her. My options were as follows: On the toilet seat (Ew!), on the floor (even worse), or in my lap while I was sitting on the toilet. Since the last one seemed the least dirty, that’s what I ended up doing. It was still an adventure given the fact that this was a verrrrry dirty diaper….Yikes. We then asked other moms what the craziest place was they’ve changed a diaper and some of the answers definitely beat mine! Kind of made me feel better for leaving my diaper bag with all my fancy accessories at home that day. Sometimes, a moms gotta do what a moms gotta do…Here are some of the most creative answers:

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Kim Clijsters Inspires Moms By Winning U.S. Open

Kim Clijsters won the U.S. Open for women’s singles – but not only that – she was the first mom to win at a Grand Slam event in 29 years (Australian great Evonne Goolagong Cawley won Wimbledon in 1980). The 26-year-old mom told CNN I hope that I can inspire a lot of other women who are willing, or hoping, to [return to work] but maybe dont know the way to start or are insecure about starting.”

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Boys Birthday Party Ideas

The secret to a successful party for boys is plenty of activity and very little, if any, downtime. Use the birthday boy’s interests as a starting point for coming up with a party theme; in fact, most kids like being in on the planning of a party more than they like being surprised. An activity-filled party, along with some hearty fare, will result in fun-filled memories for both the birthday celebrant and his guests.