MyCup2Yours

My favorite vacation spot...

2009-11-11T21:00:00.000-08:00

Welcome to Talkin' About Thursday! So what's your favorite vacation spot? Mine is a place that has gorgeous sunsets... soft sand... and tropical birds and flowers... There's a...

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Over the river and through the woods, to Grandma and Grandpa's house...

2009-11-10T18:00:00.000-08:00

We went to visit my mom and dad a couple weeks ago and had a great time. It really is over the river and through the woods to their house. And there are so many fun things for the kids to do, like...

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A mom, her daughter, and the story about what happened in the bridal shop in Las Vegas...

2009-11-08T21:00:00.000-08:00

Welcome to Mom-Monday. I'm glad you're here! When Carole, a woman I serve with on the hospitality team at my church, told me this story about her daughter (and we both cried as she told it), I knew...

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8 Great Tricks for Parenting Toddlers...

2009-11-05T21:00:00.000-08:00

Ah, toddlerhood! It's a time when kids test boundaries, and test their parents in the process. So how do moms and dads survive? Find some practical tips in my article over at Sacramento Parent...

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The most relaxing place...

2009-11-04T21:00:00.000-08:00

Welcome to Talkin' About Thursdays! Today we're talking about your favorite place to relax. <center><a href="http://www.mycup2yours.com/"><img...

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San Francisco and Sacramento Book Reviews--from the computer to print...

2009-11-03T19:00:00.000-08:00

I've mentioned before that I review books for the San Francisco Book Review and the Sacramento Book Review. Recently, the owner/co-publisher sent me and the other reviewers photos of the process of...

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What moms are saying...

2009-11-01T21:00:00.000-08:00

Welcome to Mom-Monday. I'm glad you're here! I'm working on a future post, and I wanted to use this Mom-Monday to get your input. If you have a minute, I'd love it if you'd leave a comment and...

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Worms, The Biggest Loser, and other miscellaneous things from the week...

2009-10-29T20:50:00.000-07:00

1. Happy Friday, everyone! I have to start off with sharing what my son brought home the other day... There's no room for the squeamish in this house. :) 2. I also have to tell you that my...

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The World-Record corn maze, and a fun lunch with friends...

2009-10-28T21:00:00.000-07:00

Welcome to Talkin' About Thursdays! Today we're talking about Fall get-togethers... <center><a href="http://www.mycup2yours.com/"><img...

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The most gorgeous sunsets lately...

2009-10-27T18:30:00.000-07:00

I don't know if it's the season, or the change in the weather, or what, but we've had the most gorgeous sunsets by our house lately. I just had to share this one, looking out from our front...

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And then you realize they are pedaling on their own...

2009-10-25T21:00:00.000-07:00

Welcome to Mom-Monday! I'm glad you're here. We try to say prayers as a family every night. It's part of our bedtime routine with the kids and I love the time together--the four of us in either my...

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Natural soaps, good reads, and a reminder about Fall get-togethers...

2009-10-22T21:40:00.000-07:00

1. Happy Friday, everyone! I hope you had a great week. I have to share that the highlight of mine was finding out on Monday that my middle grade novel manuscript, Give and Take, received Honorable...

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Talkin' About Thursdays: My Favorite Fall Recipe

2009-10-21T21:00:00.000-07:00

Welcome to Talkin' About Thursdays! Today we're talking about favorite Fall recipes... <center><a href="http://www.mycup2yours.com/"><img...

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Flies and fly traps and my son's apparent fascination with them...

2009-10-20T18:00:00.000-07:00

My son loves pets. All kinds--snails, frogs, mice, and even pet eggs that you, "have to keep in the fridge because it's cold and that's where they like to sleep." Unfortunately, he likes pet flies...

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An inspiring mom and her story...

2009-10-18T21:00:00.000-07:00

Welcome to Mom-Monday. I'm glad you are here! It seems like I've had so many inspiring moms cross my path lately. Moms like Carole, who told me about what happened when she and her daughter Heidi,...

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Talkin' About Thursdays: A sure way to make laundry (seem) easier...

2009-10-14T20:00:00.000-07:00

Welcome to Talkin' About Thursdays! Today we're talking about laundry... I wish my laundry looked like that picture--all stacked neatly in a pretty little basket. But, actually, it looks like...

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You published author, you...

2009-10-13T19:00:00.000-07:00

When I read those words in an email I got recently, I had to smile. (Okay, and jump up and down a little bit too.) The email was from Laura Mayes, one of the founders of Kirtsy.com, who also edited...

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What being a mom means...

2009-10-11T21:00:00.000-07:00

Welcome to Mom-Monday. I'm glad you're here! Being a mom means a lot of things... It means a million mismatched socks in the laundry basket. And the lid off the toothpaste. It means trails of...

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Talkin' About Thursdays...

2009-10-07T21:00:00.000-07:00

One of my favorite things about blogging is hearing from all of you. I've loved learning about your families, recipes, tips, successes, challenges, and what's going on in your lives. It's been fun...

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The truly wonderful birthday dinner (minus a few mishaps)...

2009-10-06T16:00:00.000-07:00

The birthday dinner for my mother-in-law on Saturday was really fun. I had a great time decorating the tables... and it was so nice to have Mike's family over. Everything went wonderfully,...

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And I realized all over again how fast time flies...

2009-10-04T21:00:00.000-07:00

Welcome to Mom-Monday. I'm glad you're here! Last Thursday, at our MOPS meeting, I sat next to a mom and her four-month-old daughter. The baby was as sweet as ever--smiling, pulling on her bib,...

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Birthdays, Thursday, and sappy mommy posts...

2009-10-01T21:00:00.000-07:00

Happy Friday, everyone! I hope you had a great week and have some fun plans for the weekend. We're having a birthday dinner for my mother-in-law on Saturday and I can't wait. The colder weather has...

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A Nice Little Lunch Date...

2009-09-29T18:00:00.000-07:00

My mother-in-law and I recently had lunch together at Pottery World. You might not think a place that sells indoor and outdoor decorations would have a cafe inside, but it does. And it has the...

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Five Ways to Get Your Kids Exercising

2009-09-27T21:00:00.000-07:00

Welcome to Mom-Monday! I'm glad you're here. As moms, we want to do whatever we can to give our kids an opportunity to have a healthy, productive life. We save for their college educations. We take...

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While I'm writing about potty-training and naps...

2009-09-22T21:00:00.000-07:00

Things will be a little sparse around here for the next few days. I'm writing an article for a parenting magazine that's due next week, and I've also got a lot of meetings scheduled for the...

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