MyCup2Yours

Gorgeous flowers!

2010-08-31T19:22:00.000-07:00

When we were in Tahoe a few weeks ago, Mike and I took the kids for a walk near Incline Village. We saw the most gorgeous flowers; I just had to share these with you... Aren't...

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Sandwiched! Parenting Your Parents Too

2010-08-29T21:00:00.000-07:00

Many parents are not only juggling the role of mom or dad to their own kids, they are also caring for their aging parents. Today for Mom-Monday, I'm sharing an article I wrote for Sacramento...

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Beautiful Jewelry Giveaway - Kristen's Custom Creations

2010-08-27T06:00:00.000-07:00

Remember the necklace I told you about that I absolutely love? It was made by my blogging friend Kristen, who also happens to be an incredibly talented jewelry artist. Her pieces are...

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Our weekend in Napa...

2010-08-24T19:30:00.000-07:00

Mike and I celebrated our 15th anniversary in Napa a few weekends ago. (We used to go there a lot before we had the kids, but hadn't been in a while.) It was so much fun. The grapevines were...

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I'm at Seven Clown Circus today...

2010-08-24T00:05:00.000-07:00

Just a quick note to let you know I'm over at Angie's Seven Clown Circus today, so stop by and say hi! She's the fabulous hostess of "Wordful" Wednesdays, a really great writer, a mom to five...

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The gift of an ordinary day

2010-08-22T21:00:00.000-07:00

My neighbor Barbara forwarded me this video and I just had to share it. I watched it for about a minute before the tears started falling. It's poignant, and beautiful, and so, so...

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A fun hike at Lake Tahoe

2010-08-18T18:00:00.000-07:00

We went to Tahoe with some friends last week and took the kids hiking up Mt. Judah / Donner Peak. It was an awesome hike! The wildflowers were in full bloom, the terrain was...

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It's Follow Me Back Tuesday

2010-08-16T20:45:00.000-07:00

I'm joining in on Follow-Me-Back-Tuesdays today, hosted by Cindi, Stacy, Jen, J, and this week's guest host. It's a great way to discover new blogs; I hope you'll join in!...

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This beautiful end of summer with my little girl...

2010-08-15T21:00:00.000-07:00

As I write this, my daughter is playing Monopoly with a friend, and my son is in his room driving a remote control car around. I just finished doing some writing for C2BU and was wrapping up a few...

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Great links and websites for writers

2010-08-13T06:00:00.000-07:00

Just sharing some writing links and websites today... Because of our sports schedule this summer with swim team and soccer, I wasn't able to go to the Society of Children's Book Writers and...

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A great week with friends

2010-08-10T20:00:00.000-07:00

My friend Jen and her kids were here this week, visiting from the East Coast. We had the best time. (I just took them to the airport today and I'm still feeling sad; it was hard to say...

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Room service, anyone?

2010-08-05T21:00:00.000-07:00

Thanks for all the sweet anniversary wishes; I really appreciate it. Mike and I got away for a couple of days this week to Napa for a belated celebration, so I'll be posting those photos soon. It was...

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Wedding memories (and puffy hair)...

2010-08-03T20:00:00.000-07:00

Mike and I celebrated our 15th anniversary on the 22nd (it's hard to believe how fast time flies). We watched our wedding video and reminisced about our wedding day... (and had a...

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A bridal shoot you absolutely don't want to miss

2010-08-01T21:00:00.000-07:00

Remember when I shared the story about my friend Carole's daughter and what happened in the bridal shop in Las Vegas? Since then, Carole told her neighbor Debbie about...

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Good inspiring more good, Courage to be You, and other miscellaneous updates...

2010-07-29T21:45:00.000-07:00

Happy 7 Quick Takes Friday! It seems like I have a bunch of miscellaneous updates to share, so here we go... 1. First, do you remember the story I told you about my friend Carole’s daughter and...

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That guilty face

2010-07-27T19:00:00.000-07:00

We try not to give Bailey any table scraps when we eat. But somehow, she manages to find things to chew on anyway... (That would be her with paper towel in her mouth--and all over the...

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It's Follow Me Back Tuesday

2010-07-26T20:55:00.000-07:00

The best one-sentence parenting advice

2010-07-25T21:00:00.000-07:00

The road of parenting wasn't meant to be walked alone. It's so helpful to be able to get together with other moms and talk about what's working and what's not or share our successes,...

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Ivy's Ever After Winner!

2010-07-21T21:00:00.000-07:00

Thanks to all of you who entered the Ivy's Ever After book giveaway! I used a random number generator to select the winner and am happy to congratulate Discovering The Me In Mommy! (I'll get in...

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Photographs into sketches...

2010-07-20T19:00:00.000-07:00

I was walking down our hallway the other day when the pictures on the wall caught my eye for the first time in a long time. Actually, they aren't pictures anymore (they used to be, but I had...

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Parenting can be scary (but sometimes it's all about perspective)

2010-07-18T21:00:00.000-07:00

When you become a mom or dad, it seems like there are so many things to fear: from SIDS during those first few months, to things like our kids choking, drowning, or running into the...

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Those jeans are workin' for ya!

2010-07-15T20:00:00.000-07:00

I went to a Girlfriends' Night Out with some friends a while ago where Kathy Lipp (author of The Marriage Project and The Husband Project) was speaking. She talked about keeping your marriage...

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A frog or two. Or fifty.

2010-07-13T17:00:00.000-07:00

When our kids went to Grandma and Grandpa's house in the country a couple of weeks ago, they caught a few frogs: It brought back memories of the cricket episode we...

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It's Follow Me Back Tuesday

2010-07-12T21:01:00.000-07:00

I'm joining in on Follow-Me-Back-Tuesdays today, hosted by Cindi, Stacy, Jen, J, and this week's guest host. It sounds like a great way to discover some new blogs! Here's...

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When did your kids figure it out? (Or have they?)

2010-07-11T21:00:00.000-07:00

The other night, my son came up to me out of the blue and said, "So, Mom, you're the Tooth Fairy, right?" My daughter--eleven now--had long since figured it out, but to hear my...

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