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snowed in, pt 2
It has not been a good weekend. We started out okay, taking advantage of the snow by taking 30 minutes to get bundled up to play outside. Need for speed #ohbotherblog #pawx #yorksnow A video posted...
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bedtime bedlam
We have a problem in the oh bother house. A big problem. A bedtime problem. It started a few months ago, but we’ve now reached Desperation Point, peaking during the week we were snowed in (god, I hate...
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to my son on his second birthday
Gatsby/GB/Geebo/Gilbert/Goose (that last nickname is a new one I’m trying out)– You’re two years old today. What a big little man you are. I was rereading last year’s letter, which was all about how...
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gb’s birthday clock photo: year 2
So, we have this tradition we stole from my friend’s mom. Every year on the kids’ birthday, I take a photo of them with a clock showing the time they were born. Last year, GB almost slept through his...
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LEGO KidsFest
We took the kiddos (one six-year-old, two three-year-olds and a two-year-old) to the sold-out LEGO KidsFest last night at the Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg. I saw the event advertised earlier in...
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5 Years Later: Ladybug’s In Heaven
I had a really hard time finding this article that was written about my nanny after her death in 2011. I’m putting it here so I never lose it again. Mike Argento: Ladybug’s in heaven MIKE ARGENTO...
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to my daughter on her fourth birthday
Holden, Holden, Holden. My little (not so little?) ham, performer, comedian, fashionista, artist, American Ninja Warrior, feminist, kitchen helper, dawdler, (sometimes) sweetie. You are four years old...
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Home Sweet (New) Home
We’ve moved! Yes, again. As you may know, I’m pretty involved in the revitalization of our Downtown. I work for our economic development organization, I own a business downtown, I’ve joined the board...
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growing up holdy
I’ve debated writing a post like this for a long time. I’m not sure if I was embarrassed, or if I didn’t want to overshare something my daughter might be upset about later, or if I just didn’t want to...
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the great outback give back
I’ll be honest: as a mom of two young kids, I don’t do much dining out. My kids are not quite fit for public consumption. But when a representative for Outback Steakhouse reaches out and asks you to do...
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a magical freaking december
I’m trying really hard to make Christmas magical this year, so I’ve decided we’re going to have a magical freaking December. I found this Threshold Stocking Advent Calendar Garland on clearance at...
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Hello Belsnickel, Goodbye Elf on the Shelf
Last year, my partner introduced the kids and me to the character of Belsnickel, Santa’s grouchy “cousin.” Legend has it: Shortly before Christmas, a dirty, disheveled, cranky man wearing furs would...
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Happy Ohbotherdays 2016
Okay, so the printing and sending of Christmas cards is not happening this year, but we did manage a tripod-timer photo shoot, so give me some points for that. So it’s my pleasure to present the...
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chatbooks
I was browsing Facebook today, when I came across a video that resonated with me: I love photo books but have absolutely no time to make them. I still haven’t finished GB’s baby book on Shutterfly and...
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making emergency kits for refugees
Since January 20, 2017, I have personally been trying to make small, positive efforts when I feel appalled about current events. On January 27, I started a monthly gift to Planned Parenthood because I...
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potty-training GB
It was time. A post shared by ohbotherblog (@nomiddlenamemeg) on Mar 18, 2017 at 4:52am PDT Time to pottytrain GB. The kid will be three next week. We had waited long enough. One of the most frequent...
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a letter to my son on his third birthday
GB, Geebs, Geebo– Well, kid, you’re three. A threenager, as they say nowadays, and boy does it show. I was rereading last year’s letter and it seems at two you were just practicing for the horror that...
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the c-word and the invisible string
Someone we love very much was recently diagnosed with cancer. And as tough as it has been to grapple with the news and emotions myself, realizing that I had to tell the kids was some next-level worry....
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a letter to my daughter on her fifth birthday
Holdy, oh Holdy. You are five years old today. The most stylish, silliest, songful five year old I know. “Precocious” doesn’t even come close to describing you. You are graduating from Pre-K this...
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Rainbow Cake Redux
You may recall, four years ago I attempted to make (Spearmint Baby’s) Rainbow Cupcakes for Holdy’s First Birthday. It did not go well. This year, because she is Holdy who loves rainbows and being...
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