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I can tell the school year is nearing completion. The mothers at pick-up are starting to tell each other their plans. No, not for summer vacation. They are scheming about fall. Specifically, they are trying to figure out who they want ...

Physical flaws: We’ve all got ‘em. What’s yours?
One of our loyal readers, Jen, over at Sprite’s Keeper, has written a great post about a tiny, characteristic dent in the top of her daughter’s ear and the cute story her husband came up with about its origin. ......

I’ve been downloading podcasts of Oprah’s “A New Earth” webcast series. It’s essentially a course with spiritual teacher and author, Eckhart Tolle, who wrote A New Earth:Awakening to your life’s purpose. I’m kind of obsessed with it. ...

Lighthearted Friday: Words gone wrong
I loved the “I can’t believe I did that” stories you submitted last week, from Caroline feeding both herself and her son at the same time and not realizing until he threw up that she was giving him cole slaw instead of baby food to Jen ......

When I first received an email about what it takes to safely clean up a broken compact fluorescent light bulb (CFL), those environmentally friendly bulbs that we are all or soon will be using throughout our houses, I thought it was a ...

I became that parent…
You know, the one you see yelling at their kid on the sidelines. The overbearing, super loud, make-a-scene parent that you and your spouse talk about over dinner, saying “That parent needs to get a grip!” ......

Let me get a few things out of the way at the beginning of this post: We are a house of gamers. Okay, that’s not entirely accurate. The owners of Y chromosomes in our house to play the Xbox 360. ...

Today only: Free Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream!
I love free things. I love ice cream. Put the two of them together, and I’m one happy camper this Tuesday. To celebrate the company’s 30th birthday, participating Ben and Jerry Scoop Shops are giving away free ice cream cones today ......

You want her potty trained but you’re treating her like a baby. You’re infantilizing her (followed by unsolicited advice–disguised as a “joke”–that I better begin saving for Zoe’s therapy fund). But the truth is that people–family, ...

Earache education reduces after-hours visits
As a result of this program, the number of emergency department visits for ear pain decreased by 80 percent, the number of urgent center visits declined by 40 percent, and number of regular-hours primary care center visits fell by ......

Here’sa heads-up to all you moms out there looking to expand your child’s collection of Webkinz without spending quite so much money. According to the Webkinz web site, “To celebrate Webkinz World’s third anniversary, we’re announcing a ...

Contaminants found at Merck vaccine plant
The West Point plant is a major vaccine manufacturing center for Merck, and the report comes as the vaccine business is surging for the company. Merck brought several new vaccines to market in the past few years, driving up sales from ......

As a result of this program, the number of emergency department visits for ear pain decreased by 80 percent, the number of urgent care visits declined by 40 percent, and number of regular-hours primary care center visits fell by ...

Do we expect too much from our marriage?
In light of fellow Momformation blogger, Evonne’s, recent post, Marriage problems, and the interesting variety of comments it continues to elicit, I just had to share this discussion on marriage and relationships I listened to on Public ......

Also, they are not suggesting that anything other than sperm ultimately determines the sex of the baby but rather that the nutritional habits of a woman may have an effect on which sperm thrive.) ...

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Some big bucks were raised for a local baby born prematurely. Over the weekend we first introduced you to Jake Greenlee. Jake was born 13 weeks premature and weighed in at only two-pounds last month at St. Joseph Regional Health Center in Bryan.

First Ever Baby and Toddler Expo at Alltel Center (KEYC Mankato)
A baby and toddler Expo was held today at the Alltel Center in Mankato.The...

Like many mothers, I have totally had enough of the promotional prizes given in cereal boxes. Last year, I had everybody I know looking through their Cheerios and Cinnamon Toast Crunch boxes for the last remaining figure my son was ...

Getting young boys to wear athletic cups: Dads, help me protect my ...
Baseball season is here and now that seven-year-old Pikachu is going to be playing with hardballs, we’ve got to protect his soft ones. Smartypants pretty much ended his organized sports career when I broke out The Cup, that hard plastic ......