
Originally Posted on Lifetime Moms
I am really not sure why, but the idea of potty training has stressed me out since my first trimester of pregnancy. Which is really interesting considering I was very single and pregnant in my first (and subsequent) trimesters, but despite all of that – the idea ...
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So cute, and soooo entertaining int the morning.
Everyone always says that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but as I parent a 2-year-old, I wonder if it is more important than say, sanity.
I am really beginning to wonder.
This is how every morning goes in my house. We wake ...
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Have I ever told you about the most impractical purchase I’ve ever made?
Pretty sure I haven’t – so here it is.
The most impractical purchase I’ve ever made.
And the most impractical thing about this bathing suit is not the deep plunging neck line, if you can even call it that. Nor is ...
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My sister warned me that this would happen.
Well she didn’t specifically tell me that Toy Story underwear would make me cry. BUT she did give me some insight into the depth of love that comes along with parenting.
“You aren’t going to love her right away,” she said when I was about ...
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Originally Published on Lifetime Moms 1/17/13
As a parent, I learned early on that changes in routine and transitions to a new routine can create upheaval in a child’s world. And depending on the type of transition, changes can be equally as unnerving for Mom – regardless of how anticipated they are.
Last ...
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I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas with your family and friends…the Lemieux family certainly did…and I will have a musical reminder of the holiday for a long time to come.
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Oringally Published on LifetimeMoms on 12/11/12
That’s it. I surrender.
I fully admit that I, Cara Lemieux, cannot possibly do it all this holiday season. I’m afraid that if I even try, I will lose sight of the joy this time of year is supposed to bring into my heart and my home. ...
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First Published on LifetimeMoms.com 12/22/12
My sisters and I anxiously awaiting Santa.
I have vivid memories of celebrating Christmas as a little kid. I clearly remember that feeling I would have on Christmas morning…waking up a little too early, listening carefully to see if anyone else was awake, tip-toeing out of my room ...
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Chalk Hill,
Connecticut,
hope,
Interfaith Vigil,
loss,
love,
Newtown,
prayers,
Sandy Hook Elementary,
shooting,
solace,
tragedy
I can’t close my eyes, or hug my 2-year-old daughter, or talk to my parents, or call my sisters, without seeing the faces of the 26 souls that lose their lives on Friday, in the horrific shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. I grew up in the neighboring town of Monroe, which is ...
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Thanks to everyone who has helped make New York City her home.
Check out the video I made for her that sums up the last two years in 2 minutes (well really 3 minutes and 14 seconds, but 2 years in 2 minutes has a ring to it – CLICK HERE).
Fingers crossed ...
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