The Mom Stays in the Picture. I am a wife, a daughter, and a mother to four children as well as two crazy dogs. I am a Leo and decidedly ENFP. I consume way too much Diet Coke and French macarons. Also, because I am too disorganized to actually fill out baby books. This will have to do. The Mom Stays in the Picture. I am not perfect to look at and I am not perfect to love, but I am perfectly their mother.

Welcome to Big Top Family! I started this circusy family blog because when I was around 11 years old, I used to read a comic strip called Family Circus. I write about my crazy present wherein I daily try to figure out how to juggle my balls, in a section called Cirque du Today.

Seeking the story in the ordinary. Lives and writes in rural Pennsylvania. in Ethics and Political Philosophy from Brown University, a J. from Fordham Law School, and is a mother of four. Dina is a creative nonfiction writer, Senior Blog Editor for. And a prose poetry reader for. Her work has appeared in. CHEAP POP, matchbook literary magazine.

I would like to help you with your binge-watching. For more binge-worthy shows you can stream on Netflix and Amazon Prime, see Part One. From BBC to Sundance to Netflix. Based on the true crime book 1 season. 3 Seasons Originally aired in Norway is said to have changed Netflix when it premiered.

When Grief Finds Light, Even Your Worst Days Look Different. What I Would Have Missed. Only love today the book.

In 1998 I was an active young woman looking forward to all the possibilities life had to offer. The car crash resulted in a battle for my life that would involve two weeks in a coma, seven months in the BCPFF Burn and Plastic Surgery Unit at Vancouver General Hospital and an additional five months in rehabilitation. You can read the first 3 chapters.

Speaking truth to the king never sounded so foolish. The Marriage at the Rue Morgue. I hope you enjoy your stay. I can almost grasp that. In four days less than.

3 Ways to Stay Sane Indoors. No matter what part of the country you are in, chances are good that you will be stuck inside with your kids due to the weather.

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