Mabel\’s Labels » 2009 » March

The Celeb Factor

Yes, Chachi loves Mabel (indeed, we like to think he ditched Joannie for Mabel).
If you don’t know this already, I’m hopeless with pop culture. Here is my list of admissions/confessions:
- I don’t own an i-POD, MP3, and don’t really know what a PVR does. And is Blu-ray just a fancy DVD?
- Despite my older children […]

The Childless Aunt

I’m currently writing an article for Mother’s Day about mamas who don’t have their own mothers around. It’s fascinating to me that people can raise children when their own moms are not retired, living locally, emotionally involved or alive. So, you have that happy read to look forward to. In the meantime it got me […]

The Old Hag With the Babe

I felt young when I had my first baby. I was in my late-twenties but had always imagined I wouldn’t get started until I was in my thirties. You see, I just had too much to do and didn’t need a baby slowing me down. Turns out, sometimes they don’t slow you down but speed […]

Observations From the Sick Bed

A week of battling illness has provided the opportunity to make some observations:
1) Very strange and seemingly unconnected symptoms occur as the result of pregnancy. In my case, a simple head cold morphed into a serious sinus infection. Apparently pregnancy and sinuses are connected. This is strange to me because last I checked my sinuses […]

Are They Ever Safe?

A few nights ago, we had a little incident that I can’t stop thinking about. Quite frankly, I’m still feeling a bit sick about it.
I put the kids to bed. My three little ladies sleep “Little House on the Prairie” style all in one room. With two single beds, a toddler bed and the dressers […]




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