Just Go Vote!

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*Sniff* Can you smell it in the air? Ahhh...the refreshing smell of freedom, when Americans can go to the voting booth and select men and women to represent their interests at the local, state and national level. I make no secret of my political ...
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On Crying Flying Babies

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Welcome to Tuesday Travels with Tiffany...The first in many months! Today, let's explore the wonders of flying with children.
Before I had kids, I was always annoyed by babies who freaked out at length on the plane. I was also always annoyed by ...
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On Potty Training and Errands

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We began potty training our toddler when she was about 18 months old. We were very inconsistent at first - only remembering to put her on the potty once in awhile, or only enforcing all-day potty training maybe 1 day a week.
Cate really got ...
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Perry vs White: 4 Weeks Left in Texas

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If you've followed my blog for more than a couple posts, you probably know that I consider myself to be a moderate-conservative (more moderate on social issues, more conservative on financial, military and governance issues) and most often identify ...
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I'm Baaaa-aaack!

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Have you missed me, dear readers?
I have missed you! And boy, what a long 5 months it has been since we last conversed!
The highlights:
~Went on maternity leave early because of preterm labor
~Had a baby - Jeffrey Brent, 7/19/10, 7 lbs 8 oz
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I'm Baaaa-aaack!

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Have you missed me, dear readers?

I have missed you! And boy, what a long 5 months it has been since we last conversed!

The highlights:
~Went on maternity leave early because of preterm labor
~Had a baby - Jeffrey Brent, 7/19/10, 7 lbs 8 oz
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Thoughts on AZ Immigration Bill

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My family spent a week in Arizona earlier this month. My father-in-law and step-mother-in-law live in the desert outside of Phoenix, and we love visiting them there. (Ok, as someone who spent every winter of her childhood in Scottsdale from ...
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Sharpening My Saw

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The family and I just returned yesterday from a week-long trip to Arizona.  My in-laws live in the desert about 100 miles outside of Phoenix (but because of geographic peculiarities, still in Maricopa County) and we were delighted to be able ...
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18 Months Already!

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Spent tonight reading about toddler developmental milestones, while said toddler was in complete cling mode. 

Cate is drastically behind in one area - getting teeth, which is something we obviously cannot control.  The charts suggest ...
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Sorry, Mama

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Cate learned a lesson in apologies and forgiveness this evening. While playing on the floor, she toodled over to me, and in her enthusiasm, clocked me in the head with a toy. So hard, in fact, that I cried. After the litlle birdies stopped circling ...
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Baby 2.0

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Hi, everyone!
Just wanted to take a moment to share our good news: we will be welcoming a new baby into our family in late June/early July. We're very excited and think that having less then 2 years between our kiddos will work out quite nicely.
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Baby 2.0

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Hi, everyone!

Just wanted to take a moment to share our good news: we will be welcoming a new baby into our family in late June/early July. We're very excited and think that having less then 2 years between our kiddos will work out quite nicely.

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State of the Union

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Whenever a president delivers his first State of the Union address, the country, and indeed the whole world, watches with heightened curiosity.  Each of his subsequent addresses will be judged based on this first go, and this first go will be ...

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Tiffany Needs a Bubble

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Various people have threatened to make me go live in a bubble, at various points of my life.  They’re (usually) joking, but with every joke, there’s a kernal of truth.
Between Thanksgiving and Christmas, I was down with pneumonia for three ...
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Toddler Self-Mutilation

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Here's a problem I never thought I'd be exploring as the mom of a young toddler: self-mutilation!

And I'm hoping I'm not the only mommy who is/has dealt with this!

Picture the scene: a happy little girl is playing on the floor with her favorite ...
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Turn it OFF!

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Welcome to Tuesday Travels with Tiffany!  I'm so glad to be bringing you new editions of this column in 2010!

Today, we'll be talking travel and technology.

Technology is such a bummer sometimes.  Just when you've finally learned how to ...
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New Year, New Milestones

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Even after 15 miraculous months of watching Spoiled Baby grow and learn, it never ceases to amaze me how many milestones there are in the life of a child, and how often they occur!

As I blog my way into 2010, highlighting those milestones and ...
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New Year, New Plans!

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Howdy!

Welcome to 2010 - and I'll bet I'm not alone in saying "Thank GOD" it's a new year!

For a variety of reasons (maternity leave early in the year, family/employment drama later in the year), I was an inconsistent blogger here and at my other ...
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