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Pittsburgh Family Fun - Jumpin' Castle

Pittsburgh Family Fun Goes to Jumpin' Castle I think I may have a problem. I'm a stalker. I stalk new play places. I'd seen a sign up near the Warrendale-Bayne Road and Route 19 intersection in Warrendale (think Cranberry) for a few months...

Published Wed, Jan 01 2010 8:30 PM by Heather

Filed under: playplace, Pittsburgh Family friendly, pittsburgh kids, pittsburgh playplaces, pittsburgh family fun, play
Potty training hell

Oh my god.I have "The Rage". Are you familiar with "The Rage"? It's when you just want to beat someone or punch a wall, and you spend your time screaming inside your head, tense and annoyed at everthing. Yes, I've got it. And...

Published Wed, Jan 01 2010 9:53 AM by Heather

Filed under: potty training
Every parent's dream come true - finding a good babysitter

Mike and I have been talking for month (years?!) about getting a good pool of babysitters that we can call on for things. When Matthew was first born my mom came down to Pittsburgh once a month or so for the wekend and we got time out then. Mike's...

Published Tue, Jan 01 2010 1:56 PM by Heather

Filed under: date night, babysitter
Pittsburgh Family Fun - Lilliput Play Homes

Today's Pittsburgh Family Fun is brought to you by a guest blogger, Karen Bridge. Karen is the mom of two young boys, Noah,4, and Jake, 3. Pittsburgh Family Fun goes to Lilliput Play Homes It is another bitterly cold day in Pittsburgh and you are...

Published Fri, Jan 01 2010 10:55 PM by Heather

Filed under: Pittsburgh Family friendly, pittsburgh kids, pittsburgh activities, pittsburgh playplaces, pittsburgh family fun
St. Baldricks Foundation- Local mom shaves her head for charity

While this isn't a "typical" blog entry, I just have to tell you this story and hope you'll help. I have a former student/current friend (I love how students turn into friends once they graduate, it's a great part of my job - but...

Published Thu, Jan 01 2010 12:14 PM by Heather

Filed under: st. baldricks, cancer
From independent woman to girly girl

I like to think of myself as an independent woman. Most of my friends would probably say I"m fiercely independent. Perhaps it was because I lived on my own for several years before meeting my husband, perhaps it's just my nature, but I don't...

Published Mon, Jan 01 2010 10:35 AM by Heather

Filed under: men, women, rescue, knight, mice
When the husband's away, the wife will....eat cereal

Mike is traveling this week for work. He left this morning and will be gone for three nights. I did what I usually do when Mike travels, eat cereal. I realized that each of us has our own "solo parenting" style. My dinners often consist of either...

Published Tue, Jan 01 2010 10:05 PM by Heather

Filed under: travel, dinner, bedtime, single parenting
Giant Eagle "Eagle's Nest"...changing the way we shop

Something amazing has happened in our world. Ben turned three. You know what that means? Probably the single most important part of turning three in Pittsburgh?... That means he's old enough to go spend time in grocery jail/mom's heaven that we...

Published Tue, Jan 01 2010 9:40 AM by Heather

Filed under: grocery shopping, giant eagle
Contest - Win tickets to the UPMC Children's Ball

Thanks to a very generous donation by UMPC we have a fabulous contest to offer our users! Each year UPMC hosts a wonderful Children's Ball to benefit area youth. They have offered us 2 Adult and 2 Child tickets for the ball, to be held Saturday, February...

Published Fri, Jan 01 2010 9:52 PM by Heather

Filed under: contest
CONTEST CLOSED - Beat the winter blues - Win a Wildwood Highlands Gift Certificate!

All of this snow made me want to give away something FUN to do in the snow. And we're a non-skiing household (young kids + scared husband) so I thought it would be fun to give the gift of Snow Tubing! Up for grabs is a $50 gift certificate to Wildwood...

Published Thu, Jan 01 2010 10:07 PM by Heather

Filed under: contest
Going back to work

I touched on this in my last post but I thought it deserved a post of its own. I go back to work full-time on Monday, after being off since Dec. 17. That's a whole lot of days home with the kids. But now it's time for a new semester which means...

Published Wed, Jan 01 2010 3:01 PM by Heather

Filed under: working mom
Getting back into the swing of things

I'm sorry for my prolonged absence. I have really spent the last two weeks enjoying the hell out of my family. I used to be a little bit scared of vacations, time home with the kids. The days seemed so long and the tantrums so many. But these days...

Published Mon, Jan 01 2010 2:01 PM by Heather

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January 2010 - Pittsburgh Mom

Pittsburgh Family Fun - Jumpin' Castle

Potty training hell

Every parent's dream come true - finding a good babysitter

Pittsburgh Family Fun - Lilliput Play Homes

St. Baldricks Foundation- Local mom shaves her head for charity

From independent woman to girly girl

When the husband's away, the wife will....eat cereal

Giant Eagle "Eagle's Nest"...changing the way we shop

Contest - Win tickets to the UPMC Children's Ball

CONTEST CLOSED - Beat the winter blues - Win a Wildwood Highlands Gift Certificate!

Going back to work

Getting back into the swing of things