September is National Fall Hat Month.  (I’m not kidding.)
I just found this little fun-fashion-tidbit out the other night as I was browsing for some great Fall hats.  I have to say, at first… I thought it was a joke.  Then as I kept googling it — it became apparent, that September really does hold the [...]

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I am beyond thrilled and excited to be giving this piece of fashion advice TODAY! I’ve been waiting for this moment for a few months now… and I can’t believe today is the day!
Lifetime Networks has launched a new site – Lifetime Moms.

It’s beyond exciting for me because I have been asked to be [...]

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There have been so many blogs lately about breastfeeding. Even at my local pool club, it seems every mother with an infant breastfeeds. I have to admit, I’m envious. With 4 sons, I have never been able to breastfeed. I tried with William, he didn’t take. I tried with Alexander, he [...]

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There are moments in life where you know, this is a “moment.” This is something I will remember forever. And you then try as best as you can to tuck that “moment” into the depths of your heart and soul, so you won’t ever forget that exact moment.
I had one of [...]

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I will never forget being with my father-in-law at the beach and having him point to a woman in a sun hat and saying, “I love a good hat.”
I smile when I write this because I have always loved a good hat. And I agreed with him, 100%. There’s something about a beautiful [...]

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In this day and age, it’s difficult to pry kids away from the computer, the television, their hand-held games or their gaming systems. It’s just a simple truth. Technology is the only “age” they have known to grow up in. It’s something that I have to be aware of, especially being the [...]

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Our Hanes Comfort Crew had an incredible day yesterday!
We started off the day at Disney’s Design-A-Tee Store in Downtown Disney presented by Hanes. It was the COOLEST shop for the boys (and for mom and dad, too!). We each got to design our very own t-shirt. We got to pick what Hanes [...]

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My niece turned 8 years old yesterday. 8 years old.
I remember January 14th, 2001 like it was yesterday. I was living in New York City at that time, and my mother called me to tell me that Nicole (my sister-in-law) was in labor. I called (my-then-fiance) Matt and told him that I [...]

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And so, here they are… in no particular order!
1. Mom Generations (Video) Holiday Gift Guide AND (SPECTACULAR) Giveaway!
2. My first Vlogging Motherhood “real” installment.
3. My daily morning show on BlogTalkRadio at 10am – CupOFabulous with Jessica from JessicaKnows.
4. My Benjamin starts swimming lessons! A very big day for him! [...]

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William’s in love. Well, as in love as any 4 year old can be. He’s not waiting by the phone for it to ring (do boys eventually ever do this?). He’s not afraid to ask this girl out and have her say “no.” He’s not dressing for her in the morning. [...]

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In the past week, three of my NYC friends have lost their jobs. One is an investment banker. One’s in fashion. And another is a waitress.
It’s scary.
Are they married with families?
The investment banker is. The fashion friend is. The waitress isn’t.
It’s scary for all of them. The kind of [...]

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September 28th, 2008.
Alexander’s 3rd birthday.
The “Happy Birthday” phone calls all started rolling in around 7pm. Aunties. Uncles. Cousins. Grandparents. And friends.
By 9pm, Alexander had had enough of the “Happy Birthday” singing on the other end of the phone.
Case in point – Phone call from Pap Pap in Pittsburgh:

HAPPY OCTOBER!

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With William and Alexander’s birthdays being this past week, I scoured through tons and tons of photos of them throughout the past 4 years. These are my precious memories captured in time. The moments I won’t forget. The faces that have changed and grown. It was amazing going through the photos…
Or, [...]

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4 years ago today my William was born.
It was a gorgeous Saturday afternoon in New York City.
William’s delivery was not an easy one… I pushed and pushed and pushed (and pushed some more) for hours. I just kept looking into my husband’s eyes, with tears down my cheeks and thinking, “I just want to [...]

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Oh, the joys.
I blogged on Monday about getting to NYC on Saturday for our friend’s wedding. I was lost. I was found. But all the while, I can say with 100% certainty that I knew my boys were safe and sound at home with my parents.
I was wrong.
I was told the “real” [...]

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I was asked by one of my close girlfriend’s the other day if I ever get tired…
This was yesterday, while Matthew was away overnight on business:
6 am: Foot in face. (William hopped into my bed at 3 am and horse-kicked my nose on way into bed)
8:30 am: About to leave to drop [...]

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Henry’s nursery is coming along little by little…
My husband couldn’t believe the deals I got at Pottery Barn Kids last weekend. Everything on sale was an additional 15% off!
Here’s what I got (excuse my cold):

What I have spent so far: $18.76

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9/11. My goodness, it changed life forever.
Matt and I had just moved out of NYC three months before 9/11 happened. We decided that the suburban life was what we wanted to experience, we had done NYC for 2 years… and we thought we were able to say, “Been there, done that.”
Then 9/11. [...]

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I got the best gift of my life today.
I got a gift from my Nana.
Yesterday my parents, brothers and husband went to my Nana’s apartment to finish clearing everything out. It’s one of those “tasks” that nobody wanted to do because everyone knew how difficult it would be… but it needed to be done.
As [...]

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Yesterday afternoon there were 3 little boys selling lemonade at the end of our street.
As we drove by, I decided to buy the boys some lemonade.  After all, it was selling for 25 cents.
My total bill came to $1.  I felt so bad for the boys because they were out in the heat selling their [...]

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Hi everyone…
I want to thank you all for reaching out to my family throughout the last 6 days. The death of my grandmother is something that has shaken our family… for she was the true and utter matriarch.
I have been asking her to send me some signs lately… letting me know that she is [...]

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