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Fairly Odd Mother

Frantically waving my magic wand to make wishes come true.

Friday, March 25, 2011

This is a public service announcement, with guitar!


(ok, no guitar. . .sorry)

It's March! And you know what that means. . .

What? You DON'T know what that means? Well, maybe you should go and read this post* and ask yourself if you are due. Because even if you miss doing it in March, any month is a good one.

*post has been recycled from last year--don't call me lazy, call me "eco-friendly"


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Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Wordless Wednesday: Through the looking glass

Photos from Jilly's Eighth Birthday party


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My little Alice, barcode and all


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first craft: painting tea cup planters; followed by lots of hand washing

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Mad Hats extra fun: ring a bell every few minutes to make them change positions so they don't end up with their starting hat

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You wanna know why they are really called "mad hats"? because this is what your floor looks like after they are done making them

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Oh, hello Smiley

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Not so happy now. . .
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Happy Birthday to my beloved daughter

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Tuesday, March 22, 2011

You've got a friend


My oldest takes an art class at our much-loved homeschooling coop. Yesterday, in their last class of the session, the kids went around the room and told each other what they liked about each other (admittedly, this has nothing to do with art, but there is a nice vibe of cooperation and honesty that runs through the class, and the kids are encouraged to support one another).

Belly remembered that two girls called her "pretty" (awwww) but the one comment that stuck out to her, to me, and to the teacher was the girl who said this:

If there was someone in the room who didn't know anyone, you'd be the first person to go over and say hi and be friendly to them.

After such a tough year, when I've questioned everything from my parenting ability to my teaching skills, these words are all I need to feel like I'm doing something right.

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Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Wordless Wednesday: The Science Fair

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not ours but. . .a Hover Craft!

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think my nephew liked it?

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a Science Fair wouldn't be complete without an exploding volcano!



(A BIG thank you to everyone who did the test for our science experiment. May someone bring you fresh cookies today.)

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Friday, March 11, 2011

Help a mother out


Oh, mother* can you spare 30 seconds?

My kids have a science experiment due any day now, and have just settled on something they think is pretty neat. But I need your help (and the help of your kids if they are willing).

First please visit this page. You'll see this:

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When you have a moment, click on "Go to first test". As soon as you see the pictures of animals, read them aloud (focus on the pictures, not the words). When you have reached the last animal, hit "Finish" and write down your time.

Then hit "Continue Experiment", and as soon as the second test loads, name the animals you see, trying to ignore the words written across their bodies. Hit "Finish" and write down this time.

Then send me your two times, either as a comment to this post, or as an email to: fairlyoddmother@inbox.com . If your kids do the test too, please let me know the age of each child and whether or not they can read yet.

Thanks so much from a big procrastinator and her kids (who aren't too pleased that she signed them up for a homeschool science fair without their knowledge).

I'll accept submissions until Sunday in case you have other family members who want to try it out too. For every result you send me, a fairy gets its wings. Or something like that.

*fathers, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles and total strangers are welcome to participate too!

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Thursday, March 10, 2011

Misty water-colored memories


Eight seems to be the age when memory kicked in for me.

What that means is that, before the age of eight, I remember very little of my childhood--just broad-strokes and a few Very Important Moments.

But, I can remember a lot more from eight on---how it felt to be with my friends, what my teachers were like, my favorite clothes, subjects in school. Things my parents did to piss me off.


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Both my girls are now at, or beyond, that landmark age---Belly turned 10 in early January and Jilly just turned eight.

I can't believe how fast it's gone. I can't believe I just wrote that cliche. But, it's true.

And I do believe I need to watch my step from now on. If they are anything like me, they'll remember stuff now.

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we're watching you, mama

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Wednesday, March 02, 2011

Happy Anniversary to Me


Three years ago today, I wrote my first post for a website my good friend Liz helped start called Cool Mom Picks. She had approached me after hearing me rave about a cool vegan cupcake book I found for my milk-allergic daughter.

This one post, led to another and, shoot forward three years, I'm still writing for this site (and its new sibling Cool Mom Tech) as its Senior Associate Editor. Funny how one little post turned into all of this!

So, Happy Anniversary to me! I think we'll be making some (vegan) cupcakes today to celebrate.

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Cool Mom Picks also celebrated a milestone with its fifth birthday last week! Many congratulations to Liz and Kristen and all the writers and contributors. It's been so fun to be along for the ride.

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