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GUEST BLOG: Beach + Kid = Torture? Maybe not . . .

Posted on July 26, 2012 2 Comments

Beach Babies Survival 101 by Amy Elizabeth (GUEST BLOGGER) http://www.capecodmommies.com/ Living on Cape Cod and having children means a mom needs to become a beach pro and quick! My first few trips to the beach with my son, while still under age 1, were definitely learning experience. I would pack way to much or not enough. My first […]

Digital Campfires and Tweeted S’mores

Posted on July 22, 2012 4 Comments

I suspect camping is quite different now-a-days then it was even five years ago. Granted, I have only been REALLY camping for the past two years (anti-roughing it with my Jayco X20E trailer), but when we go, our electronic devices and laptops come with us. Is such techno-heavy camping a good thing? Dare I say […]

I see . . . ACORNS GASP

Posted on July 18, 2012 4 Comments

I see acorns. Lots of them. IN JULY NO LESS. We are totally *BLEEPED*. If you ask “why” then you aint’ from this ‘hood. You see, here on Cape Cod, when acorns rain down from the trees like jimmies on a Steve and Sue’s soft serve twist, we know we are going to be digging out […]

Why kids don’t come with INSTRUCTIONS!

Posted on July 17, 2012 4 Comments

Recently I had a discussion with a dear, old friend about how, when we were young, no one read warnings. We kids were flung in the far back of a decrepit station wagon with the dirty dog and sand-encrusted beach toys. Suntan lotion was known as the bottle with the bare-butt baby on the front […]

Yes, Virginia, a school bus can go rabid.

Posted on July 16, 2012 2 Comments

My three-year-old sees a face on every car that crosses our path. Secretly, you see it too. The headlights are eyes, the grill a smile. Sometimes a vehicle can be temperamental, breaking down at the most inopportune times. Sometimes we name them and cry when we sell them. Which raises a valid question: are the […]