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For the boy who has everything

Okay, so maybe Hayden doesn’t have everything, but the kid’s got it pretty good. He’s got dozens of toys and only his parent to share them with—and a birthday coming up.

What do you get a little boy that doesn’t really need more toys for his birthday? (Great toy suggestions are, of course, welcome, too.)

I had a couple ideas:

  • Outdoor furniture. (No, really—I saw this cute plastic Adirondack table and chairs set at the store and thought that would be fun for Hayden in the summer. Not now with our six+ inches of snow, though.)
  • Books. (When shopping for friends, you may want to get suggestions for their library, just so you don’t get them something they already have.)
  • Art supplies/crafts. (Even Hayden loves to color. Especially nice—something they can do together as a family.)

What else will make a kid’s life complete?

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Rainy days and Mondays

So all last week I was pretty much a couch potato. We did venture out a couple times in the below-freezing weather, but mostly Hayden and I just stayed in.

I wasn’t going to let this week get started the same way. Last night before bed, I made sure to get things ready for the day. I picked out clothes; I even thought about where we could go to get out of the house.

And then, over breakfast today, I saw it. Great white gobs of snow falling from the sky. And it just kept coming. As I type this, I see the sun beginning to shine through the clouds for the first time all day.

So, Hayden watched a little PBS and I watched a little several inches of snow falling in the back yard.

Good thing we don’t need any groceries. But some days you just can’t win!

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I’m molasses in January

We’re still recovering from traveling (read: digging out from a lot of laundry and staring at the suitcases in the family room) and just not quite getting back into the routine around here.

Glad I haven’t gotten around to writing down those New Year’s Resolutions yet!

Anybody else having a slow start to the year?

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The Year in Review: 2007 Top Posts on MamaBlogga

I’m pretty much amazed by how much MamaBlogga grew in 2007. Here are the top 25 posts (and pages) from last year:

  1. Popular Parent Bloggers
  2. Pregnancy and Maternity Costumes
  3. Five Things Moms Do Right
  4. The Ultimate Guide to Migrating from Blogger to WordPress
  5. Four Ways to Encourage Comments on Your Blog
  6. Group Writing Project (Submission form)
  7. Seven Ways to Master FeedBurner
  8. Get the Most out of Guest Blogging
  9. Baby Safe Ant Control—kill ants, not your kids
  10. Get Your Child to Go to Bed!
  11. Full Feeds: the Full Story
  12. The Mom Blogger Quiz
  13. The Giant Compendium of Teething Tips
  14. About MamaBlogga
  15. Five Ways to Win Links—and Technorati’s Heart
  16. Seven Ways to Brand Your Blog
  17. The original MamaBlogga Group Writing Project
  18. Getting Started with FeedBurner
  19. Advice to Mom Bloggers: Headers
  20. Quick Guide to Google Analytics for Bloggers
  21. Safely Move Your Blog
  22. How to Organize Your Closets
  23. July Group Writing Project
  24. BlogOlympics
  25. Take Advantage of MamaBlogga

Look back over the list, find your favorites and let me know what you liked best this year! Most of all, thank you for making MamaBlogga what it is today! I could’ve have done it without you—because I didn’t do it. You did.

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The best thing you got for Christmas

Whew! It’s been a bit crazy around here with holiday travel, Christmas (and last minute shopping) and my sister’s wedding.

When last we met, I asked you what you really want for Christmas. I was surprised (and quite excited!) that you responded! I guess I shouldn’t have been; I know that sometimes nobody asks moms what they want for Christmas.

It’s tough to choose, of course, but the best gift we got might be Hayden’s vacuum cleaner. Hours of fun for him (and at least a little bit of a break for me)! Too bad it doesn’t actually clean the floors; then my life might actually be perfect 😉 . (Is it strange for an almost-two-year-old boy to be quite obsessed with vacuum cleaners?)

So today is a bit of a follow-up question: What was the best thing that you got for Christmas?

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All you want for Christmas

What do you really want for Christmas? Aside from world peace, of course. For me, it’s two extra hours to myself a day.

But that’s not gonna happen, of course!

So what do you really hope to find under the tree?