Jen

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Date registered: September 17, 2011
URL: http://www.jennifermcgrail.com

Biography

Arizona

Latest posts

  1. Photography by Everett — May 17, 2013
  2. Spark of Amber Giveaway — May 15, 2013
  3. How to Make a Homemade Pinboard Map — May 12, 2013
  4. The Beautiful Boy and Me — May 10, 2013
  5. A Moment — May 9, 2013

Most commented posts

  1. ‘Happy Holidays’ and other four letter words — 328 comments
  2. Why My Kids Will Never Be Socialized — 184 comments
  3. Not my idea of a hero — 151 comments
  4. I stole your stuff. Now I’m holding it for ransom. — 133 comments
  5. Mom’s Rules — 73 comments

Author's posts listings

May 17

Photography by Everett

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Last weekend, we went to the zoo.   Everett (age 9 at the time of this writing) asked me if he could take a picture.  I handed him the camera and asked if he wanted to be the official photographer for the day.  I shared some of my – limited – tips on using the camera, …

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May 15

Spark of Amber Giveaway

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I’m very excited to bring you another awesome giveaway, this time from Spark of Amber.  Spark of Amber sells beautiful, natural amber teething necklaces and bracelets for children, as well as jewelry for adults of all ages.    They have a huge variety of unique products, and their shipping is always free.  From their website: Baltic …

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May 12

How to Make a Homemade Pinboard Map

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I always wanted one of those maps of the United States that you can stick pins in to mark where you’ve gone or where you’re going to go, or where you dream of going.  A couple of weeks ago, I decided to look them up online, and was shocked to see that they cost $300+.  …

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May 10

The Beautiful Boy and Me

 Day 10, Friday: Most embarrassing moment (s). Spill. So this will be brief.  I’m already sweating. I like to tell people that my most embarrassing moment was the time I fell off the ski lift halfway up the mountain.  It WAS embarrassing, and it makes for a funny story, one that’s easy to tell.  But that’s …

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May 09

A Moment

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Day 9, Thursday: A moment in your day (this can be just a photo or both a photo and words) Today we took the kids to the local aquarium.  It was a good time (it always is), as was the nice Mexican dinner we went to afterward at a little delicious hole-in-the-wall place that we hadn’t …

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May 08

Unsolicited Advice

Day 8, Wednesday: A piece of advice you have for others. Anything at all. The word ‘advice’ kind of makes my skin crawl.  I know, I know… we all give it, we occasionally ask for it, we sometimes find it helpful.  We sometimes find it darn near life-changing. But I hear the word, and I think …

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May 07

The One About Fear

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Me?  I’m scared of everything! I’m scared of what I saw! I’m scared of what I did! Of who I am! Most of all I’m scared of walking out of this room and never feeling the rest of my whole life the way that I feel when I’m with you.** Day 7, Tuesday: The thing(s) you’re …

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May 06

What I Do

  Day 6, Monday: If you couldn’t answer with your job, how would you answer the question, ‘what do you do’? Last month when we were in Florida, we took a day-long tour of the Everglades.  Shortly after we got into the van with our six fellow-vacationers, our guide (a fun and enthusiastic Floridian by the …

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May 05

A Radical Path

Day 5, Sunday: Publicly profess your love and devotion for one of your blogger friends. What makes them great? Why do you love them? If you don’t have blogger friends, talk about a real-life friend or even a family member. Just like with the quotes, I had trouble narrowing this one down.  So many awesome blogs …

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May 04

Here’s to the Crazy Ones

Day 4, Saturday: Favorite quote (from a person, from a book, etc) and why you love it Quotes are one of my very favorite things, so asking me to choose a favorite is like asking me to choose a favorite child.  I haven’t shared this for awhile though – and I do so love it …

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