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dairy-free dinner: orzo with sweet potatoes and edamame

dairy-free dinner: orzo with sweet potatoes and edamame

About a week before the Little Lion Man was discharged, the Bug and I headed over to my friend Angela’s house for lunch and a play date. It just so happens that Angela is a nutrition expert and fabulous cook — and often contributes advice and recipes to (cool) progeny. After weeks of hospital food, [...]

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coming home

coming home

I’ve been waiting to write this article for three and a half months.
On Monday evening, we finally brought our Little Lion Man home.
He came with a sea of cardboard boxes, one hundred feet of plastic tubing, several prescriptions, nursing care, portable suction machines, feeding pumps, an air compressor, emergency oxygen, feeding bags, and more syringes [...]

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wine4water at stadium place playground

wine4water at stadium place playground

One of our favorite city playgrounds is about to get better — and you can help by enjoying an evening out!
Channel your inner child and head to Our Playground at Stadium Place on June 1 for WINE4WATER to help The Friends of Our Playground kick off their 2013 fundraising campaign.  Play, have a glass of [...]

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healthy mom summer slim down challenge with arbonne pure transformations

healthy mom summer slim down challenge with arbonne pure transformations

End-of-the-school-year craziness running you down? Only to be slammed with the summer camp/vacation/keep ‘em busy routine? Seems like the modern parent barely has a moment to catch their breath.
Oh, and then there is the reality that pool season is right around the corner.
Baltimore mompreneur Beata Lorinc is coming to the rescue! Beata, Executive District Manager: [...]

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how to tame the attention monster

how to tame the attention monster

Look at me! Look at me! Mommy, watch! Wahhhh!
There are plenty of ways that kids ask for attention and plenty of ways that they should receive it. Attention from parents shows love, affection, feedback, observations on the world, humor and the important message that kids are worth paying attention to.
Because I’m me and I get [...]

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there’s an app for that: a beautiful mess

there’s an app for that: a beautiful mess

If you’ve been watching my instagram feed, you’ve probably realized I may need an app intervention. I’ve become completely obsessed with my newest photo editing app: A Beautiful Mess.
I was scrolling through my Instagram on Tuesday night when a good friend posted this adorable photo of her sleeping son. Insta-photo-app-envy!

So I quickly pinged her to [...]

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dairy-free cilantro lime chicken nachos

dairy-free cilantro lime chicken nachos

Before the little lion man was born, I spent two days filling our downstairs freezer with meals. I knew that the last thing I wanted to do was try and figure out dinner with a newborn. Then we became NICU residents in and it was lucky if we ate at home at all.
We are starting [...]

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families get creative for free at the baltimore museum of art

families get creative for free at the baltimore museum of art

The second stop on our family’s city art tour has been on our list for a while. Finally, a few weeks ago, we made it to the Free Family Sunday program at the Baltimore Museum of Art. My oldest, Olive, has been to the BMA before on a class trip and both girls are familiar [...]

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all-day Asian Pacific Heritage Celebration @ Port Discovery Children's Museum
Asian Pacific Heritage Celebration @ Port Discovery Children's Museum
May 25 all-day
Join us for a celebration of the traditions and culture of Asian Pacific heritage with performances and more! Art Ala Cart: 10 am- 1 [...]
all-day Brew at the Zoo @ Maryland Zoo in Baltimore @ Waterfowl Lake Pavilion
Brew at the Zoo @ Maryland Zoo in Baltimore @ Waterfowl Lake Pavilion
May 25 – May 26 all-day
Raise your glass and come celebrate Brew at the Zoo! As the largest fundraiser of the year, this event couples food and beverage with [...]
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7:00 am Baltimore Farmer’s Market @ Under Jones Falls Expressway
Baltimore Farmer’s Market @ Under Jones Falls Expressway
May 26 @ 7:00 am – 12:00 pm
The Baltimore Farmers’ Market & Bazaar returns April 7 through December 22 for its 36th season! While strolling through Maryland’s largest producers-only market, shoppers [...]
9:00 am Playground Crawl
Playground Crawl
May 26 @ 9:00 am – 10:30 am
Looking for new spots for family fun? Join the DBFA playground crawl! Every Sunday from April 7 through Memorial Day weekend, we’ll travel around [...]
9:00 am Self-Guided Geocaching Trail @ Irvine Nature Center
Self-Guided Geocaching Trail @ Irvine Nature Center
May 26 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 am
Come check out Irvine’s geocaching trail, created with help from the Ranger Rick and the National Wildlife Federation! Bring your own GPS or members [...]

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Takes the Cake. You may know Mary Alice from her reality tv days or from her work at Charm City Cakes, but around this little slice of internet, we adore her for her wit. We love a mom with the two must-have senses for parenthood: common sense and a sense of humor.

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