http://commonmom.com Uncommon Sense Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:30:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Princess joined the YMCA Tiger Sharks swim team in January. She loves the water and swimming as much as I do and had learned a lot in the few refresher lessons she'd taken in November and December. Her strongest stroke is the backstroke, followed by freestyle. Butterfly and breastroke need ... http://commonmom.com/index.php/tiger-sharks/ Sooooo, way back in January of 1995, I was in the middle of my 3rd year of college. I'd opted not to play softball for a 3rd season . . . I REALLY wanted to graduate and be finished in 4 years. I was majoring in Accounting. I have no clue ... http://commonmom.com/index.php/cogs/ This year, New Year's Eve was quite different for us! Princess got invited to a birthday party sleepover, so we figured why not have Dude invite some buddies over for a little party of his own. He asked 4 of his buddies, they said yes, and the party was on! ... http://commonmom.com/index.php/ringing-in-the-new-year/ My good friend, MS, and I were out with the girls one night in early December. They were all talking about their company Christmas parties and where they were and what they'd done and all that jazz. We both just looked at each other with a little frown because we ... http://commonmom.com/index.php/work-at-homies-wah-christmas-party/ http://commonmom.com/index.php/qt-gave-them-snowshoes-for-christmas/ We had a couple good days of snowfall over break, which was awesome! One of the days, I loaded up the kiddos, some neighborhood friends, the dog, and the sleds and took them sledding. 6 people, 5 sleds, and a 75-pound lab in a Highlander is quite a sight to ... http://commonmom.com/index.php/sledding/ For Princess's 9th birthday this year, we decided to surprise her with a trip to a store she's been wanting to go to for - like - EVER! I've been avoiding it because it's expensive. She accepted that the answer would be "no" whenever she asked. She really never asked ... http://commonmom.com/index.php/american-girl/ One of the many many things I love about my Princess is how she sees everything as pretty and wants to make sure whenever she gives something to someone, it's the perfect "one" for them. Last week, Princess had written her last thank you for Christmas and birthday gifts to her ... http://commonmom.com/index.php/theyre-all-so-pretty/ Some people make them, some don't. Some people keep them, some don't. I made TWO this year. The first one, Hubby shook his head in agreement when I told him. To be more efficient. I've found that since I've been working at home, I haven't been as efficient as I usually am at ... http://commonmom.com/index.php/new_years_resolutions/ Princess had her first swim team practice last night. Swim team at the Y starts on the first Tuesday of each month. They practice twice a week from 5:40-6:30 p.m. and have a meet with the other YMCAs in town on the 3rd Saturday. She LOVED it! Her new friend, Nayvee, ... http://commonmom.com/index.php/swim-team/