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Blow-Drying the Frog and Other Parenting Adventures

Table of Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Everyday Chaos

Why I Still Practice Lamaze
by Rosemary Raymond Horvath

Mom, I Can Dress Myself!
by Lynn Vogt Adams

Mindbenders for Moms
by Gayle Urban

Buying Time
by Lorie Shane

A Crayon Spill
by Connie Bretz

Pennies in the Soap Dish
by Renee Hawkley

Re-entry
by Gayle Urban

Rush Hour
by Rosemary Raymond Horvath

In the Car in Twenty Minutes
by Joyce McPherson

Perspectives

New Attitude
by Barb Warner

The Missing Ingredient
by Betsy Kilday Crosby

Library Phobia
by Rosemary Raymond Horvath

About Ladies
by Betsy Statman Besl

Alone on Planet Parent
by Pam Lunardi

Lunch Sneezed
by Joanne Sydney Lessner

Martha and Me
by Francesca Huemer Kelly

in her garage...
by Robert Deluty

The Laundry Dance
by Barb Warner

We're in This Together

The Men in My Life
by Rosemary Conroy Hughes

Small Norman
by Susan McElwain

Billable Hours and Sea Monkeys
by Donna Marcinkowski DeSoto

How Do I Love Thee? Let Me Lock the Door
by Heidi Griminger Blanke

The Great Applesauce Adventure
by Barb Warner

Mood Swing
by Donna Marcinkowski DeSoto

Family Dinner
by Sara L. Smith

My Wife’s Night Out
by Samuel P. Clark

The Yellow Bathroom
by Barb Warner

Someday We'll Laugh

The Move
by Lori Odhner

Guaranteed!
by Gayle Urban

Name Calling
by M. Regina Cram

Greatest Gifts
by Robert Deluty

Smiley Faces
by Maureen Keliher Wade

Never Fails!
by Gayle Urban

The Floor
by Barb Warner

Pillow Fright
by Deborah Raney

Three-year-old...
by Robert Deluty

Are We Having Fun Yet?
by Renee Hawkley

No One Warned Me!

Frogenstein
by Lisa Suhay

My Son at Twelve
by Linda Wacyk

Mean What You Say!
by Sheila Abood

I Am Writing This Because...
by Rosemary Raymond Horvath

The Eighteen-Month-Old’s Guide to Dressing, Dining and Shopping
by Carol Foster Segal

School Days
by Julie A. Nelson

Do You Hear What I Hear?
by Donna Marcinkowski DeSoto

Reflections in the Checkout Line
by Sheila Abood

Priorities
by Gayle Urban

The Shower
by Robin Patterson

Games We Play

Life’s a Ball
by Cheryl-Ann Hughes

One-Year-Old with Potato Chip
by Robert Deluty

The Mom Olympics
by Carole Wright

Katie
by Robert Deluty

The Lesson that Wouldn’t End
by Laura M. Jones

Graduation day...
by Robert Deluty

Just Don’t Act Like a Mother
by Renee Hawkley

Watering Geraniums
by Elizabeth Ahmann

Herd Ball Mom
by Kim Burns

Toddlersaurus
by Robert Deluty

Duck and Cover
by Carmella Van Vleet

Seasons of Life

Handy (Sandy) Hints
by Amy Krahn

Please Don’t Make Me Go
by Laura M. Jones

Swimmer’s Gear
by Gayle Urban

The Camp Across the Road
by Chris Graham

Sung Through the Eyes of a Child
by Kathy E. Smith

The Nutcracker: Men in Tights
by Francesca Huemer Kelly

Christmas Eve Toast
by Terri G. Scullen

The Gingerbread House
by Nelia Odom

Coming to Terms

Why I Never Wrote
by Marybeth McPherson

New Wardrobe
by Clara Silverstein

The Strong-Willed Parent
by Susan Bolton Burger

Am I Overqualified or Underqualified for This Job?
by Rosemary Raymond Horvath

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