A Pivotal Twenty Sixth Month
So I’ve been writing this series of posts (on my blog) about how we’ve been blurring the lines of our formerly iron-clad (at the demand of the twin’s, not us!) routine. Things like pushing back...
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We attend the Twins Days Festival, and I fail to adequately twin it up
I’ve found that I mentally separate moms of twins into two categories. On one hand are the TWIN MOMS, who are really into having twins. They wear the t-shirts, have the bumper stickers, their kids...
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my twins adjust to all-day kindergarten
My boys started kindergarten this fall. It’s an all-day program in our district, so from the time they get on the bus in the morning until they’re returned to me in the afternoon, they’re gone 7 hours....
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Giving Back
Me and my boys, stopping back at the NICU 2 years later. Hey, Everyone! It’s Margie from Double the Giggles again. I’m exhausted from a loooong weekend of celebrating my boys’ 2nd birthday (check my...
View ArticleMedium and Happy
(Leila and Rahul are turning 2 in a few days. They are doing very well, happy and healthy, other than a cold they have been fighting for the last week. I would like to share something I wrote when...
View ArticleAsk the Readers: Happy Halloween
My cousin Cynthia posed a question: What is the real meaning of Halloween? She lives in Bangladesh, where we don’t celebrate Halloween at all. I was tempted to point her to the old Celtic festivals...
View ArticleHoliday Greetings
I love the holidays. Holiday music, baking opportunities, community events, Christmas lights–all of it makes me smile. I don’t enjoy shopping during the holidays at all, though. The crowds give me...
View ArticleThe Last Christmas
I feel your heart beating inside my own skin And I think of Mary In Bethlehem That night in a stable Our saviour was born Yes, we have so much To be thankful for On the last Christmas, The last...
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Mothers’ Day
Happy Mothers’ Day (belated) to all mothers, experienced, expecting, both, or otherwise. Yesterday was Mothers’ Day here in the US, as is the second Sunday of May every year. Mothers, grandmothers,...
View Article10 week newbie!
Hi there everyone! I’m a new author here at HDYDI and wanted to introduce myself. I am currently 10 weeks pregnant with twins, living in the Chicagoland area. These are our first babies (unless you...
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“I Had No Idea She Had a Sister”
Our local performing arts center recently hosted an exhibition of elementary art from around the school district. One of my twin 6-year-old’s works was selected for display. I confess that I’d...
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No Birthday Talk!
Beginning when my older daughter was in preschool, I hosted small birthday parties for my kids–their age plus one. Only a few friends were invited from playgroups, preschool, and church. Small, family...
View ArticleBirthday(s) for Two
“I’m going to be 7 tomorrow,” J called out to me as she skipped to the bathroom to brush her teeth for bed last Thursday. “It’s a little magical!” It’s more than a little magical. I could swear that it...
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Friendships Between Twins
I mentioned in my last post that we would be throwing a combined birthday party with another set of twins from my daughters’ classes. It went swimmingly. I had a great time, and it seemed that...
View ArticleMy Dearest Toddler
This month you turned 3 years old. It’s hard to believe three years have passed so quickly. When a teary-eyed Mama looks through old photographs, the round squishy baby you used to be is no more. You...
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Twice Upon a Time: A Fairy Tale Weekend in Twinsburg, Ohio
We just returned home from our family’s 4th annual trip to Twinsburg, OH for the Annual Twins Days Festival. My Twin Boys are three, we went the first time when they were 9 months old. I have written...
View ArticleMothers' Day After Divorce
I was divorced in June of last year after 8 years of marriage. I never saw it coming. Mothers’ Day in the US is 2 Sundays from now on May 12. It will be my first since our family was completely...
View ArticleFirst Father’s Day
Father’s Day has always been a tough one for me. My own dad split before I was two. My ex-stepdad and I have a relationship that has run the gamut from good to bad to nonexistent. Now, we have a...
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Thinking Ahead…Multiple Fun for Halloween
Pumpkin spice lattes are back at Starbucks, and Pinterest is full of cute fall decor. On one hand, it feels a bit early, but my girls’ Halloween costumes have been top of mind the past few days. I...
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Twin DIY Halloween Costumes
Happy Halloween! I hope you are ready for a special EXTRA edition of Make-It Mondays: Halloween Edition! Please forgive me that this isn’t on Monday, but I thought it would be very fitting to have...
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