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Karis Murray is a Scottsdale, Arizona native and mother to daughters Riley, age 7 and Lydia, age 6. She is currently the Creative Director for the Family Matters Minute Radio Show and serves as Lead Writer and Editor for the show. She has been a freelance writer for more than 10 years and is a poet in her own mind!
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- Crockpot recipes A blog devoted to the use of one of my favorite kitchen things: the crockpot.
- Faith and Immigration A blog about immigration and the nuanced issues surrounding it.
- Modern Reject Nicole Cottrell offers great advice, humor and wisdom.
- my friend Mel Follow Melanie on her journey through financial hardship and mysterious illness…
- Scottsdale Moms Blog A place for Scottsdale Moms (and all moms) to come for advice, tips, restaurant reviews and local events and activities.
- Shouts from the Wilderness My brother, the brainiack, Jesus loving WonderBoy offers daily devotions that will stir your spirit and often kick your tail!
- Stuff White People Like This is one of my favorite blogs ever. I am guilty of most of what he pokes fun at.
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Monthly Archives: June 2010
Slacker Mom Shortcuts: When the Sheet Hits the Fan
When was the last time that you changed wet sheets in the middle of the night? If you have young kids, you don’t have to reach very far into the past. I recall this being a nightly occurrence in my … Continue reading
Top Ten Tuesdays: Top Ten Reasons that Dad Shouldn’t Be Left at Home for More Than 30 Minutes with the Kids
10. Cornflakes make a disconcerting sound when dumped into the air intake vent of the HVAC unit… 9. While entertaining, “Ice Road Truckers” teaches the kids more colorful language then they should know… 8. Mommy’s lipstick doesn’t whipe off the … Continue reading
Posted in Top 10 Tuesdays
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Slacker Mom Shortcuts: Thaw it Like a Rockstar!
Kitchen Tip: As we have discussed in a previous post, meal planning is not my specialty. The time it takes me to sit down and make a plan (and find a pen) along with researching recipes, shopping and preparing the … Continue reading
Posted in confessions, Slacker Mom Shortcuts
Tagged ADD-mom, candid, cooking, disorganization, kitchen tips, motherhood, organization, save money, shortcuts, slacker-mom
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Oh the Controversy!
If someone would have told me 10 years ago that I would have a blog on which moms would debate the benefits/drawbacks of cloth diapering, I might have gone a different direction with my life. Like moved to Seattle to … Continue reading
Posted in confessions, parenting, Random, Uncategorized
Tagged candid, cloth diapering, humor, moms, motherhood, parenting
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Cloth Diapering and Other Forms of Torture
I feel that I must speak out on an issue that has surfaced in the recent years of MommyDom. There are many voices out there touting the blessings of cloth diapering. I feel a sense of duty to share the … Continue reading
Posted in confessions, parenting, Random
Tagged carbon credits, cloth, diaper, diapering, disposable, environment, going green, old fashioned, save money, stuff white people like, torture
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