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By Shannon Magsam When we talked about what Ladybug wanted to do for her 13th birthday, she expressed a sentiment that I could relate to: “Mom, I just want to be off the leash for a […]
By Shannon Magsam, Ladybug’s mama That headline is a joke, of course. I’d never hurt my kid – and neither would you — but sometimes my preshus snowflake can give me a certain look or […]
By Shannon Magsam, Ladybug’s mama As you know, the name of this blog is Life with Ladybug. Except lately, I really don’t write as much about my life with my daughter, code name Ladybug. I’ve […]
By Shannon Magsam We went to a restaurant on Saturday and I requested the Kids Eat Free menu. And while the kids’ meal was being delivered to our table, I almost choked on my Diet […]
By Shannon Magsam I picked up the phone to call my husband. To vent. I’d been to the dentist and I really needed to get a crown — plus I was reminded that I really […]
By Shannon Magsam, co-founder of nwaMotherlode.com and mama to 1 little lady(bug) My husband took two straight weeks off from work this summer. We went to Florida one week and the next week we stayed […]
On our way back from Panama City Beach in Florida, we stopped by my parents’ house to spend the night – and to pick up a chicken. No, not KFC. Against my better judgment, we […]
By Shannon Magsam, co-founder of nwaMotherlode.com and mama to 1 little lady(bug) I won’t ever look at a Saltine cracker again without thinking of our backyard chickens. They liked a little wheat bread tossed out […]
By Shannon Magsam, co-founder of nwaMotherlode and mama to 1 little lady(bug) My memory is shot, y’all. If I don’t write it down, set my iPhone alarm – or the timer on the oven, when […]
By Shannon Magsam Last night, I gathered my Ladybug into a bear hug and realized something I’ve known was coming: my baby’s taller than me. It was made official when I took her to the […]
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