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Start your week laughing with Live Simply, Cozi's online family magazine.

Martha Brockenbrough shares her adventures in parenting and her humorous take on the life of a modern mom with her own Cozi mom blog.

Fun Size My Life, Please

Fun size candy bars used to seem bigger. Now they're positively petite. Maybe the makers of fun size candy could arrange to fun size our piles of laundry, our insurance premiums and the general logistics of life. After all, it seems unfair for the bad stuff to get bigger just as the good stuff gets smaller.
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In Defense of Shouting

Shouting is the new spanking? That's according to new research that claims that kids whose parents shout at them are "affected." Isn't that kind of the idea? And, you probably don't need a research study to know that kids would prefer a shouting over a spanking. No one's advocating excessive shouting, but there's something to be said for an occasional shout.
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Here's To Non-Reality Families

After the recent craziness surrounding balloon boy and his family, maybe it's time to turn our attention to the non-reality families among us. After all, wonderful parents and strong families exist all around us. Why should we glamorize the circus acts when the non-reality families are doing the heavy lifting of good parenting day in and day out?
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Do We Need Two Dogs?

One dog seems like enough on the days when she tears up the garden, eats a slipper or needs an expensive trip to the emergency room. But, when she's in good form and those memories fade, I start to ponder the possibility of getting her a playmate.
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Picking a Pumpkin

The annual pilgrimage to the pumpkin patch is sure to bring lots of family fun, and might even lead to a yearning for country living. That is, until the sneezing starts.
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School Picture Day Snapshots

School picture day isn't just about remembering to put your kids in clean clothes for the big day, it's about exorcising the ghosts of picture days past, like the ones that haunt you from your school picture days.
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The Annual Halloween Costume Dilemma

For kids, dreaming up exciting Halloween costumes is almost as exciting as Halloween itself. Have fun with the process, and be prepared to end up with some extra costumes for the dress-up trunk.
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Seven Minutes to School Calendar Heaven

Would you believe that it took only seven minutes to enter two school calendars into Cozi? It's true! Find out long it will take you!
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Ducks Grow Up Fast

Kids say the funniest things, and just like little ducks, they grow up fast. Writing down those funny remarks now is the only way you'll remember them later, when your little ducklings have grown up and flown the coop.
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The New Christmas

With all the effort, excitement and cost that goes into preparing for the first day of school these days, it's become almost like the new Christmas for parents and kids alike. Martha even heard moms wish each other Merry Christmas in the school hallways!
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