Category Archives: Pre-teen

Forty and Firsts… One Blogger’s Inspiration

Posted on December 13, 2012 by mommydaybyday

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Posted in Family, Life, Motherhood, Pre-teen, tween | Tagged Birth order, blog, blogger, Blogging Inspiration, Education, Forty, Forty and Firsts, Forty Years Old, High school, High School Musical, K through 12, kindergarten, Mean Girls, Middle school, United States, Zemanta, Zemanta.com | 2 Comments

You Have Been Ghosted

Posted on October 23, 2012 by mommydaybyday

Boo! You have been ghosted! At night children of all ages are running throughout my neighborhood after dark, sneaking up to front doors, leaving behind bags, ringing bells, and then running away. When I was little we called this ringing … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Family, Pre-teen, tween | Tagged Ghost, ghosting, Halloween, halloween activity, Halloween treat bag, holidays, ring and run, you have been ghosted | 7 Comments

Camp finale… sad goodbyes

Posted on August 11, 2012 by mommydaybyday

Although it seems like yesterday, eight years ago I dropped my baby girl off at camp when she was only four years old. With a ton of excitement and lots of anxiety I left her at the park with counselors … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Life, Motherhood, Pre-teen, tween | Tagged camp, day camp, my baby is growing too fast, outdoors, Recreation, summer camp, summer recreation program, teen, too old for camp, Town of Oyster Bay Summer Recreation, tween | Leave a comment

Father Daughter Shopping Trip

Posted on April 27, 2012 by mommydaybyday

Recently my 11 year old daughter asked if we could go to the store to buy new underwear. I considered this a pretty innocuous request and really didn’t pay it that much attention. Okay so we will go to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, fashion, Pre-teen, tween | Tagged bras, clothing, daddy daughter shopping trip, father daughter shopping trip, first bra, Justice, Pre-teen, tank tops, tween | 3 Comments

Do you think the fashion gene skips a generation?

Posted on April 24, 2012 by mommydaybyday

I always wonder whether fashion sense is a gene. Doesn’t it seem like some people are just born knowing the latest trends and who the hot designer is. Some people just know how to put their clothes together and they … Continue reading →