Oven Barbecued Beef Brisket I

By Janet Wellman From allRecipes

Brisket is cooked in a covered pan without water for 4 to 5 hours. It is then sliced, and returned to the pan with barbecue sauce for another hour.

Summer Cooler

From familyFun

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When the temperature rises this summer, your child can keep his cool with an ice pack in his favorite shade -- of color, that is.

Alcohol Free Summer Drinks

From modernMom

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onetiredmama: 51 Ways To Confound Your Mommy

From modernMom

Movie Review: Office Space

By Alyssa Ellsworth From commonSenseMedia

Dark comedy is aimed at 20-somethings, not kids.

Parent Moments: Two to One

By Lee Bromley

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Perhaps Jack feared Miss Epstein's wrath or was too cold to move in that frozen tundra of a school room, but he never asked to go to the bathroom. This silence proved unwise. It also proved to be very wet. In fact, it was so wet that when I picked him up I thought the class must have gone on an impromptu fly-fishing trip down the Colorado River, because his corduroys were soaked from ankle to waist, with only a few dry blotches on one knee.

Parent Moments: In Sickness and In Health

By WhitneyMWS

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It was a Friday afternoon and I was taking my time packing an overnight bag for a rare getaway with my husband. We had been planning the 24-hour escape -- a belated five-year wedding anniversary -- for months. The next day, my in-laws would be coming over to baby-sit the boys and we would be jetting off to Center City Philadelphia for a luxurious date: dinner at a popular restaurant where it's nearly impossible to get reservations, a stay at the Four Seasons, and his-and-her massages the next morning at a local spa. Any parent knows what came next.

Parent Moments: Daddies and Dolls

By Emily Miles Terry

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I don't remember when, exactly, I absorbed the intricate lore of dolls and fairy-tale princesses -- and the Who's Who is massive, I can assure you -- but, like most moms, my grasp of Skipper, Snow White, Raggedy Ann, and company is pretty solid. But it wasn't until I witnessed Dave's daily struggle to find and identify Julia's various dolls that I could appreciate how useful my grasp of the doll and princess world could be when dealing with a 4-year-old girl.

Linguine and Clam Sauce

By Peg From allRecipes

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This is a very easy and tasty recipe. My family loves it. Try serving it with a green salad and garlic bread if desired.

Parent Moments: The Hits That Hurt

By DrMommyKC

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