Guest Editor: Chris Jordan from Notes From The Trenches

Chris Jordan was a child in her former life. She got married straight out of graduate school to her trophy husband, gave birth to more kids than you can count on one hand, and after thirteen years of parenting still looks around and wonders when the real mother is going to come home.

She began blogging at Notes From the Trenches in 2004, never expecting more than a handful of people to ever read it. And half expecting that she would have to bribe even those few souls. Slowly her blog developed a following and has been nominated for several blog awards over the years.

| Posted: 04 Sep, 2008 by Melissa Summers

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• Mother Stork’s Baby Book

  

  Even if you never get around to filling it in, it is the most gorgeous baby book I have ever seen.

  $135 at Kistner Supply | Buy

  

  | Posted 03 Sep, 2008 by Margaret Mason

• Good Bites De-Cruster

  

  Cut their sandwiches into fun shapes and remove the crust at the same time. Maybe now you won’t mind as much when they ask for PBJs four times a day.

  $18 at Inventive Parent | Buy

  (For a set of four.)

  

  | Posted 03 Sep, 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Wrap-N-Mat

  

  No more plastic bags. Bonus – the smug superiority you’ll feel as an environmentally responsible parent.

  $7 at Reusable Bags | Buy

  

  | Posted 03 Sep, 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Build a Bot Tee

  

  My youngest son loves robots. In fact, one of his favorite things is when “robots” call our house. I don’t have the heart to tell him they’re automated messages from the dentist.

  $24 at A Little Lark | Buy

  

  | Posted 03 Sep, 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Randoseru

  

  Modern version of the authentic backpack most school children in Japan carry. You have to get the red one.

  $399 at Modern Seed | Buy

  

  | Posted 03 Sep, 2008 by Melissa Summers