Marisa Frymire

Marisa Frymire 

Marisa Frymire is thrilled to be a stay-at-home mom to a beautiful, active young daughter. Besides playing on the floor and reading Brown Bear, Brown Bear, you can find Marisa enjoying Sunday dinners with family, jogging around the neighborhood, taking pictures of her daughter, searching the internet for new recipes, and watching Lost on Wednesday nights with her husband, Nathan. Marisa has lived in Kansas City all her life, and thinks this really is one of the greatest cities to raise a family. She and her husband love living life together and making a home in Overland Park with their precious daughter.

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  • Life In Color

    published: 2/23/2010 8:00:00 AM

    Recently I blogged about my trip to Minnesota with my girlfriends. We were mainly going for the store IKEA. It's comparable to Crate & Barrel, only MUCH more affordable. I picked up this little table (called a lack table) in the color red for a mere $8! I thought it would be a great art table for our daughter to have, and at $8, I'm not too concerned about the table getting marks and scuffs.

    The ...

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  • You're Going On A Trip!

    published: 2/16/2010 8:00:00 AM

    My husband had been prepping me for a "surprise" that was going to happen last weekend. He mentioned that I should make sure I have everything done because I wouldn't have time to take care of anything on the weekend. Hmm......my mind started thinking. What is this "surprise" he has planned for me?

    Friday approached, and he told me something that I never would have guessed: "Pack your bags! You're going to Minnesota with 2 ...

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  • Give Me Five

    published: 2/9/2010 8:00:00 AM

    So, we're a month into the New Year, and how are you doing with your resolutions you made?  I don’t know about you, but it seems for me that once I say a goal out loud, it becomes much harder to keep. My resolutions tend to always seem the same – maybe shed a few pounds by eating healthier, give up pop (not that I drink a ton to begin with), exercise 3x a week, and ...

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  • The Hardest Monday

    published: 2/2/2010 8:00:00 AM

    Last week began a 14-week journey to completing my Master's Degree in Elementary Education.  I am a semester away from graduating from Rockhurst University with my Master's. All that stands in the way is a semester of student teaching.

    That semester of student teaching began last Monday, which meant I would be dropping my daughter off at "daycare" for the first time. By God's grace, a close friend from our church (who had done an ...

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  • Dad Takes Risks

    published: 1/26/2010 8:00:00 AM

    The other week, my husband and I met for lunch at Chick-fil-A with 2 other friends/co-workers, their wives, and their kids. All of our kids are in the 18-24month range.

    After eating, the dads couldn't wait to take the kids into the play gym area. Of course, I see that as a place for breeding germs and all things NASTY, but my husband's quick reply was, "You've got hand sanitizer, right?" As if saying "yes" ...

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  • Learning With One

    published: 1/19/2010 8:00:00 AM

    Most days with my daughter, things go smoothly. I have been very blessed with her little personality. She's not much of a risk taker, and has responded fairly well to our discipline. She's laid back and easy going, and most of my days I haven't felt stressed.

    However, one day last week was a very challenging day for me. It seemed I was reminding my 18 month old over and over of the same rules.....don't touch ...

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  • Feeling Silly When You Parent

    published: 1/12/2010 8:00:00 AM

    Yesterday we had a playdate with two friends and each of their kids. The kids range in age from 15 months to 23 months, which means they have all entered the lovely stage of toddlerhood!

    My friend with the youngest child is implementing the Love and Logic approach for disicpline, and one of the strategies involves saying "uh-oh" when the child has misbehaved. We were all sitting, playing on the floor when the youngest had ...

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  • Be THIS Virtuous Wife

    published: 1/5/2010 8:00:00 AM

    Motherhood calls us to wear many different hats, even if we really aren't sure we've got a hat on the right way.

    The other day, I was sitting on the computer just minding my business, when along came an instant virus! One second everything in the world was fine, and the next second, I had an infected computer with red text threatening that everything was shutting down.

    How could this happen? I am innocently trying to ...

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  • Something Good Hidden In All That Snow!

    published: 12/29/2009 8:00:00 AM

    From the start, I have doubted the weatherman talking about an “infamous weather storm” on its way to Kansas City. In fact, when I heard the word “blizzard” mentioned, I had to chuckle. We seem jumpy around here when it comes to snow, so I expected maybe 2 inches at most to make a showing for this so called blizzard they were anticipating.

    Turns out I was obviously wrong. The snow fell continually for almost 3 days, ...

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  • A Toy for Anyone's House!

    published: 12/22/2009 8:00:00 AM

    This past weekend, we got a sneak-peek into our daughter's excitement for opening gifts.

    Her aunt and uncle-to-be (fiance') brought over their gifts for our daughter to open, since they will not be with us on Christmas. 'A' could not have been more excited and animated when opening her new baby dolls and play kitchen!

    I'm going to brag on this "play kitchen in a box" for a minute. It's by Fisher Price, and it's ...

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  • Make, Bake or Buy

    published: 12/15/2009 8:00:00 AM

    Tis the season for holiday parties, whether it is with work, your neighbors, family, church, MOPS groups, etc. Sometimes, these parties can actually take us OUT of the holiday spirit and just become "one more thing" to attend during a hectic season.

    Last night I went to a Make, Bake or Buy Party. I had never been to something like this, but really had a great time and enjoyed the creativity of the night. It was with ...

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  • Buying Some Time, Giving Some Values

    published: 12/8/2009 6:09:42 AM

    You could say I stumbled upon this idea out of a need for the moment.

    I was cutting up raw chicken to get it ready for our dinner that night, and my daughter started waking up from her nap. NOT good timing! All I kept thinking was, "If only I had 10 more minutes!" It seems like our children know when you need to get something done, because then they wake up from their naps!...

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  • I Knew It Was Time

    published: 12/1/2009 12:00:00 AM

    I knew it was time for my daughter to let her paci go when she started chewing on it and ripping it out of her teeth like a piece of beef jerkey.

    I knew it was time for my daughter to let her paci go when, while laying on her changing pad, she reached back into the diaper caddy with yoga-like moves, grabbed her paci and put it in her mouth.

    I knew it was ...

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  • To Read or to Run

    published: 11/24/2009 12:00:00 AM

    My daughter loves reading and looking at books, so naturally the library is a place for us to visit. I have these visions in my head of Ava picking out a book on the shelf, sitting in my lap while I read it to her, and us picking another book out to read, and so forth. Then we jointly pick out some books that we can check out to enjoy at home.

    Did I mention ...

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  • Downsizing

    published: 11/17/2009 12:00:00 AM

    We have reached the point with our nearly 17 month old daughter that at times, carrying around the diaper bag feels like the extra, unnecessary suitcase that should have been left at home for the vacation. I used to need all those pockets and extra storage space for so many things that a newborn required. Now, as long as I've got a couple of diapers and wipes, that's all she really needs.

    My friend dropped ...

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