THE KID DID WHAT?

Cheri Newell

Aug 1
1 min

BASKET OF SUPERHEROES

PALOS VERDES PULSE MAGAZINE COLUMN CONTRIBUTOR Small packages join forces! Mason loves Batman... Captain America... and all kinds of...

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Cheri Newell

Jun 1
1 min

NO! NO! NO!

PALOS VERDES PULSE MAGAZINE COLUMN CONTRIBUTOR "Have some cheese, Hazel." "Nooo!" She grins while chomping away. "No!" As if that makes...

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Cheri Newell

Apr 1
1 min

HIBERNATION IS OVER!

PALOS VERDES PULSE MAGAZINE COLUMN CONTRIBUTOR The season is heating up and hibernation is over! Be on the lookout for bears... 'cause...

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Cheri Newell

Feb 1
2 min

VALENTINE... IMAGINARY CRUSH!

PALOS VERDES PULSE MAGAZINE COLUMN CONTRIBUTOR Charli and Jordan had just come home from kindergarten. My twins were excited to make...

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Cheri Newell

Jan 1
2 min

NEW YEAR... FEARLESS MISSION

PALOS VERDES PULSE MAGAZINE COLUMN CONTRIBUTOR Dax looks older than a two-year-old because he's tall like his dad. Dax copies everything...

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Cheri Newell

Dec 12, 2023
2 min

HO HO HO... IT'S CHRISTMAS!

PALOS VERDES PULSE MAGAZINE COLUMN CONTRIBUTOR Christmas is universal... the anticipation of joy and jingle bells... and that special...

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Cheri Newell

Oct 1, 2023
1 min

HALLOWEEN LIVE WIRE!

PALOS VERDES PULSE MAGAZINE COLUMN CONTRIBUTOR Halloween always brings a charge of energy. Flynn runs around the house like an Eveready...

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Cheri Newell

Aug 15, 2023
2 min

LIKE A BIRD

Felicity can fly! "I want to fly! I want to fly!" This is Felicity's mantra. We call this bundle of energy... Fizzy. One of our friends,...

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Cheri Newell

Jul 1, 2023
2 min

HIDE 'N SEEK

WHERE ARE YOU, KITTY? Brooks shoved our cat, Lennon, into his chest of nine drawers. "Mommy, look what my kitty can do!" He shut the...

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Cheri Newell

May 15, 2023
1 min

CHOCOLATE

Goes Better With Music! Chocolate ice cream goes with anything! It is an especially good pairing with "Wheels On The Bus," Theo's...

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Cheri Newell

Apr 1, 2023
1 min

AVID GOLFER

Where's Daddy Kitty? Hailey and her kitty, Sausage, are inseparable. You won’t find one without the other. You won’t find Hailey and...

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Cheri Newell

Feb 14, 2023
1 min

VALENTINE'S DAY

Special Hearts! Brooks came home with two hearts in his hands and a big smile on his face. I couldn’t resist the urge to find out what...

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Cheri Newell

Jan 2, 2023
1 min

NEW YEAR

Mantras! I love empowering my kids. We start each morning by repeating a positive mantra! I have decks of affirmation cards and sometimes...

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Cheri Newell

Dec 1, 2022
1 min

CHRISTMAS

Elfin Work My kids are infatuated with elves! Why? Elves are magical creatures... doing Santa’s work... making toys for kids all over the...

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Cheri Newell

Oct 15, 2022
1 min

HALLOWEEN

Could have been a werewolf! My husband, Steve, and I were driving home one foggy fall evening. As we came around a bend close to home,...

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Cheri Newell

Sep 1, 2022
2 min

MARKER TIPS

I Need a break! The fall season always fills me with gratitude... for all of the wonder and joy in my life. I am thankful for my family....

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Cheri Newell

Jul 15, 2022
2 min

EAR BUDS

Go Better with Ice Cream “M-m-m-m-m, good," Flynn purred. "I sure love ice cream." "Me too," I said. Ice cream dribbled down Flynn's chin...

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Cheri Newell

Jun 1, 2022
2 min

FIRST MILESTONES

NO BABY FOOD FOR ME Smith Alexander Boyd... otherwise known as Smitty B... skipped eating baby food altogether. Every spoonful of creamy...

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Cheri Newell

Apr 15, 2022
2 min

EASTER

did you know some bunnies are chocolate? “I love Easter! Don't you?" I asked. "I'm going on an Easter egg hunt," one of my first-grade...

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Cheri Newell

Mar 1, 2022
2 min

TOOTH FAIRY

Do I get a prize for bravery? When Brittany lost her front tooth, we celebrated the occasion. It was a big deal! "Will the space in my...

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