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

Cheri Newell
Aug 1, 20241 min read
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NO! NO! NO!
PALOS VERDES PULSE MAGAZINE COLUMN CONTRIBUTOR "Have some cheese, Hazel." "Nooo!" She grins while chomping away. "No!" As if that makes...

Cheri Newell
Jun 1, 20241 min read
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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...

Cheri Newell
Apr 1, 20241 min read
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VALENTINE... IMAGINARY CRUSH!
PALOS VERDES PULSE MAGAZINE COLUMN CONTRIBUTOR Charli and Jordan had just come home from kindergarten. My twins were excited to make...

Cheri Newell
Feb 1, 20242 min read
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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...

Cheri Newell
Jan 1, 20242 min read
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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...

Cheri Newell
Dec 12, 20232 min read
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HALLOWEEN LIVE WIRE!
PALOS VERDES PULSE MAGAZINE COLUMN CONTRIBUTOR Halloween always brings a charge of energy. Flynn runs around the house like an Eveready...

Cheri Newell
Oct 1, 20231 min read
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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,...

Cheri Newell
Aug 15, 20232 min read
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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...

Cheri Newell
Jul 1, 20232 min read
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CHOCOLATE
Goes Better With Music! Chocolate ice cream goes with anything! It is an especially good pairing with "Wheels On The Bus," Theo's...

Cheri Newell
May 15, 20231 min read
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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...

Cheri Newell
Apr 1, 20231 min read
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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...

Cheri Newell
Feb 14, 20231 min read
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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...

Cheri Newell
Jan 2, 20231 min read
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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...

Cheri Newell
Dec 1, 20221 min read
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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,...

Cheri Newell
Oct 15, 20221 min read
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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....

Cheri Newell
Sep 1, 20222 min read
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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...

Cheri Newell
Jul 15, 20222 min read
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FIRST MILESTONES
NO BABY FOOD FOR ME Smith Alexander Boyd... otherwise known as Smitty B... skipped eating baby food altogether. Every spoonful of creamy...

Cheri Newell
Jun 1, 20222 min read
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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...

Cheri Newell
Apr 15, 20222 min read
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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...

Cheri Newell
Mar 1, 20222 min read
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