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Annie Pleshette-Murphy journalist-author who specializes in parenting ping Annie You are not connected to Annie Pleshette-Murphy The Basics Hometown: New York City Gender: female Birthday: February 5 Relationship Status: married Children: I have children Profile updated: Dec 01, 2008 Last signed in: Jan 19, 2009 Member since: Nov 24, 2008 Friends view all » Ed Williams j - Frugal Mom - r. Mary G. Princess Spanky Pants ~ The Real, Original, Heather T Marsha S. golds g. Karen M. Barb (Gather Site Ferret) Carlson ♠~Dnbuster~♠ ~. Groups view all » Gather Moms Parenting: sponsored by DK Publishing Gather Books Essential Gather Family Essential Annie Pleshette-Murphy's Popular Tags the secret of play (3) dk publishing (3) books (3) creativity and children (3) dkparenting (3) chores (1)

Annie just published The Secret of Play: Raising Smart, Healthy Caring Kids Spotlight Adding a Little Magic to the "Witching Hour". Win a Copy of "The Secret of Play". rating: 10 | comments: 29 I’ve met hundreds of mothers with kids of varying ages who suffer from the perfect-mom fantasy, but it seems to cling with punishing tenacity during our children’s school years. Their lives are suddenly . . . more Here's to Just Hanging Out - Win a Copy of "The Secret of Play" rating: 10 | comments: 41 Don't Forget Lego Man's Hair - Win a Copy of "The Secret of Play" rating: 10 | comments: 49 About Me People say I'm: generous, funny, warm, hardworking, caring, self-effacing, doing too many things Describe Yourself: energetic, curious, hardworking, loving, funny, extroverted On Gather, I'm Looking For ...: parents with questions about their kids, people committed to improving the lives of families with young children Interests Lately I've been listening to: Brandy Carlisle, U2, The Beatles, Rufus Wainwright I'm currently reading: The Given Day by Dennis Lehane The last movie I watched was: Rachel Getting Married My must-see show is: Friday Night Lights I'd love to visit: someplace warm…or somewhere very “other” I'm curious about: what makes families tick Topping my Wish List is: take a 2-week vacation somewhere I’ve never been Favorite Music, Artists, Genres: The Beatles, Bob Dylan, U2, Scissor Sisters, Ella Fitzgerald, Chet Baker, and classical. Favorite Books, Writers, Genres: John Updike’s Rabbit series; Ian Mcewan’s Atonement; John Irving’s Prayer for Owen Meany Virginia Woolfe’s To the Lighthouse Favorite Movies, Actors, Genres: too many to list….runs gamut from Gigi to L.A. Confidential, from Casablanca to Talk to Her Favorite TV Shows, Actors: Friday Night Lights, Madmen, The Sopranos Favorite Places: Adirondacks, Venice, St. Barts, Manhattan, Bucks County Interests and Activities: going to theater and dance in NY, horseback riding, playing Balderdash or poker with my family, cooking for a crowd, hanging out with my kids, reading, spending time with my husband. Wish List: to travel to places I’ve never seen Affiliations Employers: self-employed…ABC TV Colleges: Harvard Major: Psychology High Schools: The Dalton School Other Affiliations: currently completing my Masters at NYU in psychology Websites: www.Annpleshettemurphy.com Ping Me You cannot post a blank ping. You're all pinged out (too much of a good thing is a bad thing). close Displaying 7 of 7 Pings Jay D., Dec 16, 2008, 8:23PM EST Thanks for the request! view Jay's profile | Ping Jay Ed Williams, Dec 16, 2008, 3:42PM EST Annie, it's great being your new friend, your publishing achievements are impressive! E3 view Ed's profile | Ping Ed Emily C., Dec 11, 2008, 11:31PM EST Thankyou so much for the friend request! Your book looks great. I would love to read it. view Emily's profile | Ping Emily ELLEN B., Dec 4, 2008, 11:26AM EST Sincere thanks for the friend request. It would be my pleasure to accept. Looking forward to learning about each other, and reading each other's posts.. Ellen B view ELLEN 's profile | Ping ELLEN Jan S., Dec 3, 2008, 7:12PM EST From your self-description, it sounds like we might be a lot alike! view Jan's profile | Ping Jan ♠~Dnbuster~♠ ~., Dec 3, 2008, 3:50PM EST Hi there view ♠~Dnbuster~♠'s profile | Ping ♠~Dnbuster~♠ Valerie Roars, Dec 3, 2008, 3:47PM EST Thanks for the friend request :) view Valerie's profile | Ping Valerie top