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"    As a TV producer on Veep and mother of three kids, my day-to-day schedule is jammed with meetings, screenings, and school field trips. I am always on the road, which makes even simple tasks challenging, like sending out my son&amp;#039;s birthday party invites with enough notice so kids actually turn up for the party (I just sent them last night\u2014phew). No matter how busy I might be, I make sure to hit the pause button on Mother&amp;#039;s Day. Here&amp;#039;s our to-do list at The Laing House this year. Remember all of the moms. We celebrate three generations of ladies. We always bake my mom her favorite coconut cake. My 8-year-old daughter has taken over the decorating and the boys (ages 7 and 10) make the batter. Our kitchen is destroyed afterward, but just the smile on my mother&amp;#039;s face is worth the clean up. We also make something special for my grandmother, who is 90 and lives in North Carolina. This year, my sons are putting together a collage of photos from our last visit with her, and my daughter is knitting her a scarf. It&amp;#039;s light blue and full of holes, but made with love. Last year, my kids surprised me with a massage\u2014they were the masseuses. I&amp;#039;m hoping they do that again this year! Host an extended family brunch. My little Laings travel with me as my shows sometimes film all over the world. This nomadic lifestyle can be fun but can also be lonely. Thankfully, we have a large extended family, my &amp;quot;work family,&amp;quot; and when Mother&amp;#039;s Day happens to land while we&amp;#039;re on location, we invite the cast and crew, over for brunch. If Mother&amp;#039;s Day happens while we&amp;#039;re in New York, I still host a brunch with what I call my heart family and my work family. Every year includes another attempt at baking a pop-over and every year, we almost get it right. Try something new. While decorating our Brooklyn apartment, we noticed the walls were bare and decided to fill them with things we love. My youngest son came up with the idea that we get our photo taken and hang it in the living room. I can&amp;#039;t think of a better way to celebrate Mother&amp;#039;s Day than to do a family portrait. Of course, it&amp;#039;s not a traditional one\u2014we&amp;#039;re not a traditional family\u2014 but we&amp;#039;re carving out our path each and every day. Stephanie blogs regularly on www.putyourprettyonbysl.com. Follow her on twitter at @stephanielaing. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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