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Mother May I?
I recently attended a parent education class called, "Ages and Stages," and wanted to s...
The Holiday Season: How to Make it Less Stressful with a Morning Routine
The holidays can be a stressful time of year.
You can make it better by creating a rout...
Kill Your Darlings
I have a friend who is a talented writer, and every time I talk to her, I learn somethi...
Marriage 101 - Appreciation
The Pastor who married my husband and me required us to take a premarital class before ...
You are more beautiful than you think
I'm not one to share every video I come across on Facebook or even find much enjoyment ...
Thumbingo!
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! As a parent, there's so much I'm thankful for, but I feel...
Is there ever a "right" time to have children?
Now that my older daughter is nearing 5 and my younger daughter is 3, people keep askin...
Kids and Kale - A Healthy and Easy Meal from Gwyneth Paltrow's Cookbook
My daughters' preschool has a vegetable/fruit garden that the children water and mainta...
A Simple Way to Teach Our Children About Gratitude
I was talking to a good friend of mine who said she "lost it" one afternoon and told he...
An Interesting Parenting Tip - Signaling?
When we are in the throes of manufacturing lollacups, I spend quite a bit of time in th...
Swim Season is Around the Corner
Before I went to bed last night, I was on latimes.com and read a headline about a six-y...
Another One of My Go-To Recipes - Pasta with Pancetta and Peas
I don't know about you, but every afternoon I find myself thinking, "how is it already ...
Bigger, Better, and Faster?
Recently, my daughter’s school had a “Bike Day,” when children could bring their bikes/...
Motherhood has a very humanizing effect. Everything gets reduced to essentials. - Meryl Streep
Today my older daughter brought over an old mermaid costume that had been sitting, unto...
Late Night Ramblings - Post Shark Tank
We were ecstatic when we got our first online order, we felt a glimmer of hope when we ...
One of My Go-To Healthy (and Easy) Kids' Meals
My older daughter is a bit of a gourmand. She is open to trying anything, and loves to...
A Free Kids' Activity: Little to No Effort for Me and Loads of Fun for Them
We had a family brunch at an Italian restaurant this weekend, and two people in our gro...
Today is World Autism Awareness Day
My first job after graduating from college was as a teacher in a residential school for...