New Year’s Eve – always a bit of a dicey holiday coming on the heels of all the other holidays at the end of the year. It can be either fantastic or a letdown, and priorities for this holiday in...
It took 27 years but it finally happened. All the anger, the rage, the sadness and hurt I had repressed from a time long ago came flooding back after an incident at my son's basketball game the other night. In...
Ellie won that llama herself at Kings Island just a few days ago! It was AWESOME! Summer has been amazing but it is coming to an end. School lists are here and the first day of kindergarten is quickly...
Nine is before cell phones but after Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Nine is in the sweet spot of Disney made-for-tv movies.
Nine is the perfect bridge between thirteen and three. The 13-year-old wants nothing to do with me and the 3-year-old...
Let me start this by saying I don’t work in human resources. I haven’t taken a single class on hiring employees or conducting an interview. Working in an office for much of my professional life, I’ve made a few......
I've been driving by the new Children's Learning Adventure for nearly a year. I watched from the day they poured the concrete to the day they opened, and my kids have too, often gasping in excitement at all the...
So much of the parenting job is right now, in-your-face, last-minute decision making. How to calm a tantruming toddler. On the spot dolling out of consequences for inappropriate behavior. Deciding whether to grant permission for a rated-R movie or...
I started a tradition when my son turned 2 of making him a birthday video. I go through pictures of the previous twelve months, pick my favorites, find a couple of sappy/sweet songs, play around with Windows Movie Maker,...
"Yes, we're going to send them."
"Oh...Really?"
There’s a formula to a lot of writing about parenting decisions. It goes like this:
The problem you’re facing;
The solutions you considered;
The outcome! Tied up in a nice bow.
Maybe it's just me,...
Our family has graduated to the chaotic stage where mom can no longer be the keeper of all the information. I simply cannot. Just last week, I sent my dad to pick up my child from school only to forget...
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Bloom :: An Event for Moms! {2024}
Bloom is an event for new and expecting moms, foster moms, and adoptive moms (recommended for any mom up to toddler age!), and other...
