We left Cincinnati in 2001 for the beautiful Pacific Northwest. Then fate took us to North Carolina and when we were presented with the opportunity to return to Cincinnati in 2007, we jumped at the chance. Why were we...
Sometimes I think it would be easier to go back to the days of film cameras and good old fashioned, "Baby's Firsts" journals. When I was a kid my parents took pictures on their only camera and had them...
I would be willing to bet that if you are reading this right now, you know someone who has - or is in remission from - breast cancer. This is certainly true for me. My grandmother, my aunt, my...
I'll never forget the first business trip my husband took after the birth of our second child. Our baby was about 3 months old and barely sleeping. Our oldest was newly 3 years old...and barely potty trained. Not 30 minutes after my...
There are many things I learned about the world during my tenure as a teacher. But I never realized how much teaching would impact my parenting. Here are 10 things I learned as a teacher that have made me...
When you’re pregnant, people say some crazy things. If you’re reading this blog, I probably don’t have to tell you that.
From the stranger who told me I should induce labor by “going home and making whoopee,” to the...
I have two children. My son is 3 and my daughter is 2. When my son was just shy of 8 months old, we started trying for another child. I wanted children close in age. My brother and I...
There are many difficult things about having twins. The pregnancy and birth are automatically scarier, and frequently more complicated (I got off easy, but for the worry). The sleep deprivation is really so epic that, frankly, you truly can’t...
When you put together family, games, food, and fun, you know you're in for a good time! We are happy to say that Family Game Day did not disappoint! The Rook OTR provided great food, great games, and a...
Smartphones get a lot of bad press. Apparently, not only do they make me a terrible parent, but they have the potential to turn my children into psychotic little technology craving junkies (their words, not mine). Do I see...
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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...
