Usually when I mention my husband’s ex-wife is a professional cheerleader, I’m met with empathetic groans of understanding from other women. Over time, I've...
Late night sports, after school activities and PTO meetings have consumed my schedule for the next two months. But lately I feel like we...
Confession: I hate summer. This may be the most unpopular of all my unpopular opinions. Between the heat, the bugs, and the lack of...
Yes, I know I only have one child.
Yes, I see a bunch of absolutely beautiful families around me every day that have two, three,...
1) When the doorbell rings and you don't answer.
Maybe it’s your neighbor, maybe it’s the UPS man…but these days, it could also be a...
Working mom, stay-at-home mom, or somewhere in between? In my seven years of parenting, I’ve done it all. For five years as a working...
I remember when my husband and I were registering in advance of our son's birth and wondering what baby toys we should add to...
We were all falling apart at the seams. One kid was sobbing because there was an update to his tablet (heaven forbid). The other...
Last month, my daughter came home with a flyer for the Penguin Patch, a school-based holiday shop just for kids. If you're a newbie...
It’s the most wonderful time of the year— elf season! Our family elf, Silly, just completed his first long flight from the North Pole...
I'm a cook's cook. I love learning, I love eating, I love taking something and making it magical and tasty. By the young age...
Buying the home where, God-willing, you plan to spend the rest of your days. Having the kids who consume and take and fill every...
Nothing in life worth having comes easy, right? This statement rings particularly true when you are the mother of a two-nager. Urban dictionary defines two-nager...
One of my go-to movies is, The Magic of Ordinary Days, based off the book by Ann Howard Creel and made into a Hallmark...

























