Family New Year’s Resolutions

We often hope to experience the new year with excitement and fun plans for the year to come. For many, making a new year’s resolution is a way of doing that. It can also be… Read more »

Babies… and the Holiday Tradition

If you have ever had an infant at Christmastime, you may know what it is like to make plans, change them, cancel them and make new plans all over again. Perhaps daily! Holiday traditions can… Read more »

Gifting, or going?

It is the time of family get-togethers, Christmas decorations, mistletoe, hot cocoa, caroling, travel, and gift giving. We want to enjoy time with loved ones. There is, of course, teaching children about the reason for… Read more »

The BEST Way

Last week in my daughter’s karate class, the instructor was talking to the kids about listening to mom and dad and doing what they say, which included going to bed when told. He joked, “Do… Read more »

Are You Waiting?

Holidays and end of year are often times of reflection. We are so busy making plans while considering what we have accomplished (or not) each year. A few years ago I began feeling as though… Read more »

Thanksgiving Recipes

Thanksgiving is a time of giving thanks (and eating all the food!) What are you thankful for? Your family, home, career, or health? I am thankful this is not a Presidential election year. And for… Read more »

The Pumpkin Patch

Depending on your child’s age, during the month of October you may be packing up the kids and going to one of the busiest places in October… the Pumpkin Patch. In the South, the Pumpkin… Read more »

Minus One

When you receive that anticipated invitation… whether it be a wedding, baby shower, or another special event… do you also automatically think about getting a sitter? I have noticed so much variety now in these… Read more »

Car Bags for Fall Days

Do you feel that nip in the air that lets us know Fall is coming? Perhaps not yet. But soon! This means it is time to change our wardrobes, our schedules, and our decorations! I… Read more »

Back to School

Whether you have one child beginning kindergarten for the first time, or children returning to a variety of grades, back to school time can be chaotic. It is also stressful, exciting, sad, happy, and other… Read more »

First Birthday Ideas

Looking for fun ideas for the perfect first birthday party for your little one? So many ideas to choose from… so little time to look when caring for your baby! Here is a list of… Read more »

What is Muslin?

In the not so distant past, a type of muslin was the fabric of Indian Royalty. Not so any longer! First made in Mosul Iraq, the city from which it obtained its name, Muslin is... Read more »