My birth story. 90% natural. What do I win?
May of 2010. My daughter (although I didn’t yet know she was a she) was due on the 22nd. Apparently she wasn’t quite ready to vacate the premises just yet. I had taken my leave from work about 5 days…
Stocking Stuffers for 6 year olds
I love stockings! I love getting them and I really love stuffing them for other people. It’s so much fun. My daughter is six now and she’s at a really great age that gives me – ummm Santa – lots…
Something new from Live Clean. You’re going to love it. (Giveaway)
If you have dry and/or sensitive skin there’s a good chance you already know how awesome oatmeal can be for your skin. It’s so soothing for dry, irritated skin. And if you are already a fan of Live Clean products you…
Score Big this Hockey Season with Church and Dwight (Giveaway)
I’m not a hockey mom myself (I’m a cheer mom) but this time of year my Facebook feed is full of posts from my other mom and dad friends about early morning practices, tournaments and all things hockey. Although my little…
Science, Spies and Style With Project Mc2
A few months ago Molly and I brought you a review of the Project Mc2 Dolls and now we’re back to showcase some more Project Mc2 products. If you aren’t familiar with Project Mc2 here’s what you need to know. Project…
Dear keyboard psychiatrist – Pills can help. Words can hurt.
Two years ago when my then four year old daughter was quite sick and in the hospital we were getting ready to leave, without a diagnosis or any sort of real plan to help her, but with an offer for…
Gifts that New Parents and Baby Really Need
When my daughter was born my close friends and family were excited to throw us a baby shower. I had made the decision to wait until after she was born to have the shower for a couple of reasons. First,…
Five Things Friday – Homemade School Lunches/Snacks
So last week’s Five Things Friday highlighted some of our current favorite store bought lunch and snack helpers so I thought this week I thought would feature some of Molly’s homemade favorites. 1. Banana Muffins Packed full of bananas, oatmeal…
October 9th is PANDAS/PANS Awareness Day. Share and be Aware.
It seems like every other day is an awareness day for some cause or an other. Some times you wonder do we really need an awareness day for that? Do people not know donuts are a thing? But if there…
Italian Sausage Wedding Soup with Barley
Oh my word is it ugly outside. It’s the first week of October and fall has decided it’s coming in with a vengeance. A cold, wet vengeance. It hasn’t stopped raining for 24 hours and they say when it does…
Nine Fabulous No Carve Pumpkins
We love carving pumpkins at our house and each year we each do at least one so our front step is adorned with three or more awesome jackolanterns. But I thought this year it might be fun (and so much…
Five Things Friday – School Lunches/Snacks
So I’ve got a full fledged student on my hands now that Molly is in grade 1. When she was in half day kindergarten I only had to worry about sending her a morning snack and then she went off…
Num Noms Series 2 is here!
A few months ago Molly got her first taste of some adorable little collectable toys called Num Noms. And she was instantly hooked. That was no surprise. These sweet smelling little critters are pretty hard to resist. And the whole…
Finish Your Fall Cleaning List
This post is brought to you by Finish® and JONES Voice I know we tend to talk about spring cleaning a lot. I suppose there’s something about spring – buds on the trees, tulips poking out of the ground, being…
Formula Feeding 101
It doesn’t matter what your personal views on breast/formula feeding is, the fact is that we are exceedingly lucky to live in a time where we have a safe, nutritional alternative to breast feeding that babies can and do thrive…