Congratulations! You made it to another summer vacation! If you are a mom, you probably fall into one of three categories when it comes to mixing parenthood and summer:
You are new to the mom scene, and still in the...
Recently, I started re-reading the Ramona books with my 8-year-old daughter. I have revisited many books from my childhood but I was so surprised to find how well those books have stood the test of time. I could not...
Back when my oldest child was in Kindergarten, Pinterest had just hit the scene. Naturally, because I didn't have enough to do during the last week of school, I prepared a summer gift basket in a sand pail for her to...
Each of my children, by the time he or she was nine years old, wanted to know how to make money. “Like, a REAL job (insert eye roll here), Mom.” Perhaps it is the natural result of being the youngest...
On Mother's Day, flowers and gift cards are always sweet, but sometimes a personal gift can mean even more. We didn't have a lot of money growing up, but my parents always found ways to make things fun and...
I am the kind of mom who lets my kids play hooky sometimes. Hooky from school, hooky from responsibilities, even hooky from homework sometimes. I mean, everybody needs a little mental vacation from the daily grind, am I right?
Growing...
As parents of a preteen, my husband and I are well acquainted with middle school drama. We've seen enough tears shed without cause, inexplicable mood swings, and major meltdowns over minor issues to render us experts of sorts in...
Getting your kids the vitamins they need can be difficult. Their little bodies are developing and growing every day and what you feed them is crucial. In the same way that you plan the details of your dream home,...
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...
The other night on the drive home, my little one asked if we could play "Knock Knock" jokes. I said sure. So, we took turns. She's seven, so hers were pretty terrible, but I amused her nonetheless. I took...
In + Around Cincinnati
Cincinnati Spring Break Staycation {Oh, the Places We’ll Go}
This year for spring break, we are planning on staying home, minus a weekend at the in-laws' to celebrate Easter. We are looking forward...
