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SAFETY…ALWAYS trumps style!

Hi, Everyone! As I was enjoying my morning coffee and my stepson was eating breakfast, I caught this segment on Good Morning America. They were showing some very cool, new gadgets that have been developed to help keep track of our kids and keep them safe.
Instead of explaining all of them to you, I just thought… Read More »

Murphy’s Law

                Murphy’s Law:  What can go wrong, will.
The shorter the summer and the closer the beginning of school gets, the more Murphy’s Law takes effect.  I love being home (Maryland), but it seems problems in Oklahoma and Maryland keeping coming up.  Hunter was sick our first weekend in MD; we went to the beach and… Read More »

Start Simple Habits

I am in Minnesota with the boys visiting my family wishing I had brought more jeans!!!  The forecast for today is rainy and a high of 67 degrees?!?!?!?  Allegedly this is a very cold summer but I swear I don’t ever remember it being this cold at the end of July.  To think my boys… Read More »

Back To School Shopping…ah, the memories!

Do you remember the annual “back to school” shopping trip that you would look forward to before every new school year? Okay…I looked forward to it, maybe, not EVERYBODY looked forward to it. BUT, I’m not talking JUST the school supplies trip…I’m talking the whole works…new tennis shoes, school shoes, clothes, backpack, everything!!!
For those of… Read More »

Time to School Shop

Raise your hand if back to school shopping isn’t the highlight of your year. I’d be raising both if I wasn’t typing. But I’ll share a few of the things we do to make it easier on everyone.
School requests change from year to year, so there are some things that I just can’t stock up… Read More »

Organizing A Sewing Room

I can barely sew on a button let alone hem a pair of pants.  So what makes me think I can organize a sewing room?  Organizing is about finding a solution to a problem.  Whether you like things in alphabetical order, light to dark or by category it is all a form of being organized. … Read More »

What’s For Dinner Tonight?

Do you find yourself asking that question on a daily basis?  The average American eats out 3-4 times per week on average.  I don’t know about you, but our family could not afford to do that week after week.  Not only would money be tight but so would my jeans!
I like to plan my meals… Read More »

Driving with Manners

Can someone please tell me when we stopped expecting our children to use their manners?
I think it’s very important to teach your children to be polite, not only in public, but at home as well. Not that my children are the most well mannered children ever. In fact, I’ve had to apologize to my share… Read More »

Cook Time with Remmi

Cook Time with Remmi-Hi 918moms-Sorry I missed posting my blog last week.  My family and I went on a mini vacation to Kansas City last week.  What a fun city!!!  Great zoo and the fountains are everywhere.  Did you know there are over 200 fountains in the city?  Yeah-they say only Rome may have more… Read More »

President Obama wears “Mom jeans”….

Okay, am I the only one laughing that the world has nothing better to complain about then the type of jeans President Obama was wearing the other night while throwing out a pitch at a baseball game? Seriously?!?! He’s been dubbed as wearing “Mom jeans” and, believe it or not, (but, it’s true) APOLOGIZED for not… Read More »