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In parenting, there are lots of ups and downs…frustrations and joys…worries and laughs!  When baby comes home, it does not take long to realize you are in for something totally new…a world you could never imagine.  And, this is not just with the first baby.  Chances are, the second and third and so on babies… Read More »

No, that is not just a title to this blog, that is an actually statement from my 4 year old daughter.  Here is the story.  My daughter was standing behind me and out of nowhere she said “mom, you have a really big bottom!”  I said, “really?”  To which she responded, “Yes, it is the… Read More »

Okay okay…I admit I have some issues with anxiety.  Trying to make the best decision for my kids can drive me crazy.  Even after making a final decision I worry that I have not done the right thing and wonder what if I had made the other choice.  Silly, I KNOW!!!  But, I just want… Read More »

I thought today would be a great time to make a quick inventory of what you may need for next winter season.  I don’t know about your house, but almost every hat, glove and pair of boots are drying out in my laundry room from sledding this weekend.  Since the kids (most of the kids)… Read More »

I was born in the mid-70’s, so a lot of my prime school age years happened in the 80’s.  Living in Oklahoma for most of that, my family experienced the recession of the 80’s head on.  My mom was lucky to have a steady job, but my dad bounced around doing whatever he could to make… Read More »

Several years ago I was laying in bed watching TV on a Sunday morning and I stopped on an episode of Joel Osteen (www.joelosteen.com).  He was talking about raising kids and since I had a baby I was intrigued and stopped to listen.  I really paid attention when he said that our kids are like… Read More »

This has been an interesting week.  My life was totally interrupted by being a mom.  I did not get one work out in and the diet, well it was better and I made some good choices, but not great yet.  A work in progress you could say!
 
I go to the gym in the morning for… Read More »

I have turned into THEM!!!  Yes, THEM!!  Who are “them” you ask?  Them are the ladies I used to train, teach aerobics to, invite to attend my seminars or who attended my healthy lifestyles classes.  I would talk to them about being healthy, taking time for themselves, eating a healthy diet, getting in plenty of… Read More »

Schedule@#!?  I know, school just got out but let’s face it some of us are already hearing “I’m bored, now what should I do?”!  I will probably win the “Mean Mommy Award” this summer as I have won it the past several summers. 
 
In our house, the boys still get up at 6:30 a.m. no… Read More »

Is your refrigerator over run with art, and you just don’t have the heart to take it down? One fix, and granted, it’s not simple, but it will cut down on clutter, is to “photolog” it.
Take a picture of your child holding the art, and then put the picture in a scrapbook made especially for… Read More »