It is no secret baseball is a BIG DEAL in our home. BIG DEAL: My husband was required to memorize (and recite) the inscription on Stan Musial’s statue before he was allowed to enter Busch Stadium to see the St. Louis Cardinals play when he was three years old. BIG DEAL: My small dude has been playing since he was three…. View Post
Do you hear that? It is the magical sound of S-I-L-E-N-C-E. I whisper for fear it may slip through my fingers too quickly – and naturally it will, the second my small people come bounding through the door at the end of their newly started school days. In my world, school has begun for the new year, but for many… View Post
It’s that time of year…parents and kids all over the country are prepping to head back to to the books. (We’ve already started!) This means, it’s back to packing lunches and setting routines. You know my goal is always to get the kids involved in the process, to keep them healthy, to make mornings (and evenings AND weekends) and stress-free… View Post
All I can hear is squealing. It is the final day of Summer for my small people and they and their friends are making the most of it. They don’t care that it has been raining off and on for most of the day. They don’t care that the temperature has dropped below 80 degrees for the first time in… View Post
A Guest Post from: Lychelle Hollback Meltdowns come in all shapes and sizes. The biggest and baddest are sure to bring even the most seasoned and composed moms to their knees. Whether your child is hurt, scared or just being naughty it can be extremely difficult to calm them down. As the adult in the situation, we’re expected to keep our… View Post
On Wednesday night my jaw dropped and I sat on the edge of my seat for two full hours. Two hours, my friends. No exaggeration, no hyperbole. Sitting in the audience at a Cirque du Soleil show has always been on my ‘must-do’ list, but I have to confess, I had no idea I’d be quite as mesmerized as I… View Post
