I used to read at least two to three books a week before I had kids. I used to dream about having bookshelves full of books in my house, with soft, comfy chairs to sit in and read, sipping my tea as I turned the pages.
Now if I want to read one of my books I [...]
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Well, not really, but this bit from comedian Louis C.K.’s stand up special….well, this is so true. {WARNING: NOT SUITABLE FOR WORK unless you have headphones. He curses…a lot, but I forgive him because as a parent sometimes you need a little foul language to combat the endless loops of Yo Gabba Gabba and Handy [...]
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While at the reception for the Young Mothers @ The Margin launch last Thursday, I met these two beauties you see in the photo above, representing Text4Baby, the brand-new initiative from the National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition.
You might have heard of it by now, but in a nutshell: Text4Baby sends up to three weekly text [...]
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I will be spending the next three days (Wednesday through Friday) in D.C. for the annual meeting of the National Crittenton Foundation agencies.
So I figured, I’ll be tweeting and posting status updates to the Facebook page, but why not leave you with a little something while I’m gone?
The good folks over at CafePress offered my readers [...]
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You all know me. I don’t make that much. Plus, I’m cheap.
So the idea of taking my kids to Disney seems like a great idea, but I didn’t know if it would ever happen, seeing as how I’m not balling like that. The one and only trip my family ever took to Disney was after [...]
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