Parenting

A quote to get you through today.    Do small things with great love.  -Mother Teresa  My babies are beautiful. At times they take my breath away and other times they make me go into my room and scream into a fluffy pillow.    When...

Last month, a genius girlfriend of mine threw a "fill your freezer party" with a small group of our mommy friends.  I prepped for about one hour in the kitchen, spent $47 on supplies, and went home from the...

“FAMILY. When you join us, you join a family”, Monica Ivener, Director of Oak Brook School states.  And to me, this was very obvious by all the warm welcomes and big hugs between Moncia, and school Owner, Dolly Vishwanath, when...

As my 3rd trimester comes to an end, I’m constantly making lists of things to do before baby arrives. This will be my second delivery, and although I’ve been way more relaxed this time around, I still have mild...

I don’t know about you, but I have one too many bad photography experiences.  One of the worsts was for my son’s newborn photos -- which I won’t get into details, but the whole experience brought me to tears....

There are few things I look forward to less than coming home from a long day at work and having to make dinner. To paint a picture of just how much I dislike it, let me walk you through...

There are so many things you envision in your life. But it always seems that life has its very own agenda. No matter how much we will something to happen, it appears the plan has already been laid and that things...

A few years ago, I was dropping something off at my husband’s office and met his boss, who doesn’t have children. He knew I was a stay at home mom, and he “sized me up” pretty quickly.  In his...