Today my family is doing our “Bucket List” as a joint effort. One head in the bucket at a time according to the “puke” list. Hence the term “Bucket List” (You thought I was talking about skydiving and wrestling an… Read More ›

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Things “What To Expect” Didn’t Teach me
I have heard tales of pregnant women everywhere settling in for another sleepless night with their bowl of peanut butter ice cream, Cheese Whiz and their new copy of “What To Expect When You Are Expecting”. I believe the purchase… Read More ›
Little White Lies
I was reading the new Real Simple Family magazine that came today and found the most hilarious article with reader submissions about what little white lies do you tell your children. Even though we try to teach our children the… Read More ›
Power Over Fear
With young children and sometimes some adults; fear is blinding and crippling. Often times the fear of something is so extreme that explaining what is feared is impossible. In parenting, I believe in giving my daughters the ability to not… Read More ›
Happiness 101
Many, many moons ago and before there were children; I would get the morning newspaper and sit down and check out what was “news”. Most times the first dozen pages were so depressing, I would flip to the funnies and… Read More ›
On Star
Recently I had heard a radio ad for On Star. They were talking about how the On Star system can not only be used to report traffic accidents, unlock your doors, locate your car; but now can be used to… Read More ›