Category: Family Life

Tired of Turkey sandwiches yet? since I hosted Thanksgiving dinner this year (and cooked waaaay too much!) I was left with tons of Thanksgiving leftovers. Not being a sandwich fan myself, I’ve tried to find …

Traveling with kids is not always the funnest thing and traveling by car can be more stressful for many reasons. The journey is usually longer; the kids are stuck, buckled in their seats for long …

I might have overreacted when i rushed to the hospital with Doodle yesterday afternoon, but the events leading up to that decision were some of the scariest in my mommying life (second only to the …

A few weeks back I was sitting at the kitchen table with the kids having lunch one day when Honeybun told me something that I wasn’t ready for: “Mommy, I have a loose tooth!”  While …

Well, winter is upon us (in many places, anyways!). And with that colder weather comes the need to bundle up and keep the family warm. But what about when you’re in the car?  Are you …

On November 8th each year, National Parents as Teachers Day is recognized.  The program started in the 1970s as an effort to prepare children in Missouri for Kindergarten by helping parents provide support at home …

My original Feeding Places post listing all the places I’ve breastfed my children was quite exhaustive (and exhausting to think about all the time I’ve spent breastfeeding in the past 6 1/2 years!)  But the …

Honeybun helped me out with today’s post. Here are her tips and advice on being a big sister: 1) Be nice to the baby. You can’t be mean to the baby. You can’t bite the …

Pregnancy is a time of big change for a woman as she gets ready to start a new chapter in her life. Her body will undoubtedly change as will her life. The time is filled …

So you’re got your child’s car seat properly installed (rear facing for children under two and as close to four as possible; using LATCH or seat belt, not both; less than 1 inch of movement …