I’m writing this with sadness in my heart, my bones, my very breath. One of our fellow mom bloggers is living every parents worst nightmare and there is nothing anyone can do to wake her up. Yesterday Shellie Ross’s (@military_mom on twitter) 2.5 year old son drowned in her backyard pool. Her little boy was the same age as my [...]
I have to admit, I’m not feeling all that inspired this week. The holiday scramble is upon us and it’s been the focus of most of my attention. I still have shopping to do and we have a lot to do around the house before our company arrives. I’d really like to be posting pictures of holiday crafts or cute [...]
It’s dark except for the nightlight on her dresser. “Put your head on my shoulder and I’ll sing to you.” “Tinkle tinkle staw?” “No, something different tonight.” “The itsy bitsy spider went up the water spout. Down came the rain and washed the spider out. Out came the sun and dried up all the rain and the itsy bitsy spider [...]
I thought I’d do something different this week and focus on visuals. I tend to think of myself as a writer, however, that doesn’t mean I don’t appreciate something beautiful to look at. This week I’m inspired by mom blogs that go above and beyond when it comes to design, layout and photography. I know looking at these beauties will [...]
Today’s featured creative mom is Stacie from Bombe de Bain. She’s been working hard for over two years to grow her business. H: Tell me about what you do. S: I make bath bombs – sometimes called bath fizzies. They are a relatively new bath and beauty product that fizz on contact with the water, releasing fragrance, color and skin-nourishing oils and salts into [...]
Little H is starting to sing and dance – she’s becoming quite the performer. So naturally, I do anything possible to encourage this adorable behavior. She’s loving this Get Me Goin’ CD we were given for review. It’s all about healthy eating and nutrition but she really just loves the music. It’s not ‘kiddie’ music, you know? It’s based on [...]
