Watch Out For The Candy Monster!

Watch out for the candy monster

The Evolution of Halloween Halloween is a fun night, especially when you are a child.  You get to dress up in ridiculously cute ‘scary’ outfits and parade around town.   You knock on the doors of strangers, admire their decorations and beg for sugar.  And the best part is, they actually give it to you.  [...]

How To Be A Super Mom

How to be a supermom

Before I became a mom, I cringed at screaming infants and rambunctious children in the grocery store.  I thought to myself, “Why can’t those parents keep their kids under control?  They’re clearly doing something wrong.  MY kids will never act like that.” I’d see a mom losing her temper and dragging her wailing child by [...]

10 Reasons Why Babies Are Like Puppies

10 reasons babies are like puppies

The more I’m around babies, the more I’m convinced that they are just like animals.  Puppies, specifically come to mind, so I’ve assembled a top 10 list of reasons why babies are just like puppies.  Enjoy! The top 10: 10. Either could be on a leash in public. 9. They both like squeaky toys. 8. [...]

Some Things Just Aren’t The Same

Some things just aren't the same

I love books.  There’s something utterly relaxing about curling up with your favorite  and a cup of tea.  An excellent afternoon is spending a few hours browsing the local bookstore, usually with a hot chocolate, letting the titles grab me and draw me into another world. Since I became a mother, those afternoons are now [...]

Mommy Brain

Mommy Brain

A funny thing happens when you become pregnant.  There are the normal things; the fatigue, the nausea, the swelling, the waddle.  But, there was also the stupidity.  The sudden inability to do things that you used to be able to do without a second thought.  Unfortunately, it doesn’t go away after you pop that child [...]

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