Books are magical.
I know e-readers are said to be the wave of the future, but gosh, I hope they never truly replace books. There...
                
            
        
                Last week as I was driving to work I glanced in my rearview mirror and gave a little yelp. My heart skipped and my...
                
            
        
                In 2012, I became a working mom and the state of my house quickly took a turn for the worse. I wrote about being...
                
            
        
                
I was five years old when I came home to an empty house.
My family lived across the street from my elementary school, and as...
                
            
        
                When I found out I was pregnant with our third last summer we had more than a few people tell us that we should...
                
            
        
                
“The BVTMB team is thrilled to do a monthly series on local non-profit organizations in our community. Each month our team we will highlight a...
                
            
        
                 
See my daughter's "before" hair picture?? Unfortunately, this is a daily occurrence at my house! We used to have some pretty epic hair battles...
                
            
        
                Tantrums are a thing. The phase will not pass quickly. Siblings bicker, pinch, tickle, kick, spit, fight, tease, taunt, and tattle. Incessant whining can...
                
            
        
                When was the last time you enjoyed a good book? Or did something you love just for fun?
If you’re at all like me, you...
                
            
        
                So your kids have decided they just love dance.
They are in multiple classes throughout the week ranging from ballet to tap to hip hop....
                
            
        
                This post doesn’t contain anything related to parenting or any wistful insight about motherhood. In fact, right now I feel like I’m coasting along...
                
            
        
                She doesn't like it when I leave; runs screaming after me like armed henchmen are dragging me out the door with murderous intentions. "Mommy!"...
                
            
        
                
I know, I know. Lying is NOT (typically) okay. Even white lies can hurt someone’s feelings, and I pride myself on being a very...
                
            
        
                My baby girl is barely four months old, but she's already the size of a six month old.
She weighs about eighteen pounds.
At her last...
                
            
        
			

















