Parenting Wisdom

"Heart disease is extremely and dangerously hereditary.  You MUST take care of yourself"...were the words of my dad's surgeon to me ten years ago when my dad had his first heart attack. My mom, brother...

“Mooooooooom! I need this new toy!” “Just go to the machine and get some money.” “Gimme!” It’s not easy to raise money smart kids. Not only are they influenced by a growing number of people...

I must have been about six when I distinctly remember driving down a street in Mequon, Wisconsin with my father. He was strumming an air guitar as he drove, which was commonplace, and he...

From a very young age, my greatest desire in life was to get married and have babies.  That wonderful dream has come true. I have been greatly blessed with a loving husband and a joy filled...

BREASTFEEDING. When I hear the word I cringe.  My experience with breastfeeding was extremely difficult.  When my son, Turner, was born I was adamant I would breast feed as long as I could, or...

Here are your Top 10 - absolutely, positively - must have items at the hospital! Last year, Ashlee blogged her must have's and I blogged a very long list (what was I thinking?) a few...

This is a topic I'm very passionate about. Spending time away from your kiddos. I used to feel guilty about wanting to spend time away from my son and I believe a lot of that...

College is a wonderful time in our lives.  When you become a mom, things change drastically. Although the joys of being a mom are greater than anything else I for one have experienced even...

So much about raising my first child has turned out to be trial-and-error {sucks to be you, son!}. A lot of decisions were made in the heat of battle because I just didn't know...

We've had a pretty harsh winter for typical Austin, Texas weather and it's not always easy to entertain the kids when it's gloomy outside. Now let's assume you've baked cookies, built a fort, read books,...