As a nursing mama, I generally want my shirts/dresses to fall into one of four categories: button-up zip-up loose-fitting specifically designed for nursing Fitted tees and blouses - and most dresses - are just plain impractical. Lately, I've been wearing stretchy camisoles with a button-up shirt or hoodie thrown over the top. But I don't […]
Remember when cell phones and laptops and digital cameras were reserved for the "rich and famous"? It wasn't that long ago actually. No one I knew had a laptop in high school (see left: a friend and me on our senior class trip at Disneyland). Not even the teachers. Our "computer lab" consisted of a […]
I just googled "average age for kids to learn to read." The answer appears to vary widely, anywhere from age 3 to age 8. I once read that the earlier a child learns to read, the greater likelihood that he or she will excel in reading and academics in the future. I'm not sure if […]
My 2-year-old gets really excited about crafts. And I mean REALLY excited. Lately, she greets me every morning and says, "Let's do a craft in the office." So - after eating breakfast and getting dressed and checking e-mail - we begin crafting. I try to be creative and think up new crafts: spiders out of […]
We have a lot of tile in our house and, as a result, my husband sometimes uses the Swiffer to mop up our house (especially when he wants to do it quickly). It does a decent job, I suppose...but the smell is intoxicating and heady - in a bad way. I feel like I have […]
Exhibit A: Our AMAZING new grill - the Weber Genesis E-310 Espresso LP Gas Grill ($699) from Lowe's. Exhibit B: Me in my apron before my first "grilling lesson" from my husband. Exhibit C: Mmmm (not bad for my first steak). For the record, that grill is 100% awesome. It's shiny, it's slick, and it […]
5:00 p.m., any day of the week, anytown, USA: "What are we going to have for dinner?" That's the question that rings 'round the country. In my house too, I admit. But not lately. Because I finally found a system that works really well for our family and our "season" of life. At this very […]
We finally made homemade pizza. And it turned out pretty delicious. In case you're wondering: Yes, we did purposely leave that top corner pepperoni-free for our 2-year-old. Oddly, she likes pepperonis uncooked {see above}, but not cooked. I think I'd like to make homemade pizza more often (I'm sure it's much healthier than delivery or […]