When my friend Rhonda first told me that she held her infant son over the toilet to go to the bathroom, I thought she might be just a wee bit crazy. After all, her son was just a newborn - unable to sit or even hold his head up for that matter. She told me […]
It's almost 11pm and I'm still awake. I should be in bed because we stayed up until 1am last night and tomorrow morning we're running a 5K at 8:00am. It's our 2nd 5K. My husband and I ran our first one back in early December with our Little Beauty in the jogging stroller. Tomorrow we'll […]
Springtime just might be my favorite season. It's full of flowers and sunshine, cool breezes and blushing cheeks, open-toed sandals and barefeet. It's also a great time for dresses. I've been putting my daughter in them at least a few times a week - usually with jeans underneath (it's very chic, I assure you).I prefer […]
Tangled and True is giving away 3 pairs of See Kai Run shoes. You have to comment before tomorrow (Thursday, Mar. 27) at 8 a.m. so run on over there before it's too late.
Do you need a makeover? I'm giving one away here today. No, not the hair, make-up, and clothing kind (although that would be fun - maybe I'll do that in the future). The Blog Kind! Maybe you're a new blogger who wants to make a name for yourself. Or perhaps you're a more experienced blogger […]
The title of Paige Hobey's book - The Working Gal's Guide to Babyville: Your Must-Have Manual for Life with Baby (De Capo Press, 2006) - is actually a bit misleading. It sounds like a book exclusively for the suit-wearing, briefcase-toting, high-heel-stepping mom - the 9 to 5er who leaves her baby in daycare (a la […]
When it comes to reading, I'm mostly a non-fiction girl. I'm kind of the nerdy type in that I love learning. Every once in awhile, though, I love to pick up a fiction book - to get lost in a great story and to be sucked in by the characters that the author creates. When […]
Please welcome Alison McGhee to Metropolitan Mama this evening. Alison has written 13 books (including Someday, which I reviewed earlier this evening) and is an associate professor of creative writing at Metropolitan State University. She resides with her family in Minnesota. ME: How many children do you have and what are their ages? ALISON: I […]