I have been trying to find the happy medium between being a "helicopter mom" (a parent who hovers over her child like a helicopter and takes over every facet of his life) and a "free range mom" (a parent...
Read Part 1 here and Part 2 here.
When my husband and I decided that we wanted to have children, I never could have imagined the amount of Fear that was involved in having children. And when I say Fear...
I feel like every child has a hard time leaving the park, or any preferred activity for that matter.
Some children have a hard time leaving the pool. Others have a hard time leaving story time at the public library....
All of my favorite photos are in black and white. They seem to hide all the flaws that color photos highlight. Your skin tone is magically even, that pudge in your stomach streamlines, and life looks, well,...
We all love a beach trip, but going to the beach when your child is not yet kindergarten age can look much different than when you went with your spouse alone. Before hubby and I headed out for our...
One of the best ways to find out how your doctor or midwife practices is to ask them questions. But it matters what questions you ask and how you ask them.
To get the best information, it’s good to avoid...
"Hey Mom, you want to come with me?" Are you kidding? When my youngest invited me to accompany her on her cross country drive to Washington state, it took about a millisecond for me to answer. "When do we...
I am German but my daughter was born in Wisconsin, which means, she is American. (We sometimes call her "our gringuita," as my husband is from Venezuela ...) We moved to the United States almost five years ago, not...
A loooooong time ago, I loved to read. I read voraciously when I was a kid, staying up well past my bedtime to read just one more chapter of whatever book I was reading at the time. When I...
How to create a flower suncatcher.
This past week we collected and flowers and leaves from our garden and in the wild. We thought it would be so nice to have these beauties hanging in the window! We really enjoyed...
Parenthood
Our Summer Survival Strategy
Summer is here whether I like it or not. Admittedly, it’s not my favorite season, but I’m both excited and a bit nervous about...
