Most of the content on this blog is “how to” – how to bake, cook, arrange, plan, or parent. I usually try to be helpful in what I share, providing answers to questions or inspiration for projects. I haven’t written much lately because the big project I’ve been working on doesn’t have answers, but I…
Our preschool gift guide for reading makes it easy to shop for kids ages 3 through 5. Whether you are shopping for a birthday or for Christmas, this list is great for boys and girls. We limit our Santa Christmas gifts to four categories and one is READ. Our Big Nugget LOVES to read and…
I lost my Dad almost 10 years ago. The pain is always there. Most of the time it’s a dull ache, a hole in your life that you can’t fix. Sometimes that pain will turn sharp and smack you in the face. You expect it on milestone days, weddings, holidays, and birthdays. It can happen…
I had originally written this post about diversity in November 2017 but given all that has happened after the death of George Floyd, I thought it would be appropriate to update this post with additional links and resources for those of us who are working hard to raise white children who are actively anti-racist. Are…
There is a lot of talk about how probiotics and gut health are important factors in supporting our immunity. Lots of people will blindly take probiotics but often don’t know how to tell that they are working. Unlike taking an ibuprofen for a headache and knowing it’s working because that headache stops, there really aren’t…
I had my first mammogram. It didn’t hurt. It was fast. It was negative. It was necessary. I’ve known that I was due for a mammogram. I was actually overdue but since I had my second child at 40 and was breastfeeding for a year, I never scheduled it. Fast forward another year and I…