This post was sponsored by CVS MinuteClinic. Last weekend, I went to Mom 2.0 thanks to a generous sponsorship from CVS MinuteClinic. Mom 2.0 took place this year at the Laguna Beach Ritz-Carlton. I know, I know. Rough life. I have been to Laguna Beach before and knew it was going to be nice. But […]
May 11, 2013
To my children’s teachers, It is Teacher Appreciation Week at school, and while my kids and many others are honoring your hard work and dedication with drawings and flowers and candy, I wanted to let you know from a parent’s perspective how very much you’ve meant not only to my kids, but to my entire […]
May 9, 2013
“Oh Mommy, I’m so nervous!” my daughter said when she came home from school a couple of weeks ago. “If I don’t do well on my TCAPs, I won’t get into magnet school!” “What are you talking about, Punky?” I asked her. “Who told you that?” “Everyone’s talking about it!” she said. “TCAPs are in […]
April 26, 2013
When my children were very small, grocery shopping was tops on my list of household duties I hated. The trips began with a long trudge through the parking lot, as I struggled to hold baby Bruiser’s two-ton carrier in one hand and a fidgety Punky in the other. Once inside, I hooked Bruiser’s carrier over […]
April 23, 2013
As news of the Boston Marathon explosions sunk in yesterday, I watched my Twitter and Facebook feeds explode with a range of emotions. Anger. Grief. Shock. Fear. Disbelief. Worry. Dejection. Coming so close on the heels of the Newtown shootings, what happened yesterday seems even more difficult to bear. And yet for precisely this reason, […]
April 16, 2013
I made these muffins for my daughter’s birthday sleepover last weekend and they were a perfect breakfast treat. Not too sweet, not too rich, moist, and delicious right out of the oven. The ingredients and prep are simple, too, which is important when you’re not a morning person! Ahem! One note- Be very careful if […]
April 12, 2013
If you live anywhere within driving distance of the Great Smoky Mountains in Tennessee, your life really isn’t complete without a trip to Dollywood. Oh yes. I said it. And I stand behind it. As a kid, I spent a month with my grandparents in Knoxville each summer. Since my grandfather was unofficially Dolly Parton’s […]
April 12, 2013
