Grandparents are the fun central of a kid's childhood! Use these ideas to connect with grandparents when you can't see them regularly! The Best Ways to Connect With Grandparents Across the Miles Grandparents, the unsung heroes of any childhood. Who's better at building LEGO than a grandparent? View Post
Send a Thank-You Note to Your Mother-in-Law, Free Printable Cards
The women who often are overlooked on Mother's Day are the ones we should blame or thank for everything we hold dear. Celebrate your mother-in-law. Send a Thank-You Note to Your Mother-in-Law This Mother’s Day (or any day of the year), take a few minutes to acknowledge and give thanks to the View Post
How to Keep Long Distance Friendships Fun and Alive
This post is sponsored by Kodak Moments and SheKnows Media. Keeping long distance friendships fun and alive: “I miss my friends and Uncle Scott” were his muffled words as he cried big tears into the Star Wars pillow. His back shook with every sob and he refused to look at me. My heart shattered View Post
12 Ways to Live Your Best Life
Live your best life - TODAY! Don’t wait for Monday! New healthy habits, diets and exercise routines can start any day of the week. Don’t wait to spend time with your friends! There are a million reason to postpone seeing your friends, but there are a million and one reasons why View Post
How to Protect Your Finances During a Divorce
Protect your finances during a divorce: (Disclaimer: I am happily married to the father of our four beautiful boys. The situation I describe below is from a divorce I went through years before I met my husband.) My divorce was filed in Florida in 2004. None of the information in this post is View Post
How to Melt a Stressed Mom’s Heart With One Sweet Gesture
Stressed Mom With Cold Feet Have you ever wanted something with every fiber of your being, but when it became a reality you started to doubt your initial decision? It happened to me. I got cold feet one evening, but then my husband did something he had never done before. I went to bed with all View Post
Happiness is Being a Medical Mom! Really – It IS!
It was a pretty normal Tuesday morning. I was on my way to work, dressed in my standard navy business suit with a few snot stains around my knees and some crusty baby food over my left shoulder. The two oldest kids were in school, while our youngest was at home with our nanny. (At the time, we only View Post
22 Things You NEED to Know About Raising a Large Family
We have what people call a “large family”. When I met my husband, I certainly didn’t think “this man can give me a large family, he’s good breeding stock. Let me snatch him up right away!” I am positive he didn’t see the potential in me for carrying four pony-sized babies, but fate/ destiny/ View Post
How To Be The Perfect Daughter-In-Law
Over a decade ago, my boyfriend called his parents with “THE news”. The call went a little something like this: Dreamy Boyfriend: “Mom, I have news for you... we are getting married!” Dreamy Boyfriend’s mom: ”WHY?” And just like that, our relationship as mother-in-law (“MIL”) and View Post
The Perfect Gifts For Your Awesome Mother-in-Law
Let me guess, your spouse asked you to buy gifts for your mother-in-law, and you are at a loss. Look no further! We have the perfect gifts for your MIL! If you have been with your spouse or partner for more than a week, any conversation related to buying Christmas/ birthday/ anniversary presents View Post
Man Cold vs. Mom Cold
As soon as the temperatures drop, noses across the land start to drip, voices get rough and hoarse and one by one, our good men fall victim to the man cold! I have received information and materials from Johnson & Johnson Consumer, Inc., McNeil Consumer Healthcare Division. The opinions View Post
A Letter to the Woman Stuck in a Toxic Relationship
Dear Woman in a Toxic Relationship, I see you! Not in a creepy, stalker way, no you have enough of that going on in your everyday life. But I SEE you - the woman behind the sad eyes, the unkempt hair, the mismatched clothes and the body language that screams “please let me blend in. I don’t View Post
Please Stop Making Facebook Awkward!
I rarely write like this, but when something irks me enough, you can rest assured that I will get a few things off my chest. Moms, for the love of all things good in this world, please stop making Facebook AWKWARD! You know the feeling of watching an incredibly uncomfortable Facebook post going from View Post
The Night I Saved The Girl With Steel Blue Eyes
The Night I Saved The Girl With Steel Blue Eyes: I looked deeply into her vaguely familiar steel blue eyes. There was a warmth about them, but also something so broken, sad and lacking sparkle. We stood there and stared each other down for a long time. That’s when I heard it - his words. His View Post