Boy Mom Life With Humor and Hygge
The Internet Safety Conversation: Our second grader came home the other day with a yellow flyer from his computer lab teacher. I almost threw it the trash without looking at it - just because, well you know how much paper the kids bring home. Apparently the kids learned about internet safety that View Post
Hurricane Preparation and Hurricane Safety! If you lived in the South during the 2004 and 2005 hurricane seasons you already know more than you ever cared to about hurricanes, how to prepare and the damage they leave behind. In case you are new to the area or just need a reminder, this is a View Post
Play dates! Love them or hate them, they are a great way to get your child to socialize with their friends. Now that our two oldest are in elementary school they are starting to invite friends over to the house. Sometimes we know the parents, but there have been times where we have set up “blind View Post
I am SO honored to have my friend Megan share her experience with Type 1 Juvenile Diabetes. Her beautiful daughter, Maeve was diagnosed several years ago when she was just a toddler. Megan and Maeve have done an incredible job spreading awareness and educating others of the devastating disease. View Post
If you are anything like me (meaning: “an average mom”) you have A LOT of important information and pictures stored in your phone. In order to safeguard our privacy, as well as protect our phones from grubby little toddler fingers, we take advantage of the latest iOS upgrades allowing us to lock the View Post
“Tove, this is Tina from your children’s soccer camp. Your boys were not picked up by Susan today. They are still here in the office with me. I have been trying to reach Susan for the past hour, but her cell phone goes to voice mail!” (Names and locations have been changed.) Imagine receiving View Post
“Tove! They found dad. Dad! They found him! They found him by the water! Tove, he’s not doing well.” May 17, 2008 was the day my sister in Denmark called me frantically. We were on our way home from Costco. I saw her first call and figured I would call her back when I got home. Then she called View Post
A new school year is soon upon us. While it is an exciting time for the kids, it can be down-right stressful for parents. Children with food allergies are faced with the threat of (unknowingly) being exposed to the very items that will make them sick. Parents of these children have a lot of View Post
June 21st is the first day of summer! Ahhhhh, summer! It’s the time of year where families reunite across the miles. Vacations are spent in relatives’ homes and the kids have an endless stream of playdates with friends. We become more relaxed with bed time and even meal time. But as parents, our View Post
I am so excited to have teamed up with Tania Koerber, a Registered and Licensed Dietitian/ Nutritionist and Board Certified Specialist in Pediatric Nutrition! – How is THAT for a mouthful (ha ha ha – pun intended). I recently offered my Facebook friends the chance to have a question answered View Post
In grade school we had the opportunity to learn how to use a typewriter. I decided NOT to take the class because it was of little to no interest to me! I was going to be the next Jane Goodall, so I took an extra course of biology and told myself that Jane didn’t type in the rainforest - and I felt View Post
As of January 1, 2015 the State of Florida finally stepped up and tightened their car seat laws. For years Florida had the loosest car seat laws in the nation, but thankfully we are getting on track with the rest of the country. So what does that mean for you and your precious cargo?! Most families View Post