I love to cook. I love to EAT more, but I do love to cook, and I dare say I’m rather good at it most of the time. I have a few challenges with cooking, though, that tend to minimize the enjoyment that I get from the task. As a mom of 5 kids,…
How to Manage CLEANING the House – “How Do You Do It?” Series
I’ve joined a few of my blogging friends who also have big families in a new series called “How Do You Do It?” – exploring how moms of big families handle things like cleaning, homework, dinner time, car pooling, discipline….you name it! In fact, if you have a “How Do You Do It?” question for…
How to Be Proactive About Your Kids’ Safety with the #RecallsPlus App
When you buy a new car or washing machine or refrigerator, they each come with a thick owners manual, letting you know exactly which buttons to push and how to make it do what you want it (and need it) to do. Unfortunately, children don’t come with owners manuals, and mothers everywhere wonder daily if…
Some Mothers – A Mother’s Day Poem
My husband wrote this “poem” last night as he prepared to speak at church on Mother’s Day. He was surprised that so many women approached him and said that his poem really touched them. I was not so surprised. I think each of us can find ourselves in this list. I think it’s particularly interesting…
When Mom’s Away…Beware of the Wild Onions
I am heading home today, looking forward to seeing my family again in a few hours. I was surprised on Sunday when Candyman sent me a blog post….the third he’s written on the blog since I started blogging in 2007. I’m guessing that he will be just as happy (or happier) to have me back…
The BULLY Project
Thanks to The Bully Project for sponsoring my writing. Visit their website to join the movement and learn more. I’ve never talked about bullying here before. I was one of the lucky ones, somehow escaping the bullies through my school years. I didn’t understand the magnitude of so many children’s suffering until I heard…
Ideas to Make the Most of Time Together – Together Counts
Spring Break is one of my favorite times for spending time with my kids. The weather is nicer than Winter Break, so we can spend time outdoors and exploring things around the DC area. And the time is shorter than Summer Break so we don’t get tired of each other (wait….did I really say that?)….
How to Increase Family Bonding With Technology
Some people would cringe after hearing what I’m about to say, but I’m going to stick with my opinion here: A good deal of my family’s best bonding time is spent on electronics. I used to think of technology – television, computers, mobile phones, iPads, iTouches, etc – as isolating devices. Often they are. But…
Tips for Safe Teen Smartphone Use
I got my first cell phone as a Christmas present in December 2000. At the time, I thought it was an extreme extravagance. I wondered why I would ever truly need one. The evolution of cell phone use Flash forward 11+ years. We have four cell phone lines in our home and no longer have…
Travel and Child Birth
I’m writing this from 30,000 feet above the US. I’m somewhere between 6 and 8 hours into my long day of travel from Baltimore to Los Angeles for a weekend of press coverage of the soon-to-theaters movie Mirror Mirror. Honestly, i have no idea if the time on my iPad is DC time, Minneapolis time,…
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