Window Bingo: FREE Printable for Rainy Day Fun
I work from home part-time and my kids stay home with me full-time. It’s nuts. Most days I wake up at 5:15am to get some work in before they’re up...
Kim
Overcoming Book Rut
{Disclosure: We are thrilled to partner with Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota to share helpful information about early childhood development for children ages zero to three. A host of additional early childhood...
A Call to Love
I was angry, more angry than I should have been. It had been a very long, frustrating winter day trapped inside with a teething toddler and a true-to-the-name threenager. There...
Forget the Wine Glass
I’m not a wine expert. I can’t tell you if a wine has hints of pear or raspberry or oak or chocolate. I can barely detect the difference between a...
Kids Through the Chaos
Well, here I am sitting on the floor under my kitchen table. My yoga pants are wet with soapy water and crumbs from meals past are stuck all over me....
Making Mom Friends 101
I’m a pretty friendly person. I’ve never struggled with making friends. I’ll chat it up with anyone who’s too polite to walk away. In fact, a huge part of my career...
I Want To Be A Strong Mom
I remember the soccer game I first sprained my ankle quite well. It was a tournament in Burnsville on a steamy summer evening, and I even remember the park and field....
10 Ways Toddlers Act Like Minions
Apart from a couple colds accompanied by sinus and ear infections, we’ve stayed pretty healthy this winter avoiding the stomach bug and strep that everyone seems to be talking about. That...
Why I Love Our Neighborhood Groups
It gives me shivers when I think back to that first winter home with my daughter (now 3.5 years old). My husband is a CPA and from January 1 –...
7 Healthy Valentine’s Day Recipes
Every year on Valentine’s Day, my mom would buy Valentine’s socks for my sisters and me. It was a fun, silly tradition. My dad would give each of us a...
10 Conversation Hearts Every Mom Wants
Conversation hearts are one of the most popular Valentine’s Day candies of choice! They’ve been around for 150 years, so chances are you’ve popped open one of those boxes and...
Mall of America: Free Fun for Kids!
I probably take my kids on adventures about 2-3 times each week, especially during these long Minnesota winters. Makes me sounds like I’m Super Mom, right?! But here’s my secret…...
First Trip to the Dentist: 6 Things I Didn’t Know
She was 11 months and it was Mother’s Day when her first tiny baby tooth popped out. I was so relieved! There were ACTUALLY teeth in there! Phew! Just a...
What the Elf?
Ohmygosh! I can’t take it anymore! If I see another complaint about people who do or don’t elf their shelves, I just might lose it. Who cares whether you elf...
