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2024 New Orleans Mom Teacher of the Year
There are not enough ways to say THANK YOU for all that our beloved...
How to (Not) Be Santa Claus: A New Mom's Guide
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Expecting a Baby?
{This is sponsored content from LifeSource Cryobank, based in Covington, LA.} Remember to buy blankets, set up the crib, check the baby monitors and, oh yes, make arrangements to save your child’s cord blood. While all the other...
Motherhood is filled with ups and downs for everyone. Whether you have one kid, two kids, or ten kids, finding the balance between mother/wife/work (even if you are a stay at home mom - a legit job and probably...
I Wonder What It's Like to Grow Up With Taylor Swift
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The Lost Toy Bin
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Every year as the clock strikes midnight on Halloween, like clockwork (pun intended) my newsfeed begins to fill with posts of gratitude challenges as friends and family from near and far declare to their social media world everything that is...
Disclaimer: I wrote this post soon after finding out the gender of my third child. I've had sometime to process my emotions. I'm happy to say that I am genuinely excited to add a little boy, especially one who...
I Love You! :: 20 Cute Ways to Tell Your Kids You Love Them
Love is in the air. Well, for us parents, we love every day. The love we have for our children is unconditional. I tell my...
Let's be real. If you've never nursed a toddler (i.e. someone who can toddle/walk around), then you probably have a hard time wrapping your mind around the notion. As someone who has nursed two toddlers, I'm on the opposite...
I grew up in a suburb of Denver, Colorado where EVERYONE went to public school. My parents were able to find a nice home in a nice neighborhood and with it came a nice (free) school system. There was...
Dear Grandparents,
Christmas and Hanukkah are right around the corner. Historically, this means that the temptation to pile on the gifts, especially the plastic gifts and character toys, is particularly high. But let’s take a minute to be honest with one another....
I don’t remember exactly what age I began feeling self conscious of my body, but I know it was early on. Back in the 90s, you could find me hiding behind my swimsuit as a child in an oversized...