First Day of School Preempted

Remember when I said having kids meant “things are never going to go perfectly according to my plans ever again”? And that I was so anxious about the first day of Kindergarten, because it was so heart-breaking. Well, here’s where life takes you on a loopty-loop. Scout woke us up before 5 am on Thursday. “Is it time […]

Kindergarten Mom Jitters

Getting ready for the school year is easy for me. The long list of supplies, buying new uniforms and shoes, stocking the fridge with lunch items, scoping out the new teacher… These are just items to tick off my to-do list. Certainly nothing to get weepy and emotional about. Then yesterday morning as I chided […]

{Giveaway} “Fill the Backpack” with Back to School Goodies Valued Over $750

In celebration of (or perhaps in dreading) Back to School, the team at Splash Creative Media is launching “Fill the Backpack”, a collaborative effort to share the fantastic brands and causes that help parents and kids get ready for school. This is our second year we’re doing it, and it’s even bigger and better than before! To kick […]

A Slice of Love

Last Sunday, Jennifer Perillo, a fellow blogger, lost her husband suddenly to a heart attack. Just like that. No warning. No signs. I didn’t know Jennie prior to this week, but that’s not saying much. There are lot of bloggers I don’t know, in spite of being as well-know and much-loved as she is. Yet, grief […]

The Bink Fairy Fib

My girl has been a “bink baby” since the day she was born, and I make no apology for it. Because, like me, she finds something she likes and sticks with it, she’s partial to the one type.  And because I am also lazy, I’ve never tried to break her of the habit. The bink’s […]

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