"Shame on you!" "You're a bad girl!" "You're naughty." "You're such a baby!" Many of us have probably heard these words said to us before. You might even find that you are saying them to your children. These kinds...
If autism has a “look,” apparently my son doesn’t have it. To the casual observer, it might appear at times (when we’re not having a meltdown in the store because mommy did not take the correct route to the...
My husband travels for work sometimes and 5:00 P.M. never fails to creep up on me. Suddenly, I have two hungry monsters on my hands (three if I count my own hungry self!) and a refrigerator with no leftovers....
Good guys and bad guys and clown fish, oh my!
The lessons our kids are learning from movies aren’t what we think they are.
What are our kids learning from all of the movies they watch, whether they are made by...
Here's a question: how many days (or mere hours) did you make it into Spring Break before your kids were declaring they were bored? If you're already looking warily toward the summer months wondering how to keep your kids...
What to do when everything is changing…
Change is good. Change is bad. Change is inevitable… Yada…yada…yada…blah…blah..blah…
Right now, I am taking my first breath of fresh air from my ugly and I mean a really ugly cry over a bad...
Sometimes, I sit down to write and the words flow as free as water. But this time is different.
My friend Kara has been dancing in heaven for one year today. And I really miss her.
Kara was probably the most...
Because seriously, what is Easter without those traditional Peeps??
It’s no secret that “crunchy mama” is NOT a term that has ever been applied to me. When it comes to holidays and treats, I have to be honest-the health factor...
Now, we're living in Colorado Springs (woo!), I work full-time and Luke is a stay-at-home dad. And I love it. I can tell you that I'm a completely different person than I was a year ago. My anxiety is...
"I could see myself being a stay-at-home dad." It had to have been one of the first conversations Luke and I had, back in 2008 when we were 19- and 21-years-old and working at a local pet supply store....
In + Around CO Springs
The Colorado Springs Guide To Indoor Play Places
When you are planning activities with your kids, the weather seems to play an important role! Let's face it, there are days when as...
