The best parenting lesson I ever received came from my dad. The lesson was delivered long before I became a wife to one and a mom to three. I was five. Back then, family trips to Eisenhower Park were one of my favorite things to do. No visit was complete until we visited the pigs at the park’s small petting zoo. Whenever my two younger sisters or I dared to get a little … [Read more...]
The Movies That Sum Up Our Parenting Adventure
Before we became parents, my husband and I spent most Saturday evenings cuddled up in a movie theater enjoying the newest release. As each of our three children was born, our movie dates became less frequent. Thanks to cable and our DVR, we can still count on a movie to take us out of our parenting roles, if only for a few hours. Whether it be a drama, comedy, action … [Read more...]
When Your Child is Sick: Medical Grants for Families in Need from United Healthcare Children’s Foundation
The following post is sponsored by UnitedHealthcare Children’s Foundation to bring awareness to their medical grant program. All opinions are my own. The other day Facebook thought it was being kind by showing me a picture of my son, in a hospital room, dressed in a pediatric hospital gown with his head all wrapped up in bandages awaiting a EEG, in the event I wanted to be … [Read more...]
Our Nest is Not Empty, Just Rearranged
When my husband and I were getting ready to have our second child, we read everything we could about preparing our three-year-old for his baby sister’s arrival. We followed the experts’ advice and had him pick out a present for her. We had him select a picture of himself, so we could tape it to the baby’s hospital bassinet. He had his “I’m a Big Brother” t-shirt ready to … [Read more...]
Memories of Easter and the Joy of Sharing Them With My Children
As I was boiling Easter eggs for our kids, I realized it was official... I’m a grown-up. At 40-something you would think this revelation would have hit me sooner. But my sisters and I all waited until our thirties and forties to have children and had an extended childhood of sorts. I’ve been on my own since I was 23, but it wasn’t until I had my own kids that my parents … [Read more...]
