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This past summer, I had the distinct pleasure of meeting world renowned pop artist, Romero Britto.  Romero made an appearance at Kidzapalooza (the family area at the Lollapalooza festival in Chicago) to promote his artwork and recently released children’s book, “My Alphabet Playbook” published by Simon & Schuster. The kids hanging around the family stage [...]

Boo-boo patches.  Have you guessed yet?  Ever since my eldest daughter (who is about to turn 5) was a wee one, she has referred to “breasts” as “boo-boo’s”.  Whenever we pass by the lingerie aisle, she giggles a little and points.  Calling bras “Boo-boo patches” is a little joke that we share and saying it [...]

Right about the beginning of October, I get bitten by the crafty bug.  Fall is my favorite season; I love the colors, the scents, the pies, the leaves. Speaking of leaves, one of my absolute favorite things about Fall are the colorful leaves.  The other day, as we walked through a neighborhood on our way [...]

There has been much talk in my house lately about eating better and living a healthier lifestyle.  I have never been one to spend too much time focusing on my eating and exercise habits (or lack-thereof) and in the past few years, my figure has spilled the beans on that big secret.  I’ve always been [...]

Last month, I met up with record producer, Tor Hyams to talk about his ingenious idea of “Kidzapalooza“, the family stage at Lollapalooza. This is Part 1 of our interview. Tor’s daughter and “Co-Emcee” of Kidza, Sydnie, joins us (did I really call her a “secretary”?). I love getting the perspective of someone who gets [...]

On the third day of Kidzapalooza, (I like the way that sounds) I sat down in the shade with Drew, Daron and Jack of the Seattle family band, “Recess Monkey“.  These three kindergarten teachers are really an awesome group of guys that play catchy tunes and have phenomenal dance skills.  They can also tell a [...]

Sunset over Manitowish Lake, Manitowish Waters, WI It’s already the end of July.  This is right about the time during summer when I feel like we’re over the hump and heading quickly toward Fall.  I can sense it in the air.  I’ve been living it up for the majority of the summer and now that [...]

We are in the midst of Water Safety Month and the official 2010 swimming season is right around the corner, so I feel that this is a very important topic to cover. I just found out about Infant Swimming Resource.  I watched this video and my chest tightened as my eyes welled up with tears.  [...]

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This year, we are taking a family trip to The Dominican Republic.  This is a trip we are taking with our infant and preschooler and our extended family.  Of course, my mind started swimming with questions like:  “How am I going to handle two kids on a trip to another country?“  “What do I need [...]

I mentioned in an earlier post that we were working on another project.  We’ve finally finished it! I was recently on a mission to find picture frame ornaments but not just any picture frame ornaments.  I wanted simple, small wooden frames that we could decorate.  I went to several stores and couldn’t find what I [...]

I’m gettin’ crafty this Christmas. I took the four year old to Michaels the other day. We were on a mission to gather items for our homemade wreath. I thought it would be fun and a little less expensive to assemble our own this year. I added it up and figured out that we spent [...]

I recently found out about the Boogie Baby Shower. Of course, I’m all over this one since I’m expecting a brand new baby girl this July.   Hey, who wouldn’t want a baby shower (valued at $5,000) thrown for them? Expectant moms can head over to BoogieWipes.com and (scroll down) to enter themselves in the [...]

Not a half bad way to start out my morning.  The first email I opened and read this morning was this one from the National Association to Protect Children: This newsletter was sent to me from Protect.org

You may recall back in October, I spent a few days in Chicago hanging out with HUGGIES and meeting moms, grandmas, aunts, etc.  All of that was for a very special reason.  To learn some things about the every day average woman and how she views motherhood and “me time” and the challenges that go [...]