I looked back today to see when the last time was that I posted here, and it’s been 10 days! Well, I’ve been super busy, so I guess I have an excuse. I’ve been blessed with several new clients thanks to my friend Char referring them to me. Jack had outpatient surgery yesterday. I won’t go into the details here, but it was a corrective...

Jack and Emily are beginning to interact in a really sweet way, and I love being around to see the beginnings of their relationship.  He likes to lay in her lap, and she pounds on him, and he thinks it’s funny and then she laughs… so sweet.  Of course, there are plenty of not so sweet moments, usually involving Jack waltzing up and stealing whatever...

Just in time for Mother’s Day: Stay-at-home mother’s work worth $138,095 a year | U.S. | Reuters The benefits package is great! If only it included a few more vacation days.

I have been keeping up with a blog lately that I thought I would share with you, because it’s an inspirational story and reminds us all that God is very near during the most difficult times in our lives. Heather at EspeciallyHeather.com has a brain tumor. Heather has already been through a lot in her young life, as her third child had to have a heart...

We went to the zoo on Saturday. It was a really nice day for it- the weather was perfect! Jack was excited about seeing the elephants, but as the afternoon wore on, either he was tired, or he just didn’t quite get it yet. Mom bought us passes for the year, so we’ll be back and hopefully more of the animals will be awake. He sure didn’t want to...

I’m not sure where I first read about Magna Tiles building toys, but after reading rave reviews about them several places I decided to check them out. Everyone who reviewed them said that they were super entertaining for all ages of kids. Toddlers loved them as well as older kids. Then I saw the price… $45 for a 32 piece set. It seemed a little high...

I love to organize things, and this system of toy “management” is a great one: ‘Toy library’ promotes cleanup AND creativity: Parent Hacks Technorati Tags: organization,...