Do NOT wash your husband’s uniform with your daughter’s glittery-sparkel skirt. Although my daughters appreciated that Daddy was shimmery, Daddy failed to see the humor in the situation.
Beyond the First Birthday – A Practical Gift Guide for One-Year-Old Girls
Checkout our latest practical gift guide for One-Year-Old Girls! There are some great ideas in here and some can be adapted to fit other ages (although the reason they’re in here is because parents of one-year-olds hopefully haven’t already stocked them up on these items!)
Parenting Tip for the Day
Do you want a little parenting tip? Oh, I’ve got a tip for you! Liquid water enhancer is NOT, I repeat, NOT the same as liquid water ENERGYenhancers. One tiny word on the package will completely change how your day goes. Plus it does NOT, I repeat, NOT give you the same amount of energy…
Changing leaves on this side of the country
It’s so nice to get to see them this year! Being a western U.S. (and mostly desert) dweller most of my life I have always enjoyed opportunities to see the full majesty of seasonal changes when visiting friends and family elsewhere. What a treat to do so with Hil and her girls this year.
Getting serious about providing consistent, interesting, and useful content
If you’ve been visiting the site you might have noticed some changes. We got together last week and are got serious about our ideas for providing consistent, interesting, and useful content to our readers. Much of what we discussed is reflected in our new About pages. Please check them out and share around; we’d love to know what you think! The Team The…
LAX Shooting
One TSA worker has died and at least three others were wounded today when a man opened fire in the LAX terminal. The shooter was apparently suicidal and left a note indicating his intent to kill TSA workers. Read more from a local source.
Chocolate?
Good morning. H here. Just want to fill you in with a little background before I get to the main story. (It makes me look more responsible, err… maybe less irresponsible) My kids get a chocolate milk EVERY morning. I know this sounds insane, but it is actually an improvement. They used to get a…
Caesar-dog and Herman-cat
Best buddies…or a cat with no instinct for self-preservation. Honestly, he likes it, and I promise the dog is not hurting him. They are both just weird.
Government Shutdown Ended
After 17 days the government shutdown is finally over. Don’t get too excited, though, this deal only allows for the Treasury to borrow through Feb. 7 and funds the government through Jan 15. So we will have another round of debate soon. The Affordable Health Care Act is officially up and was not de-funded, and the package provides back pay to…
Sell My Sister
Two out of three of my girls are in school full time. My little one goes to nursery school two days a week for two hours. My little one also has no real concept of time. She knows that there is an order to which our day goes. Wake up, breakfast, big sisters on the bus,…