Today I sang a Christmas song to my daughter before her nap. The holidays have all passed and I’m still feeling the joy that usually ends on December 25 at 9:59pm.
Oh, what song? It’s “Jolly Old St. Nicholas” and...
A few months ago, my husband and I celebrated our tenth anniversary. Ten years felt like reason enough to take a just-the-two-of-us vacation, so we started calculating airline miles (the ONLY upside to hubby’s work travel) and ranking the...
Oh great, another blog post with someone giving you advice on being a mom. Exactly what you need to read and possibly roll your tired and overwhelmed eyes at. Right?
As a blogger, I clearly love to write but also...
If there's anything I've been certain of my whole life, it's that I wanted to be a mother one day. As the youngest of six kids, I grew up coddled and taken care of by everyone else, but I...
I am in a new season of life. I have been either pregnant or nursing for the past ten years with just a few months in between.
It hasn't been easy. We had two miscarriages along the way (2008 &...
It's the start of a new year, and along with it comes resolutions. I have the same as most people such as lose weight, be more organized, eat healthier, etc. One that I would love to start and make...
Oh St. Louis ... how I love you but also struggle with the dreary weather and frigid temps during the winter (and early spring!) It's dark when I get up and it's dark when I pick up my kids...
My 6-year-old son is a fearless, adventurous foodie who is willing to try just about anything. I like giving him opportunities to try new things and watching him embrace his personal preferences without applying restrictive limitations on his options....
So there we were, standing in the shoe section of Savers, covered in vomit.
My three year old had become the newest victim of whatever trendy virus everyone in St. Louis was coming down with. SUPER.
I quickly glanced around...
Nothing is scarier as a mom than your children's health and well-being being in jeopardy. When your child is sick, it consumes you. It takes the normal "mom crazy" and raises it to a new level. When my daughter...
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Picture Perfect Mother’s Day Brunch Spots in St. Louis
If you haven't been to Rooster, what are you waiting for? Their brunch menu will convince you it was worth the trip! They specialize...
