Photo by Jeff Roffman Photography A couple weeks ago, I made my way with three boys in tow to Imagine It! Children’s Museum for a Target blogger event designed to show us how to make busy holidays happy ones as well. It was a delightful afternoon with some fun Moms. The kids were able to […]
People say the darnedest things to moms with big families
My big family Now that I have four kids, I officially have a big family. And I get the most annoying interesting comments about my brood. Most people are nice about their astonishment, but others are outright contemptuous. Since my sister has 8 kids, I don’t really see my crew as anything out of the ordinary […]
Have breakfast with the Pink Pig & start a holiday tradition
I was so lucky to snag an invite to the opening of one of Atlanta’s most beloved holiday traditions: the Pink Pig at Macy’s Lenox Square. I have taken my family here every year since my oldest was 6 months old. It has become a holiday tradition for us. I’m a Yankee through and through, […]
Making Memories at Disney on Ice: Rockin’ Ever After
I had the opportunity to attend the newest Disney on Ice show, Rockin’ Ever After, at Philips Arena last night and it was SO good. It was even good enough to keep my 4 kids out until 9:30 at night! For a rather regimented organized mom like me that says a lot. The kids loved […]
Win $400 in Johnson & Johnson products!
I was super excited to be asked by the Latina Lifestyle Collective to be a Johnson & Johnson Brand Ambassador. I love the products of course, but I was also stoked about being able to give away a fantastic box of products to you! This box of products could be yours. It will include […]
Pray for the best, Prepare for the worst: Lessons in home ownership
In 2005, my then-boyfriend (now husband) and I bought a condo in Chicago at the height of the real estate bubble. I didn’t know the first thing about the nitty-gritty parts of the home buying experience. I just loved the unit, the view and the proximity to everything. So I signed on the dotted lines (all […]
A letter to myself (and all new moms)
(This is the letter I’m sure I’d write to myself years from now when the diapers and sleepless nights and nursing stages are done. This is the letter I’d read over and over on days like yesterday that are particularly tough.) Dear New Mom,I can tell today was a rough day, in a week of […]
Talk about the future with your family this Fourth of July
The Fourth of July is a great time for getting together with family. There’s cookouts, fireworks, and all the good home-cooked food you wish you could make at your own house. Families often sit around with a glass of sweet tea (or maybe something stronger), and chat about the weather, the local baseball team, or […]
Get a FREE journal from Paper Coterie
Paper Coterie, the upscale photo site is offering ALL first time customers a FREE journal just for signing up (an $18 value)! These journals are awesome quality and are super helpful ways to chronicle the everyday happenings of your life. You can add some photos of the kids to the journal cover and then keep it in […]
“You didn’t grow under my heart but in it.”
I couldn’t let Mother’s Day go without wishing my mother a Happy Mother’s Day. She always instilled in me the idea that I may not have grown under her heart but rather I grew in it. Thanks, Mom! My mother, sisters, Grandmother & I circa 1981 “Not flesh of my flesh, Nor bone of my […]
