• Parenting: Am I failing miserably or right up to par?

    I recently came across this fun little list of 12 Commandments for Being at Your Parenting Best over on the Modern Parents, Messy Kids blog and I decided to evaluate myself.  I have to admit, once I started reading the "Rules for Survival", I found myself thinking that I'd go…

  • My right now – April 2012

    watching . . . This season I’ve started watching Giuliana & Bill on Style Network.  I’ve been a huge fan of Bill Rancic since his days on The Apprentice a few years back and Giuliana is just such a an inspriational woman.  I’ve followed her story as she has gone…

  • Spring break in full swing

    A few days ago, I went out and treated myself to some shopping and my first pedi of the season.     Too bad allergies or whatever has been kicking my ass for the past few days, too.  Instead of my flip-flops becoming my best friend, I can't seem go anywhere…

  • Teaching kids the art of helping others

    Pin It Although my kids are part of a fairly charitable church and school, as a parent I struggle with teaching them about opportunities to help others and be charitable.  One of the most important things in forming them during these critical years is teaching them how to be compassionate…

  • Fair-weather February

    We've been amazingly lucky here in the midwest as far as weather goes this winter.  Being a native Texan, it had always been very hard for me to deal with cold, snowy winters here. Thankfully, this year I haven't had to.  I'm even more excited that since Spring is just…