I just found this quote on my friend Lindsay’s blog, and I thought it very appropriate for Mother’s Day. This is what motherhood is all about. “I don’t want to drive up to the pearly gates in a shiny sports car, wearing beautifully tailored clothes…and with long, perfectly manicured fingernails. I want to drive up … Read more
According to an NPR broadcast this morning, if mothers were paid a salary, it would be $117,000 per year. Most of that pay would be from overtime since mothers work an average of 100 hours per week. You might not be able to give your mother a monetary thank you this Mother’s Day, but she … Read more
Mother’s Day is in 2 days!!! I know what I’m getting my mother – some new bobbins for her sewing machine. She’s so used to having only a couple that she would never buy herself more, but I know she will use them. Now for what I want. I never know – I am the … Read more
My sister told me about an Oprah show a while ago about a Grandmother who accidentally backed over her son while pulling out of the driveway. This was an eye opening show for me because I realized how many times I get in the car and start backing out before looking. I just assume there’s … Read more
A happy memory from my childhood is going on birthday outings with my Grandma. She would take me to lunch at a restaurant of my choice and then shopping to pick out a birthday gift. The birthday I remember best I chose to eat at RAX (which I haven’t seen in years – did they … Read more
Occasionally I get something interesting via email forward. This, for example. Julian Beever is a sidewalk artist who does pavement drawings in different countries all over the world. If you look closely, you can see the ground through the drawings that are made to appear 3-dimensional from one particular viewpoint. Pretty amazing, huh!?!
More of my favorites:
So I wrote a post a few weeks ago about an email forward I got about gas saving tips. A reader named Mike kindly directed me to two websites that contradict those tips. I did give a little disclaimer at the beginning of the post saying I didn’t know if the info was factual, and … Read more
I found this on Design Mom, I’m sure you’ve all heard of her. This link has a handful of beautifully designed tags and labels to use for all kinds of parties and other celebrations. The designs are ready to print, cut, and use to make your party extra special! I have always wanted to learn … Read more
DID YOU KNOW that breath holding spells are a symptom of anemia? I didn’t either! When my son gets crying he often breathes out and then doesn’t breathe back in for several seconds. This is a common thing with babies and is called a breath holding spell. I told my doctor about it because he … Read more
We are trying to wean our 13 month old son – I decided it was time when we discovered he hadn’t gained any weight between his 9 and 12 month checkups (this is normal for breastfed babies). We have encountered some challenges, so hopefully our experience will make weaning easier for you. To those first … Read more