Being a mom is probably the most rewarding thing I have ever done in my life. However, it has certainly wrecked havoc on my body! The baby belly just won’t seem to go away and the stretch marks will be around forever. Gyms certainly don’t make transitioning from flabby mom to fit mom easy,... read more

I am a work at home mother of 5 children. Needless to say, I am “Fashionably Challenged”. Over the course of the last 6 years, my entire wardrobe has been filled with maternity choices. I haven’t had much else to choose from, as I am certainly not one of those ladies who gains 5 to... read more

Hopefully to stay this time. I know I have been absent from blogging, article writing and just plain contributing to the compendium, but life does not always allow us the time to write what we truly enjoy. My children have all started school now, so 3 out of 4 are in school for at least a couple of... read more

Hard to believe that it has almost been 5 years since that fateful day in New York. I remember I was super emotional at that point in time. I had a tiny baby and was pregnant with #2, so my hormones were raging along with the raw emotion that surrounded the tragedy. Now, it seems there are people hoping... read more

It is amazing what just 3 hours in the sun can do to a person. However, we had an incredible amount of fun at the pool today. Even my 2.5 year old was having a ball in the 1.5 foot deep kiddie pool. Occasionally she would bend her knees and waddle around in the water! So cute. The person that works... read more

Oh, how I wish it had. It starts in less than a week now, but I have so much to do between now and then. I’m thinking I shouldn’t have gone to Ohio at all. You see, I resigned from the school I was working at, which means re-enrolling my kindergartener. My Pre-K 4 child is all done now, thanks... read more

Something so silly happened yesterday that I just had to share it with the world. Any woman who washes, dries, folds and puts away their kids’ clothing will get a kick out of it. My husband rarely folds my kids’ laundry, but when he does, he always folds the tags so that I cannot see them... read more

Thank Goodness. I have found AirTran to be a big hit or miss when it comes to their flight attendents. As you read in my previous blog, I had trouble on the first leg of my flight back in July and an okay time on the second leg. Well, I had the same trouble flying back…the first flight was horrible... read more

and I fly home in the morning! At this moment, I am quite relieved. I miss talking to my husband face to face instead of over the phone…I miss living out of my closet instead of a suitcase…I miss the central air conditioning (who knew Ohio would be as hot as Florida?)…I miss my comfy... read more

Yep, I do realize it is actually the first day of August now. As always, I’m a little late. Today was my husband’s birthday! “Hi, honey!” if you ever find this site and read this blog entry.    I missed you a great deal today and wished more than anything that I was flying... read more