Holidays

Valentine's Day is right around the corner.  If you had forgotten about it, don't feel too bad--it completely slipped my mind as well! With so much going on and expected of us mamas daily, who has time to remember any holiday for...

Of course the first item on my official wishlist this year is world peace. I truly mean that. Not in a Steve Martin kind of way, but in a seriously, our planet is going crazy and we need to...

The ball has dropped, the hangover has subsided… Pinterest and Facebook land are full of blog posts and articles about self-improvement, how to lose the holiday weight, and become fit/wealthy/fill-in-the-blank in 2017… I don’t know about you, but I’m a...

When I was a young single girl, my New Year's resolutions were always something like go to the gym more often, run a faster mile, lose 10 pounds etc. And usually, I'd be on point about achieving this goal...

Grandparents come in maybe shapes, sizes, and family dysfunctions.  No matter whether the grandparents are near or far, involved or not, there is usually a holiday component to your interaction with them.  For the most part, grandparents want to participate...

In case you missed it, we are knee-deep in the holiday season. It is certainly beginning to look a lot like Christmas everywhere you go. For many families, this means that you have a packed schedule of traditions and activities...

Remember that kid you used to know who celebrated Christmas AND Chanukah? That kid that EVERYONE wanted to be?   Well, my daughter is THAT KID. And at the age of almost four, she is just starting to wonder what that...

There are so many concerns in our day to day lives. As Moms, we have our kids, spouse, health, family, friends, dishes, laundry, housekeeping, this week's holiday bake sale and 10,000 other things on our minds 10,000 times a...

Being a mom can be pretty scary.  In fact, my own mother told my father she wasn't sure she was ready to do this as they were speeding to the hospital to have me.   It's a fact - Moms...

Halloween. It is a great American tradition. In the UK it isn't 'done' like it is here. So here are some reasons why this British mama LOVES Halloween in America. Pumpkin patches     OH THE PUMPKIN PATCHES! We get at least...

Anaheim Hills Community Council 4th of July Celebration - Fireworks begin at 9pm at Peralta Park.  Festivities throughout the day!July 4th - Get up bright and early and join the Kiwanis for a pancake breakfast at 7am.  The fair...

Dear Mason, If I were to tell you the story of how I met your father, you would probably laugh. It's not your everyday, typical romance story and we definitely weren't high school or college sweethearts - in fact, we...

In honor of Father’s Day, I want to write about the greatest Dad I’ve ever known; my husband. It was 13 months ago when he became a Father for the first time. If you’ve read my other posts, you know...

Whenever I post something personal on Facebook or Instagram, 95% of it has to do with our kids. But of that remaining 5%, I rarely give kudos to my husband. So in honor of Father’s Day, I’m putting the spotlight...