2015… Off to a “Firing” Start! By Vicky Dal Molin
January 27th, 2015
I cannot believe we are in a new year and it has been such a long time since I last sat down and gave myself enough time to write. When did we all become so…. Well for want of a better phrase “time poor”. Work/Life/Kids/Holidays has meant such a shortage ...
I’m Tired By: Lori Loesch
November 27th, 2014
I'm tired of trying to be normal. Tired of trying to do the normal things that normal families do with their kids. I'm not normal. I was not raised normal. I am starting to understand just where I came from. A horribly, dysfunctional, family upbringing. My life is changing. When ...
Flea Market Fun and Making Memories by Melissa Swedoski
June 2nd, 2014
When I became at first-time mom at 40, I wondered if I had the stamina to keep up with a little one. Even though there were (and still are) many sleep deprived days, I think we've done a good job keeping up with our girls. And the best part, we're ...
Searching for the Better Me by Melissa Swedoski
April 22nd, 2014
A funny thing happened to me recently - I learned to let go of some of the baggage I've been carrying around for years. And when I say years, I mean almost two decades. You'd think at the ripe old age of 44 that I would have transitioned out of ...
To GPS Track or Not To Track: That is the Question – By Vicky Dal Molin
April 8th, 2014
So I was looking at my usual blog posts today and one came up that has sparked many a debate. It was advertising this wizz bang new watch or children that allows you to GPS track them from your smart phone etc. It’s a cellular-connected GPS tracking device basically. You ...
Setting the Bar to Wonder Woman – By Vicky Dal Molin
April 1st, 2014
Last Friday after what was one of the craziest weeks I have had I arranged to meet some of the August Mum’s (whom I had mentioned in a previous post). Mind you this was after I rescheduled the entire group from Thursday to Friday after a last minute work meeting ...
The Beautiful Friendships by Vicky Dal Molin
March 18th, 2014
I have just returned from a day out of town. My son and I jumped in the car Saturday morning and with much excitement (mine really…. he was far from excited at sitting for 2.5 hours in that car seat…. A fact he shared the entire drive) and headed north ...
Who’s More Mature – Me or the 3-Year-Old? by Melissa Swedoski
January 14th, 2014
My first born, the love and light of my life, the reason for so many tears and so much laughter, is turning 3 next week. We're going to have a little family party this weekend, and she's going to get to enjoy the bounce house she's been asking for since ...
Passion Comes in Little Things by Melissa Swedoski
January 7th, 2014
[caption id="attachment_291" align="alignleft" width="226"] (source)[/caption] Whenever I hear someone speak of passion, I'm not going to lie - I think about romance novels. You can laugh, but haven't we sort of been trained to think of passion in a romantic, even sexual, sense? You've seen the book covers or the DVD ...
Mommy’s Little Instruction Manual by Conlee Ricketts
January 6th, 2014
Kids don’t come with instructions but parents should. All adults should really. I’ve know myself for 48 years now and I have explained myself to my daughter more than once in order to make sure she doesn’t take any of my ridiculous nonsense too seriously. Here’s my list of repeat offenders ...
