Laura Murray
Laura is wife to Nathan and mom to Parker and Ben. In her previous life, she worked on the Hill in D.C., taught college classes and freelanced as a political consultant. Her days are now joyfully filled with watching cars, chasing small children, and wandering around Target. She chronicles her family life and cooking mishaps at
http://www.happilymurrayed.com
Love and Marriage…Most of the Time
Marriage.
Never has something been so fiercely contested, passionately fought for or against, desperately sought or avoided, or been the topic of such desperate heart ache.
Yet five years in, marriage is maybe starting to make...
Making the Most Of Bed Rest (and maybe enjoying it!)
Last week, my doctor uttered those two words no pregnant woman wants to hear: bed rest.
With my first pregnancy, I was on bed rest for 5.5 weeks due to high blood pressure. This time...
Thinking About Testing? Get the Facts from Harmony Prenatal Test
This post has been sponsored by Harmony Prenatal Test. At Dallas Moms Blog, we do not have an opinion whether prenatal testing should or should not be done; however, we're sharing one story of...
Present Over Perfect
Let's admit it moms. We all want perfection. We'd all like our kids to be perfectly dressed with their perfect hair and perfect attitudes and perfect manners.
Just last week my little man was dressed...
Birthday Traditions
I don't know about you, but birthdays were a big deal in my house growing up. My mom made birthday flags, we shoe polished the car, wore a crown and picked all the food...
At Home Date Night
I really felt like I knew what I was getting in to when we decided to have kids. I grew up in a family of 7 kids, so chaos was nothing new to me....
Summer Camp for the Whole Family!
In your brief moments of free time, or maybe even in moments of chaos with kids running every which way, do you ever stop and wistfully think of your younger, care free days? I...
When Your Nightmare Becomes True | Staying Safe in Lake Highlands and Beyond
I live in a quiet north east Dallas neighborhood. Kids walk to school in the mornings and play in front yards in the afternoon. Neighbors all know each other and on my block, pull...
Dollar Store Wins Again
My son has 57 toys and he's only one. Wait, no, I didn't count outside toys.
My son has 63 toys.
That's just ridiculous.
Despite the fact that my son has so many toys, he still...
The Time My Mom Cooked My Pet Chicken & Other Tough Stuff
I grew up the oldest of seven kids. By 8th grade, we had left city life and moved to twenty acres in East Texas. At the ripe age of 13, I felt I could...
Have a Happy Birth Day at Medical City Dallas
psst. We've got some awesome giveaways going on right now on our Facebook Page. Click here to see our current giveaways (like tickets to the Arboretum, gift cards to consignment sales, and more!) and enter to win,...