Lisa
Differences Make Us Alike
There comes the inevitable day when your child begins to realize that not everyone is the same. It's bittersweet, really. I love the innocence of interactions when children don't know or care about looks...
Read all about it!
How many times have you read your child's favorite book, over and over again? When I get tired of our same ol' stack of books, it means a trip to the library is in order....
Dallas Fun: Up up and away!
Both my boys have been semi-obsessed with balloons. Which is why, every fall, we kick off the new season with a trip to the Plano Balloon Festival. The festival is happening this weekend, so...
Oogieloves: A Different Kind of Entertainment
I'm vaguely new to the preschool media scene. My family is conservative and we are picky about the media we screen for our kids. My son's been in the theatre for a movie once,...
Off to Preschool: The First Backpack
My three year old is starting preschool for the first time. He's ready. I'm not sure I am.
The trickest part of all of this: The Backpack. The very bag that my little one packs...
Dear Dallas Mom,
Dear Dallas Mom,
You there, the one who feels like she can't keep up. You're busy, busy. You schedule classes for your 14 month old. You work all day- either at home or not at...
Check your batteries!
Well, ladies, two weeks ago I was That Girl. The one at Northpark with a dead car battery.
I had just dropped off my kids and was sitting in the parking lot of the mall...
When Baby’s in the NICU, part 3
This is the final entry in a three-part series. Here are parts one and two.
My son Kyle stayed in the NICU just under a week. Lightning-short compared to an average NICU stay. Once we...
When Baby’s in the NICU, Part Two
This is the second part of a series on the NICU experience. Part one is available here.
When a friend or family member has a baby in the NICU, it feels very helpless to watch....
When Baby’s in the NICU, Part One
My son Kyle has a story, already, at 7 months old. At day two of life he had a 5-minute seizure. His blog is here, but the short version is that he got a...
Dallas Fun: Spring Creek Nature Area
Four years ago I ran the White Rock Half Marathon. I was fully one of those running "crazies" and had two training buddies. We spent months together, pounding pavement. We also became incredibly good...