It was a beautiful fall Dallas day. A blue, puffy-cloud sky and t-shirt with jeans kind of day. I had parked my car in front of a Sally Beauty Supply and was checking out (you didn't think this red...
Like other Dallas Moms, I actually don't do New Years resolutions. I don't have a problem with them, I actually think they're great. Reflecting on the year past and setting your eyes/mind/heart/stomach on what you hope to achieve in...
If you allow your child to watch YouTube videos, then you probably read the title in "Amy Jo's" voice. Don't know who Amy Jo is? Well you obviously aren't in the club.
The club I'm talking about is Disney Cars...
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Brushing teeth is a battle in our house. Nicolas is an easy going kid with only one steadfast rule: “Do not stick anything in my mouth”....
June 20, 2010. That’s the day we brought Lucy home. She weighed a mere four pounds and was the sweetest puppy we could have imagined. She has brought us immeasurable joy in the past 5 years. She was our...
It’s going to happen at some point. It might happen as early as preschool, or it might surface in elementary school, but one day you will disagree with something your child’s teacher does or says. Sometimes what the teacher has...
I struggled the first few months after my son was born. Nothing I had read in books or planned to do worked out. Life was chaotic and I felt like a mom failure.
Why was it so hard for me...
On a recent trip to the playground I noticed my son being pushed and picked on by another boy. The other child's mother shrugged and replied, "Well, boys will be boys." Frustrated I asked myself, "What does that even...
Volunteering has always been a passion point for me. In high school, I was very active in Key Club and would spend my Saturday mornings waking up at 5:00 a.m. to help at various community events. Unfortunately over the...
Each day, moms from all over the metroplex email us asking for advice. Can you recommend a great preschool in Lakewood? Do you know of a photographer who can take newborn photos in Mesquite? Which Zoo is better, Dallas...
Don't misunderstand me; I love babies and toddlers! And I have my dream job teaching preschoolers. But as a mom, I must admit parenting very young children is the hardest thing I've ever done.
When I had a 4 year old,...
I throw away my 5 year old’s art and craft projects.
The coloring pages, the random scribbles, the watercolors, and now with Pre-K, the tracing pages, the lessons, the patterns! Yup, I junk it! Okay, not really all of it,...