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Halloween might deliver more than it’s fair share of black cats, but seasonal decorating aside, cats rule in the realm home decor. And since cats are known for possessing regal attitudes and dominant personalities, feline-inspired home accents lend an air of whimsical sophistication to any living space! In honor of National Cat Day on October […]
You might not know that just a week ago Monday I learned I was pregnant. I got excited. I told select people. Grandparents knew, close friends knew, and worst of all, my kids knew. Should I have waited more than a millisecond to tell my kids I was pregnant? Probably, but the joy, you guys. […]
There are the kind of parents who make their kids’ Halloween costumes and then there are the kind who don’t. It’s not really a shades of grey sort of thing. We can all pretend homemade Halloween costumes don’t create a divide between us, but really, who are we kidding. Let no parent among us doubt […]
It’s that time of year again, parent-teacher conference season, when home and school join forces for the betterment of our students. For some, parent-teacher conferences will be one of the few times you’ll speak with your child’s teacher this year, while for others this meeting marks the first of many conversations to come. If you […]
It’s freaking hard work not to raise spoiled kids. “Pay now or pay later,” my mom tells me. “The work you put in now will only help you as they get older.” While I have no doubt she’s right, following the unspoiled path of most resistance is a difficult parenting journey. It sucks being the […]
There are coffee lovers and then there are COFFEE LOVERS. Mistake the two on any given morning and you’re likely to learn the difference the hard way. For many of us, coffee is as much a part of each day as a sunrise. It gets us motivated, makes others tolerable, and serves as a zombie […]
Welcome back to school, now open your wallet. It seems like every month my kids’ school is asking me to dig into my pocketbook – and those of my friends, family, neighbors, and coworkers – to help fund my children’s education. Obviously I don’t mind giving to the school in a reasonable capacity by way […]
Tremendous care will go into choosing just the right scary costumes and crowd-pleasing candy this Halloween, so why not take the seasonal fun one step further and dress up your house with frightening window decorations! Easy to apply and even easier to remove, Halloween window posters and decals make a spooktacular statement that can easily […]
Most of us don’t spend a lot of time thinking about our kids’ study habits until low-scoring crumpled tests make the long journey home. We sit down with our kids and talk the ugly grade out, all the while trying to reconcile the blurred line between laziness and personal best. And while most parents realize […]
Last Friday, my family was granted admission to Mickey’s Halloween Party at the Disneyland Resort just so I could tell you all about it. Tough gig, right? But I’m a professional, y’all (stop laughing). I had a job to do, and that was experiencing absolutely everything Mickey’s Halloween Party had to offer in the hopes […]
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