Posted in Christian Long, Dads on Jun 11th, 2008
~This is the first post by one of our dad contributors - Christian Long. We welcome these great guys willing to share their side of the parenting story once a week!~
“Beckett’s Dad” (aka Christian Long) still proudly calls himself a “new papa” even as Beckett nears his 2nd birthday this September. Christian lives in Ft. [...]
Posted in Kelli Matthews on Jun 11th, 2008
I can see Braxton’s toddler imagination working overtime. He’s developing stories and creating narratives about cars and trains, dogs and clouds. I pick up a word here or there, but for the most part, it’s all about him.
As I see this part of his personality developing, I wonder how I can foster his imagination and [...]
Posted in Kymberli Mulford on Jun 10th, 2008
Kymberli Mulford is the proud mom of a grade-schooler and high-schooler in the Chicago suburbs, and the proud grandmother of her now-grown stepson’s four children. When she’s not shuttling her sons from one activity to another, she works in the world of educational technology – as a district administrator, a learning facilitator, a consultant, and [...]
Posted in Review/Contest on Jun 10th, 2008
We have winners from the Weiman cleaning products contest - congratulations to Rachelle, Wendy, and Kelby!
They each won an assortment of cleaning products - something we ALL need, right? Here are the tips that readers shared with us in the contest:
Wendy
ok so i am the messiest person in the world. but i do have a [...]
Posted in Amy Giampetroni on Jun 9th, 2008
I may have mentioned in my bio that my husband and I are trying to have another baby together. You know, because we have nothing better to do and we just have scads of free time and money on our hands. (Or not.) That’s all well and good, but here’s the thing: For some reason, [...]
Posted in Kristen Keller on Jun 9th, 2008
Why is it that, just when we feel we have gained control of all aspects of our lives (work’s going well, family life is good), that is when a ball drops and we realize maybe we’re not as on top of things as we thought?
Case in point, this morning I packed my boys’ lunches for [...]
Posted in Kate Olson on Jun 9th, 2008
So, I went on a trip to Northern Wisconsin to see family - you already know ALL about that………
To sum up the trip, let’s just say that it was exactly like I expected it to be, with the expected hardships (long car rides with potty stops on the side of the road, tough sleeping, clingy [...]
Posted in Kate Olson, Review/Contest on Jun 9th, 2008
(Read on to win a case of Primo single-serve water!)
When I first heard about Primo Water I thought it was probably just another bottled water - they’re all pretty much alike, right? Well, I guess not! I was sent a case of Primo to test after being told that the Primo bottles are made from [...]
Posted in Susan Roustan on Jun 8th, 2008
If you haven’t picked up on this yet, we are in the continual process of potty-training my son. We started when he got curious about the potty - at the ripe age of two. He is now three and one month, and shows little progress. Yes, he will go on the potty, but he just [...]
Posted in Rachael Cahours Acklin, Uncategorized on Jun 8th, 2008
I was planning on publishing this post on Thursday, because my number-of-weeks-pregnant flips over one higher each Thursday, but life got a bit in my way. As in, being pregnant makes me tired and lazy , and then there were large storms and tornado watches and warnings, and we ended up staying with my grandparents [...]
