Full disclosure: I love holidays. Even when they make me a little crazy. I know that I have such a short window on being able to convince my children that a bunny waltzed into our house and filled baskets with goodies for them, and I intend to capitalize on these impressionable years.  I want them to wake up on Easter morning to baskets overflowing with goodies. More is more! Sorry not sorry, in spite of throwing away my daughter’s toys,… Read more »

If there’s one thing you should know about my child, it is this: She is completely book obsessed. I don’t just mean that she enjoys being read to, I mean that books are basically a comfort item at this point.  We brought her favorite book to the last surgery she had because we knew it would be the one thing to keep her calm & happy.  And we were right. So when the fine folks at Bookroo told me about their… Read more »

I have a theory that Mother’s Day is in May because school is still in session then. Dads have the luxury of letting teachers do the creative heavy lifting and then they can grab some flowers and call it good. Moms? We’re celebrating this Hallmark holiday in June without the benefit of teacher-led crafts and with the burden of Pinterest.  When you go to the drug store to grab a card for your husband it’s the Pinterest Burden that whispers,… Read more »