I can\'t believe I am the mother of a graduate! It seems I have waited a long time for this. At the same time, however, it has come very quickly. I st...
Every year in May, Faith and I run into the same problem. It\'s hard to focus on school this time of the year! I know most families are probably in th...
Finally, on November 4th, the day the elevator in our building was fixed, I was able to take Faith downstairs so she could check out her new van! It h...
Oh. My. Goodness. What a month! It\'s certainly been challenging, but thankfully there were a few bright spots to help us through. At the very end of ...
Faith in her "new" van in 2011It was back in August of 2011 that we got our first accessible van. Before that, we had a purple special needs car seat ...
by Kelly Wilbanks posted in Products
Our bathroom is lovely, but small. It feels crowded with more than two people and usually I have three little ducklings on my tail. It feels like all five of us are crowded in there at one point or another... -
by Becky Vieira posted in Parenting
Anyone who suggests that putting sunscreen on a baby is easy has obviously never tried it. I compare the experience to trying to trim the claws of a feral cat.
Fortunately I?m not required to trim many cat... -
The UK?s number one Christmas destination, Hyde Park Winter Wonderland, is back for its 11th year this winter.
Since it first arrived on the scene in 2006, it has become a must-do attraction for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike during the... -
Heidi Hughes addresses the old-age myth that a creative brain is worth less than a logical one
I am lucky enough to be Head of a school in one of the most beautiful cities in the world: the World Heritage City of Bath. Home to the engineering... -
In many households, money is a taboo topic. Some parents would rather talk to their kids about sex than money! Many parents say they avoid talking about money with their kids because they don?t feel qualified to do it properly. They don?t know how... -
It’s been 40 years since LEGO released their first minifigure?can you believe it"! As you can imagine, the famous brick-making company is super excited about this milestone and, of course, released 17 characters for their 18th Minifigures Party... -
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Every Wednesday, Lily comes home from her swimming class complaining about how her eyes are sore from the chlorine in the pool.
Her eyes are often red and irritated, as if she?s just spent the night with Lindsay Lohan on the... -
by Angela Holland posted in Mom Stories
Being fresh out of what felt like a never-ending pregnancy can make you reflective. I now have a beautiful daughter and a perfect, new son, and I?m feeling pretty confident that I?ll tap out of the... -
by Michelle Stein posted in Pregnancy
I consider myself a realist. Most of the time. When it comes to taking pregnancy tests, though, I\'m a hopeless optimist -- to the point of slap-some-sense-into-that-woman denial.
As you read my cycle of... -
by Becky Vieira posted in Parenting
I?m never prepared when I see her. It usually happens when I?m at the library for story hour or just as we\'re leaving gymnastics class. And it also never fails to be a day I haven\'t showered, but I work... -
