Here it is the first day of August and one thing is certain: last month was a busy one! Both Faith and I had some important appointments, plus she had...
Today I thought it was quite fitting that on my one year anniversary of my new pacemaker, I was wearing a 24-hour Holter monitor! It\'s not because I\...
When I had asked Faith a while back what she wanted to do for a graduation party, she told me, "a day at the park."Â I knew it was a little risky plan...
A snowy Century Ave. Last Tuesday at this time, most of North Dakota was getting blasted with a historic blizzard that lasted 3 days. We have experien...
Just recently I was able to go away for the weekend - for fun! For the first time in 18 years, I was able to travel to another city, stay overnight, a...
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...
by Maggie Downs posted in Life
It\'s hard to scroll through the darling boutiques on Instagram without getting shopping on the brain. Usually I can resist the cute boho clothes, the sleek furniture pieces, the baby rompers. But when it comes to... -
To mark International Friendship Day on Saturday 30th July 2022, toy company Mattel has announced the winners of the inaugural ‘Thomas & Friends International Friendship Day Awards’, presented to them by Aston Merrygold.
Aston Merrygold with... -
by Sara McGinnis posted in Parenting
There you are, on a mission to elicit a giggle from a tiny human, whose gooeyness is just within your reach. Fingers poised you go in for a tickle, and you say _______"
"Goochie goochie goo,"... -
The first time I tried (and failed) to breastfeed my daughter, a lactation consultant told me that my one slightly inverted nipple was likely the culprit. I was horrified. I had an inverted nipple"! Despite wishing they were a little bigger, I’d... -
by Melissa Willets posted in Pregnancy
The last time I was pregnant, I didn\'t get to have a big belly. Instead, I lost my baby right before my tummy got big and uncomfortable. Right before it became cumbersome and heavy. As I sleepwalked... -
by Sara McGinnis posted in Celebrities
having epidurals for both," the 32-year-old went on to share. "It gives you just enough relief, so you feel happy and present but not numb. With Rafa, I labored without one for 15 hours, and I was in... -
Shannon* was upset when her father asked her not to bring her seven-year-old daughter, Pippa* to a family wedding. Pippa has autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a condition whose symptoms vary from child to child but can include repeating phrases or... -
