This summer my mother decided to take a trip of a lifetime spending two months in Europe. Tasting the food, feeling the textures, and feasting her eyes upon the amazing artwork, architecture, gardens, and local festivals. While she was getting her fill of wine and the best cheese and breads around the boys had fun in her yard playing in the sprinkler. This little...

The past few days I’ve been doing a lot of music listening. Finding inspiration and hope in the melody. Today as I’ve been wallowing in my sorrows and trying to figure out where it all went wrong there was one song that just got to me. I don’t know if it was the idea of the beat up car or the less than perfect jeans that got me. Perhaps it was just...

A few months back I won a gift set of pampering haircare products from HybridMom magazine. I have to admit that at first I wasn’t that excited but just looking forward to not having to purchase shampoo for myself! yeah… I know I’m cheap always loving to try new things. The packaged arrived all cute and overflowing with fun bottles of shampoo,...

Funny how certain sounds, pictures or even food bring back memories. When I was growing up I lived only a block away from my grandmother. She lives in the same house she did all those years ago. Sure a few pieces of furniture have changed but the floors are the same with creaks in the all the places you’d expect them. My sister and I spent many evenings there...

As a parent of a soon-to-be first grader I’m quickly finding out how expensive all this school supply stuff is! Between my son’s growth spurt and the need for all new clothes and the fact that this is his first time going to school all day we are really feeling the hit. My question to you is: What about all the kids that can’t get supplies? I...