Fireworks, watermelon, parades, sunburns and barbecues may be what your kiddos associate with the 4th of July.   Indeed, it is America’s largest secular holiday, and a beloved day for those of us blessed to live in the United States.  The 4th of July marks the day that members of the Second Continental Congress, during ... Read more

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It’s almost St. Patrick’s Day and the U.S. goes shamrock crazy on St. Patty’s, because we have so many transplants and descendants from the Emerald Isle. In fact, our President’s great, great, great grandfather was raised in Moneygall, Ireland.  Almost a quarter of our presidents have had some connection to Ireland.  So, we can all be ... Read more

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Cupid has a moving target when lovers become mothers…our hearts are full…it’s just that our heads are spinning. Which reminds us of a spin cycle, which reminds us of overflowing laundry baskets…so, if our main squeeze wants us to throw ourselves at him, you guessed it, he should throw in some laundry!  We just don’t ... Read more

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  Our little monsters are going to dress up and hit the streets this week, so let’s review some safety rules with them to keep these devils safe!  (-: Have a FUN and (not too) spooky Halloween!!!  

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We’re sick of pretending like we’re going to join a gym, lose the same 10 lbs. as we’ve pledged before and finally fit into our skinny jeans.  Really?  Who cares?  Not us, or we’d do it.  So, how about just resolving to do what we can do? Let’s embrace the Spanks and stop dumping so ... Read more

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Faking the perfect family takes years of practice, so MAMAs don’t put too much pressure on yourselves for perfecting it immediately.  With one major holiday down, here are some tips that can give us a head start on the next one! 1.The perfect family photo/holiday card Really? Why do we pick out matching clothes for ... Read more

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