One thing is guaranteed about being a mom: we are constantly learning, always on-call and there’s no monetary compensation. Payment comes in the form of giggles and kisses, hugs and fulfilling wishes. Sometimes, things happen that mak ...
“Hey! Who let the cow in the fridge?” Oh, sorry. Sidetracked. Let me MOOOVE him over while I grab the inspiration for my post. During one of our recent trips to Chicago, we stopped at a local ice cream chain. It’s one of t ...
A few years back we brought the kids to the local arena for an ice show. It was High School Musical: The Ice Tour – the movie retold with all the flair and intrigue that performing on ice brings.The girls were old enough to enjoy it b ...
Yesterday morning, our family got up, ate breakfast, grabbed some healthy snacks, strapped on some running shoes and headed to a local park to participate in a race. Okay, technically, only the kids were wearing actual running shoes but tha ...
Exercise is something that has become quite a focus in our lives. Even though I’ve been exercising at the gym consistently since we returned to Iowa in 2006, I never felt like I was really getting in shape. (Mostly because I like to s ...
We have a problem here. I’ve finally come to grips with the fact that my 10 year old daughter is addicted to… …HUSKIES! The picture barely scratches the surface of how many she has. I think the total is around 60 or so of ...
I think I’ve mentioned before that recently I’ve taken up running. Well, more like jogging, but I am able to get 10+ miles in per week and at a reasonable sub-10-minute pace. I won’t even admit where I started last winte ...
One of the fun things about attending conferences is you get the chance to try out a lot of things you wouldn’t normally try. While attending BlogHer in Chicago, Kashi had representatives there to meet with some bloggers. While I wasn ...
When it comes time for dinner planning, I’m not exactly the most useful member of the household. The extent of my planning involves grabbing chicken, pork or beef out of the freezer to thaw. What we eat with it and how it will be prep ...
At no point in my life did I ever expect to be able to say I ran more than just a sprint. As a kid, short distances were my thing but I would sometimes enjoy the challenge of the 400, preferably as a member of the relay team. Even during th ...
