Posted on April 11th, 2008
If Mother’s Day rolls around and you’re pregnant - but you don’t have any other children yet - you’ll probably still feel entitled to celebrate. After all, you’re growing a baby inside you, and if that doesn’t make you eligible to get some recognition on Mother’s Day then I’m not sure what does. [...]
Posted on April 6th, 2008
Why do military kids have an entire month dedicated to them? To answer this question, think about all the things that military kids endure:
Their parents have to head out on deployment often, sometimes for months at a time. This means that military kids have to grow up with one or both parents gone a [...]
Posted on March 8th, 2008
Today we are celebrating the International Women’s Day–for the 97th time!
Here are the major milestones of that led to this annual event:
• 1908 -15,000 women marched through New York City to demand for better working conditions and the right to vote.
• 1909 – The first US National Women’s Day was held on 28 February of [...]
Posted on January 27th, 2008
I knew during my pregnancy that one day I wouldn’t be able to see my feet anymore, and I was prepared for it. I actually looked forward to it a little, believe it or not. The whole experience of carrying a baby inside me was new and interesting, but it all seemed a [...]
Posted on December 30th, 2007
New Year Celebrations With Kids
Remember New Year’s Eve, before kids? I actually birthed a child 11 minutes after midnight on New Year’s Day 1999. Now that was a holiday to remember! That next year, I realized how close Christmas and New Year’s Day really are!
You remember–how the world was preparing for doomsday for Y2K? [...]