Mother’s Day for Expectant Moms

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. [...]

April is The Month of the Military Child

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 [...]

Today is International Women’s Day

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 [...]

The Day I Lost My Feet

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 [...]

New Year Celebrations With Kids

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? [...]