Today we celebrated the birthday of three family members, as well as Mother’s Day for my mom. There was a grocery-store-bought cake. I felt sort of guilty so I rounded out my over-sized portion with Carb Master ice cream instead of the name-brand I wanted. And it was completely unsatisfying. Give me Graeter’s Ice Cream.
As both a mom and educator, I know the importance and often frustration of learning fine motor skills. I was thrilled to connect with a local Detroit Mommy Denise Finnerty and have the chance to check out her new product “Pre- K Success Kit”. My son struggled with fine motor skills through preschool and I …
I was ready for this book. I’ve been reading the blog for so long and the journalist in me (as morbid as this seems) wanted details.
There are days when I’m working that I need some major relaxation. Those are the days when the stress level has reached it’s maximum peak, yet work still needs to get done. Those are the days when Yanni’s new album, Truth of Touch, is the perfect CD to pop into my computer’s CD drive. Truth …
My first Mother’s Day was not at all how I pictured it. I expected my husband to make me breakfast in bed, handle all the diaper changes and buy me something pretty. Instead, I was hauling boxes, cleaning and sleeping on a mattress on my parents’ living room floor. After some change in dates and …
In 2002, Michelle Torres had a baby with systemic mastocytois, which is a rare blood disease. Suddenly, she found the need to be a stay-at-home-mom to care for her daughter. She wanted to start a business that she could run from her home. She found a lack of designer nursery bedding available through one source, …