I joke with my husband all the time about this- His multi-tasking “skills” are less than stellar. Actually, they’re pretty much nonexistent. Forget about rubbing his stomach and patting his head at the same time- If he could empty the dishwasher while a pot of water is boiling on the stove to make spaghetti for… Read More Is Multi-Tasking Something Moms are Just Born With?
We all love a good deal. I will, if I have the time, shop around for a good deal. Not as much now that I’m shopping with two children in tow, but I do what I can, when I can! And today, man. I struck the JACKPOT! It was a savings “life hack,” to use… Read More An A-Ha Moment at Target
We’ve all been there- in a rush (per usual), up against a deadline at work, and it’s either someone’s birthday or Holiday at school. And you, for some crazy reason, decided a week ago to be a hero and volunteer to bring cookies to your kid’s class. What were you thinking???! Well thank God for… Read More Those Grocery Store Cookies
I was sitting in a meeting today, and was thinking about what to get my husband for Valentine’s Day. Nothing too big, but a few sweet things like his favorite candy, a few scratch off tickets, and a framed picture of us to put in his new office. I started scrolling through the pictures on… Read More The Mom in Me
I am a mom of a boy. He’s totally a boys boy. Lover of all things ROAR! and VROOM! and FAST! and CRASH! So when thinking about Valentine’s Day, the lovingest, pinkest, and sweetest holiday of the year, I needed to be choosy about the love messages my main man would be sending out to all… Read More A JAWsome Shark Valentine- DIY Shark Valentines
When my brother and I were growing up, one set of our grandparents did not speak English. Straight off the boat *literally* from Italy, my mom’s parents, Nonni and Pop Pop, spoke not a word of English, which made it pretty hard to understand them. The language barrier we had growing up was frustrating at times,… Read More Traditions…and Two Generations of Cake
OK. SO maybe that’s exaggerating juuuuuust a little. How about “The BEST Christmas in 4 Years.” Yep. That’s exactly how it went down at our house this year. I was so afraid that if I said anything I’d jinx it. So all Christmas- from Christmas Eve until New Year’s Eve- I didn’t even breathe a… Read More The BEST Christmas Ever
You know that old saying, Reach for the Moon, you may land on a Star? Well, I will not be doing any of that for my New Year’s “Resolutions” this year. Yep. Shootin’ for ye old MEDIOCRATY this year. I’m talking about good old normalcy and maintenance. No new goals or high hopes for me-… Read More New Year’s Resolutions for Moms
When I find a Christmas cookie recipe that meets race reviews, I hold onto it forever. I’ll bake it again and again, and share it with anyone who asks. This is one of those recipes. As the story goes, my Grandmother, who was living in Brookfield, Connecticut at the time, was given this… Read More 3 Generations of Cookie Love
Ever have one of those OMG I can’t even think because if I do, my head will explode weeks? Yeah… it’s been one of those over here in Mom Central. All good things, lots of fun and happy woo woos, and all, but WOAH. And it’s not even Thanksgiving yet. Let’s just think about that… Read More A Week in Review
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