It has been a couple weeks since the incident, so I think I can talk about it without crying. Here goes nothing. As all moms to toddlers within a five hour drive of their family know, sometimes you just need to take a road trip. Visiting family can be a much needed vacation from the […]
Radiology Resident Research Calls Screen Time Vital for Kids
A recent study conducted at Costello Van Dyke University Medical Center led to an astounding discovery that will change the lives of every family with access to televisions, computers, phones, or tablets. Born on the eve of the September 7th, 2016 Apple Event announcing the iPhone 7, this research project was in fact the brain […]
Mama’s Day Out at the DMV
I’ll make this short and sweet, like my experience at the DMV. But my soul can’t rest until I share with my fellow moms my recommendation for the DMV as your next destination when you need a break. Consider this. When one of your oldest kids is sick, another is a threenager, and twins popped […]
This is a Power Tie!
This week I helped tame a class of four year olds at church. Not that they were tamed by the end of it, but we played a nice game of sit-in-your-chair ping pong. As exhausting as it was, there was a moment of enlightenment in the middle when one of the boys stood up resolutely […]
Insurance Is Fun!
Sometimes as humans we put off doing things, even when they offer the promise of great joy and excitement. I’m not sure why we do it. Maybe we have been brainwashed to believe certain items of business will be dull or riddled with anxiety, based solely on their names. For instance, taking out the trash […]
5 Reasons Pregnant Women are like Convicted Felons
Summer as a pregnant teacher has meant one major thing to me: it’s time to slip into pajamas (the only comfortable thing these days) and binge watch some Netflix. I know I’m a thousand years behind, but I figured it was time to finally see why all the critics raved about Prison Break. I expected the show […]