Feel free to comment on this week’s Mom’s Council Topic: http://herndon.patch.com/articles/moms-talk-qa-hooked-on-electronics It’s an interesting question to talk about.  I know there are days that I probably spend more time online than I should, or worse just wasting time on things online that are not productive.  I admittedly am a...

Just thinking about some of my favorite places.  By places, I don’t necessarily mean a geographical spot, but just a place where I felt happy and appreciated that life is good. On days when we had no where to go, I used to love going into my parent’s room...

This recipe is one of those in your pocket, foolproof kind of keepers. It is easy and impressive enough to serve to guests.  It looks beautiful, and is relatively fast and easy to prepare.  It smells amazing as it is cooking. I usually use sharp cheddar, but I’ve used...

Lessons learned this Easter… It’s Murphy’s Law that if you go to bed at 2 am, you just might wake up at 7 and not be able to go back to sleep.  Even if your kids sleep 1 1/2 hours longer than you did.  Figures. Always check your cream before...

I admit it.  I yell. Although it’s funny,  I don’t really perceive myself as yelling very often. It drives my husband nuts because he feels that I yell all the time at our kids. As we were sitting at the dinner table the other day, I asked my kids,...