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95% of the time they are happy kids. Makes me think I must be doing something right!

Cheers to a Happy & Healthy Holiday!

I had the pleasure getting to taste a delicious assortment of Mexican food on behalf of Qdoba Mexican Grill in Norwalk. It was perfect timin...

When I think of Thanksgiving I picture a time to gather for a meal prepared by the ones you love and give thanks for what you have. Well my ...

Why did the stuffing hide behind the Turkey? It was dressing!

"Friends"giving: a time to gather for a traditional Thanksgiving meal with those who are not family but feel like family! Grateful...

This week I received the news on how my follow up will be. See being pregnant didn't allow me to have proper follow up from my treatment...

"Sit sit"  my little one shouts as she drags her bag of blocks across the room. So I put the broom down and sit. I watch as she bu...

This is the best and easiest recipe for a Pumpkin Pie. I got it off a can of Stop & Shop pumpkin purée. What you need for 1 Pie: 1 pie c...

The crisp air Light sweaters Firepits and s'mores Pumpkin picking Apple cider Corn mazes The foliage  Cozy clothes Thanksgiving Holiday ...

Happy Veteran's Day to all the heros who have protected and continue to protect us. I thank you today and always!  

This past weekend was my little one's baptism. Never did I think a year ago I would be throwing another baptism for my 3rd daughter. Thi...

Being happy depends on your own actions and wishes.  If you what to be happy don't expect someone else to create that happiness for you...

I love this!

When I was 14 my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer. It was one of the hardests things I had to deal with. Being14 you already have emoti...

"Don't isolate in one area of your life and say. "Well my whole life is runied." That's just part of your life. See t...

They melt my heart and bush my buttons. Some nights I am so tired that resting even hurts. Just when I don't think I have enough patient...

She didn't know I had an emergency for work or that I was up all night and short tempered. My daughter just wanted my attention and she ...

"Among the things you can give and still keep are your word, a smile, and a grateful heart." Zig Ziglar

"It is only possible to live happily ever after on a day to day basis." Margaret Bonnano

"No regrets, no what ifs, live for today! Be where you want to be, love who you what to love. This is your chance to finally be happy. ...

I am a protein pusher-big time. My daughter loves carbs. She can eat pasta all day everyday. She also loves fruit. She's very picky with...

It's almost that time of day.. Dinner time! Do you cook with or without your kids? Is there a family recipe you hold near and dear to yo...

First situation:We got invited over for dinner. I knew they only had his step daughter living there with them.  She was probably 6 at the ti...

Today's cup of tea had a great inspiring message! 

"A mothers greatest masterpiece is her children!"

How do you survive motherhood? Laughter...laughter is key to surviving motherhood because it helps you stay sane!!!

How true is this? We all think our lives are suppose to be a certain way and when it's not we get depressed or down or can't focu...

I wish I could split myself up! I wish there were "mulitple" me!!! I wish I could be with my oldest daughter all the time. I l...

The key to successful marriage is...Date Night.  I know I know, communciation is just as important but come on have you tried having a serio...

Having kids is like getting a tattoo. Once you have one you keep wanting more. You forget the pain you go through and how expensive they ar...

I have written books & poems, created paintings & art and my husband always asks why I don't publish anything or put things out ...

Today's a day to remember how grateful we all should be to be here. We fly all the time. We go to work. We kiss our families goodbye wit...

There isn't a moment that goes by that I don't look at them and think how truly blessed I am! I wish I could live forever just so th...

I have been with my husband for a long time, long enough to have learned how most men function, how they think and their truth behind their ...

"There's no way to be a perfect mother, and a millions ways to be a good one!" Jill Churchill

I turned 30 a point in your life where you should be happy in your skin and content with life. I wasn't. I went through a rough couple y...

I had symptoms, symptoms that were pretty common and associated with random things but never did I think it would be Thyroid Cancer! Increas...

So one day I noticed we had beans and didn't know what to do with it so I created this awesome, refreshing cold black bean salad. I have...

" I know how to do anything- I'm a Mom." Roseanne Barr

Who do you want on your journey?

This was a big week for my two older girls, my oldest started 1st grade, my middle one transitioned off the baba. So far both seem to be doi...

Lately I have been on a smoothie kick. Since bananas ripe so fast I have been freezing them and making smoothies. My girls love it.  What Yo...

"It started off with one and we fell in love so sweet that lead us to number two to make us feel complete. Then to our great surprise ...

No matter how many pregnancies you have it's always magical when you hear your baby's first cry. I still can remember both my daught...

I am on this kick of infusing my water with fruit and herbs. Being pregnant you do not always like the flavor of water.  You try not to drin...

Great Song!

My soon to be 1 1/2 yr old doesn't like to sleep. She tosses and turns and screams and calls out for me even when I am laying in bed nex...

After dealing with my Thyroid Cancer I really thought I wouldn't have any more children. I knew my husband wanted a 3rd but I wanted to ...

"We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of reco...

Today was my 10 year wedding anniversary. So hard to believe. I have been married to a kind, loving, hardworking man who is an amazing Dad a...

I love this place! It's always clean and safe and my girls always have a blast AND this deal is PERFECT for families looking to save som...

Being pregnant with your 3rd is completely different then being pregnant with 1st or 2nd. I have NO free time. I fall asleep on the couch al...

"God puts people in your life for a reason and at times takes them out of your life for a reason too!" I turned 34 over the we...

"What is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself.” Anna Quindlen B...

"No matter how difficult it is and at times it really is, it's worth it every single minute of it!"

1 year Cancer Free for Me! I remember a year ago driving to Yale and turning to my husband and saying "I can't believe this is ha...

With a third child on the way it is only normal to start to cut spending in areas where we can but when it comes to food we always focus on ...

I am having baby #3 and I am NO expert BUT I like to think I have some good advice and enough experience to share with Parents-to-be.  Gadge...

"Stop nurturing the memories of the past and focus on the future!" We tend to hold on to things that has ALREADY happened to us. L...

It doesn't matter how much money you have or how big your house is. At the end of the day as long as your kids are happy than you know y...

I don't know what it is about being pregnant that makes me more edgy. I mean I let some of the smallest things bother me.  The crazy thi...

To my great, unexpected, unplanned surprise the stomach virus that " never went away" was really signs of my body telling me I w...

Amazing how no matter how much you try to plan your life things will happen out of your control. I always was a planner but these last coupl...

"Sometimes all you have to do is search within to find the answers. After all they do say we are responsible for our own happiness....

Happy New Year everyone. Wishing you all Love, good Health and lots of Wealth. For love helps heal us and when you have love and good health...

"Love the moment you are in, for every second life changes."

On our way home tonight My daughter asked who would take care of "her mamma" if I got sick. Of course I told her not to worry caus...