After the initial shock to the body of NO SLEEP for almost 29 hours, we are adjusting fine and I say fine with a slight exaggeration. I have traveled a bit in my 36 years and I have never experience jet lag quite like this. We are moving forward though, and trying to continue our days without thinking about the day of sleep we’ve lost. When we arrived we decided we would not go to bed at 6pm in order to get...

Where the heck did the week go? I can’t believe we have arrived at the end of yet another week. Does anybody feel that as we get older, time flies by faster? I wasn’t as lucky to have as much ‘Me time’ this weekend as I had last weekend. I brought the kids to Indiana on Wednesday to be with my family. Mostly, I have just been doing family things. Last night though, I was able to sneak away and go out...

Today we have decided to drag out my old dollhouse. Ever since Jade was born, my husband  and I have been trying to figure out how we will get it from Indiana to Florida for her to play with. It occupied so much of my time as a child, I just know she will love it too. I remember exactly when I got it. It was the Christmas that I found out Santa didn’t really exist. My brother and I always woke up at...

Wow Court, I must say you are looking HOT for your “Me Time” photo. Dare I say my ‘Me Time’? I was able to start and finish a really good book. No, it wasn’t a Dr. Seuss book. It was Sarah’s Key, by Tatiana de Rosnay. It was a spectacular read and worth every lost moment with the kids. Did I just say that?? I know that starting tomorrow there will not be much ‘Me Time’ for the next week. I am...

I am sick and tired of schlepping from doctor visit to doctor visit and still getting nowhere. At first the doctor said Jade has asthma caused by allergies. Now that I have taken her to an allergist and they have found no allergies. Does she still have Asthma? The allergist says no, but to keep giving her the asthma medication. So I treat her for asthma even though she doesn’t have it? This is unbelievably...

We are finally realizing that we need to protect and care for our earth as we would our children. It can all be a little confusing because of the “Green Movement”. Companies have started using terminology that makes us believe a certain product is a green product, when in fact it may not be. Here are some ways to help you get involved in the green movement, without all the confusion. Buy Local Read the...

A few weeks ago we had some out of town visitors. They stayed one night and we were planning to take them to South Beach the next night so they could have their own “parent’s without kid’s night”. After breakfast, we all went our own ways in the house. Cleaning, playing, showering, and packing. At one point Jade had found our guest’s make-up bag and started putting on some blush, then she put on her...

I’m in the grocery store with my son, Jagger and we are in the checkout line. I look behind me and see a guy with piercings and tattoos… no big deal and I don’t pay much attention. I pay, we leave. We get in the car and as I am driving away, Jagger says “mommy, I just saw a man with horns.” I say “You did? Was he in line behind us?” and he says “yes, he also had fangs. How did he get them?”...

Today I am in heaven. My husband arrived yesterday from his 11 day “guy’s trip” and this morning was absolute heaven. He must have gotten up with the kids because no one came into my room this morning screaming at me “MOMMY, I AM HUNGRY!” I woke up on my own this morning, no alarm clock, no dogs breathing heavily, and no kids screaming at me. When I came out of my bedroom, my kids were dressed and...