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For the Lawn Obsessed

Last night as we watched TV I lost my husband for a few minutes as he sat mesmerized watching some lawnmower ad. I asked if he was looking forward to getting back to cutting the lawn and he said “Yes” with far more passion and excitement than I had seen in a looong time! It

The Sandwich Generation

I had a “Sandwich Generation” moment over the weekend that was bittersweet. For those of you tired of yet another marketing label for a generation, well, I can’t help you because this is one label I’m living and so are many other people. According to the Pew Research Center just over 1 out of every

Religion in Our Lives

Today, Good Friday, is just about the most important day in the Christian calendar. Most of our world religions have days and periods in the calendar that have special significance. What I find wonderful is that people of different religions or no religion are still able to acknowledge these events whether as a matter respect

Baby It’s Cold Outside

This morning we received a literal truckload of snow. I love it! Made my husband a cup of coffee, put on my Christmas music and gazed out our bay window while the mister shoveled the driveway. My kids are loving it too and are praying for a snow day tomorrow. For those with kids too

The Gift of the Present

Lately I’ve been having very long days between work, kids’ commitments after school, family visits and then again more work. It seems I’m out at the crack of dawn and back well after the sun has set. We put so much effort into getting our home all comfy and welcoming for Christmas, but we’re hardly

Win a Color Printer

This comes under the heading: better late than never. If you’re the kind of person who likes contests and could use a new Kodak Easy Share All-in-One Color printer read on. The ladies over at Two Moms in a Blog are sponsoring a contest to win this great printer. Most of the activities took place

Moms and tots…and teens

The moment I delivered my first child was fantastic, blissful, etc. But the moment I got control of my hips back and mastered the use of the convertible stroller, I was truly a happy mama. I took her to places I liked to visit in the city…the lakefront, lunches with friends, her dad’s office, her

Let Your Light Shine

I never grow tired of looking at homes all decked out for the holidays. Conservation is important but you have to admit homes lit up with lights are a boost to the spirit! Perhaps some of the blinking “Vegas type” homes are a bit much and may be missing the point of all of this,

The Season for Dressing Up and Going Out

Are you taking advantage of the wonderful evening events in your town new urban mom? After we had kids our evening social life took a serious dive. We’d make the odd feeble attempt to go out on the town but between arranging for baby sitters and me slowly growing out of my slinky evening clothes,