I've tried my best--I really have. It's just so hard.

Exercising has never come easily to me. Nothing athletic ever has. The first sport that I ever signed up to play was soccer when I was in the first grade. At the first practice, the coach made us run the perimeter of the field to warm up. I can't remember anything after that--probably because I quit shortly thereafter.

I tried again in the fifth grade when I signed up for softball. … Read More

Early bird catches the worm--or in my case, the hottest new toy for Christmas.

Other mama's might still be worrying about Halloween costumes, but at my house we are already thinking about December 25. The Cheese Eater is already talking about his Christmas list, and the whenever the Bald-Headed Monkey sees a new toy he'll look at me and say, "For Christmas?" And as for me, I like to spread out the financial expense of the holidays and I also… Read More

I am a big reader/book buyer, so it only stands to reason that I should blog a book review once a month. And what better book to start with than the highly publicized new cook book, Deceptively Delicious by Jessica Seinfeld.

If you haven't heard about this book, then you haven't picked up a recent magazine lately. Every magazine that I have read in the last month, from my issue of Parents to Vogue has had write ups… Read More

My children are the best eaters, but there's one thing that they will eat plenty of--snacks! I'm trying to be better about not buying pre-packaged, processed foods. These two recipes, Apple Chips and Homemade Granola Bars, make great snacks that your kids will love and make for a great replacement to all of the Halloween candy that might be lurking around your house.

Apple Chips

1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
Pinch of ground cloves
Pinch of nutmeg
Couple of large crisp apples

1. Slice… Read More

Last week a letter came home from the Cheese Eater's school. It was addressed "To the Parents of...". As a parent, you know that when an "official" letter like that comes home--something's up. We figured it was too early in the school year for anything to be wrong. Besides, we had asked the Cheese Eater every single day for the last month how his day was, always receiving the repetitive answer of, "Good!" We trusted our son and figured if… Read More

October is almost here, which means it's time to dig out your trusty black witch's hat and gear up for Halloween. Shopping around, there are so many great Halloween products and ideas out there that I thought I'd take a minute to tell you about of few of my favorites.

It seems like every year they come out with more and more every day holiday paper products. And of course Halloween is no exception. Here is a list of some of the great… Read More