Tweet We are less than a month away from the inaugural Listen To Your Mother Twin Cities show! Seriously, so if you don’t see me writing very much over the next few weeks it’s because we are getting ready to put on an amazing show for you all as we celebrate Mother’s Day! I hope…
Tweet You may have read my post last May where I documented the Five Stages Of Planning A Disney Vacation. You may have also noticed that we are not currently, have not been, nor are currently planning on vacationing at Disney because The Mouse did not make it into our budget this year. So…
Tweet It comes as no surprise to any of my readers that I love to shop. Of course I love to shop for myself but as any typical mom I tend to spend my money on cute clothing for my kids because everything seriously looks better in kid sizes! Over the past couple of years…
Tweet Okay I’ll come out and admit right now that I am a bit of snob when it comes to television programming for kids. But there is one show that I always say yes to and that is Phineas and Ferb. I love that show. It’s just the right amount of kid fun, adult humor,…
Tweet Well here is something that I bet you never thought I would blog about? Trains! I know, with three little girly-girls you would think I would have no business talking about trains today. But here’s the thing. My grandpa worked nearly his whole adult life on a train. He would work…
Tweet Hugging Jill Smokler was a highlight of my trip to BlogHer this year. I wanted to thank her personally for giving mothers a forum where it’s okay to laugh and to cry and to swear and to make fun of and make light of but still…absolutely love motherhood without having to just display all…
Tweet First to show you what I wore this week. I own the Matilda Jane Charlie dress is both plum and brown. I can safely call this my mommy uniform – instead of yoga pants and tee I slip on black leggings and a Charlie dress – just add a belt, cardigan, cute boots, a…
Tweet I remember when Elmo entered our home for the first time. I was hospitalized for a kidney infection when Eloise was 18 months old. I had never been away from her before and I was a complete wreck. I remember walking down to the hospital gift store – wheeling my IV – oh and…
Tweet Congrats to Julie Gardner – I will be in touch today for your mailing addy. That way you also receive one of my holiday cards – it’s like a twofer. xoxo Thank you to everyone for entering and helping fight breast cancer. ******************************* We have a tradition every November. We cross the days…
Tweet Thank you for entering and shopping! And the winner of the $50 gift card to Fashion Playtes is… Congrats to Jackie – I will be in touch via email shortly!! Jackie November 2, 2011 | 2:05 pm Edit I follow via GFC. Reply ************* Hi, my name is Tracy and I buy way too many…
Tweet 9/29 Post update: Thank you all for entering – and the winner is… Congrats Michelle – I just emailed you! +++++++ I am not an organized person. There, I said it. I used to be. I used to keep dates, appointments, birthdays, tasks, assignments, telephone numbers and just life in general…
Tweet THANK YOU ALL FOR ENTERING. THE GIVEAWAY ENDED AT MIDNIGHT 8/31 AT 330 COMMENTS. THE WINNER WAS CHOSEN AND ANNOUNCED HERE. ************** There are very few items that I have bought for my babies that I keep. The plastic toys eventually make their way to the donation pile, the clothes they outgrow and the…
Tweet One of my favorite movie lines ever is from Steel Magnolias..”..the only thing that separates us from the animals is our ability to accessorize. .” A to the Men. Well lucky for you, my dear and extremely talented friend makes some of the most lovely accessories – gorgeous jewelry and hair accessories. Her very…
