Month: May 2008

This is always the hardest part … waiting for my period to start. I know it’s coming, and yet I have to fight the overwhelming urge to go out and buy yet another pregnancy test, […]

Okay, mamas. We know you love trying products that your fellow mamas swear by. So we polled a group of mamas and asked them to send us a few short descriptions of their “can’t live […]

I don’t know about you, but I love to read [really well-written] blogs. I’m especially obsessed with mom bloggers and taking a peek into other women’s lives. I think reading other moms helps us realize […]

Two weeks ago I had one of those moments of crisis when the only person I could really talk to, the only person I could fall apart with, was my mom. So I called her […]

contributed by Heidi Simmons In her book “For Women Only: What You Need to Know About the Inner Lives of Men” Shaunti Feldhahn attempts the impossible – unlocking the mystery of the male mind. Shaunti […]

Name: Angela Mueller Children’s names/ages: Joshua, 13; Jeremy, 11; and Bethany, 3 Where were they born: All were born in Fayetteville Favorite parenting moments: A day with any one of my children by themselves. Advice […]

I’ve been charting my basal body temperature for over year and a half now. I have to admit that I was utterly flummoxed by the whole charting thing before I got started, but now it’s […]

Can I just say that Rose Tolly was stoked when I told her about winning the Underwood’s garnet pendant? And by stoked, I mean she said tentatively, “Are you serious?” I laughed out loud and […]

Dear Amy, To tweeze or not to tweeze, that’s my question. When it comes to tweezing eyebrows, how do you know the difference between “too much” and “just enough.” I don’t want to overdo it […]

A recent e-mail response I sent to an inquiring friend: “Yes, everything’s going well, except for the dead goldfish in my freezer. My husband tried to save it this morning by placing it in fresh […]

By Gwen Rockwood On our way home from school each day, we pass a big wooden sign advertising a new shopping center that’s coming soon. Just above the “now leasing” banner, there are several silhouettes […]

Name: Janine Parry Children’s names and ages? Kate and Paul, 2-year-old twins. Name five guests you’d like to invite over to a fantasy dinner party: Narrowed to living people: Margaret Atwood, Felicity Huffman, William H. […]

You’re probably already familiar with DK books. They publish those wonderful little books with great photography – books that have helped many little ones learn their first words in the highly visual book “My First […]