Month: August 2008

By Shannon Magsam Nancy Firmin’s fellow cooking friends like to pilfer her herbs. She grows a wide variety: parsley, sage, rosemary, lemongrass, chives, parsley, mint, basil and cilantro. The herb garden is in the front […]

By Kim V., mama of three young, energetic boys When you think of God and what He is like, what comes to mind? Well, when I think of God, I think of my ABCs. I […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I admit it. We caved. But please spare me the long letters about the terrible thing we’ve done because I’ve already got plenty of irrational Mommy […]

  By Gwen Rockwood Until last week, every time I heard the word “osteoporosis,” a picture of a frail little old lady hunched over a cane popped into my head. But I’m not a frail […]

By Shannon, Ladybug’s mama Driving home from my parent’s house this past weekend it hit me that summer is officially over. Yes, the sun will still be beating down relentlessly and the calendar will still […]

By Melanie Merkling, mama of 1 and professional photographer One day you’re sitting in the hospital holding the precious baby you’ve been waiting nine LONG months for. Then in the blink of an eye, you’re […]

So. I might have mentioned before – subtly, of course – that I might like to add to our family. OK, OK, I remember telling you that I’ve been trying everything humanly possible to bring […]

Dear Amy, I really need some new makeup, but going to the department store and spending a few hundred bucks isn’t in my budget. Can you recommend some good, less expensive alternatives? Dear Beauty Budget, […]