Year: 2008

I had a wii fit recently. You see, the little people inside the Wii Fit game system recently told me I was, um, well … that I was fat and 40! There. I said it. […]

Name: Amanda Harris Children: Colorado, 7, and Mary Margaret, 5 Birth order: Second oldest of four. Amanda said she got plenty of practice babysitting as a kid and she enjoys helping out first-time mom friends […]

By Kim Blakely, Mojo’s mama Mojo is in defiance mode. It seems to be mostly where I’m concerned though, and it’s not an absolute, across-the-board attitude – it mostly rears its ugly head when I […]

Dear Amy, I keep hearing that a tinted moisturizer is great for summer time, but I can’t find one that covers as well as I want it to. Is there a product out there that […]

I tried this recipe when I went to interview Michelle Kieklak of Fayetteville, mama of two daughters, for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette’s Food section. She had made them for me to taste and photograph. The rolls […]

By Scott McClymonds, local dad and owner of Busy Bees Christian Preschool Hello Moms of Northwest Arkansas! I’m honored to share a “Devotion in Motion” with you this week, and I hope you’ll be inspired […]

By Gwen Rockwood, columnist and mama of 3 I think it was seventh grade. I remember lining up with my classmates in a very still, silent library – the kind of quiet that makes the […]

By Jackie Helton, the Music Mama We can’t let summer slip by without a red hot summer playlist. These are great tunes to load on your iPod before you hit the beach, or, if you’ve […]

We’re driving down the road and Ladybug is begging for a Chihuahua. I list all the reasons she can’t have one. We drive along in silence for a while. Then she announces, “I feel like […]

Name: Kristen Knight Job: Architect Child(ren): Lydia, 3 How long have you lived in Fayetteville? For 13 years. Kristen earned a degree in architecture from the University of Arkansas and stayed after graduation. Best parenting […]

By Sara Milford, mother of four, writer and birth activist She squeezed my hips with every bit as much pressure as my husband had for the past hour. While I could sense my husband standing […]

Need some new books to read to the kids? Here’s a selection for various age groups, recommended by our resident book expert and bookshop owner, Marti Genge of Pages of Parenting Bookstore. For Babies Mommy’s […]

By Kim Blakely, Mojo’s mama Yeah, so vacation. Is it ever really exactly what you want it to be? Don’t get me wrong – mine was good. It’s just that I generally place too many […]