Mom Blogs:

By Shannon, Ladybug’s mom My daughter, the animal lover (yes, I’ve mentioned her fascination with the animal kingdom in every Ladybug post, I think), loves to hear the story about a baby robin her father […]

Erin of “Waiting for Shlomo” laid down a challenge for the bloggers here on Motherlode. These are my answers to the two memes she posted. Four jobs I have held: Wal-Mart associate Graphic artist Telemarketer […]

By Gwen Rockwood, mama of 3 Three days ago I sat on the floor to play with our 18-month-old and noticed how she sometimes wrinkles up her nose when she thinks something is funny. “That […]

Whew … is it hot in here to you? No? The thermostat is set on 64 degrees, you say? Oh. I must be having yet another hot flash. I saw my doctor last week and […]

By Gwen Rockwood, columnist and mama of 3 About a month ago, Tom and I experienced a role reversal. He started working out of our house, as I usually do, and my fledgling business required […]

By Shannon, Ladybug’s mom Play dates for 6-year-olds are all kinds of awesome. And I mean that from my perspective. I just offer the occasional snack (they prefer baked cookies, but could care less whether […]

By Gwen Rockwood, columnist and mama of 3 Our third child is a wonderful baby girl who has just turned 1 ½ years old this month. She has golden, wavy hair, deep blue eyes and […]

By Shannon For the first time ever today, my daughter asked to call a friend. It’s particularly amusing since she is not what I’d call a phone person. By age 6, most kids race to […]