Since I have started blogging and scrapbooking in late 2003, I have made it a habit to write a post about a family memory. I try on the occasion of the birthday of my daughter to write her a letter summarizing what she’s done for the year, how I’m feeling at that time. I hope to be able to use these as journaling for future scrapbook layouts.

What I’m also hoping to be able to do is to compile all my blog posts about my daughter into a book using Scrapblog’s custom printing or maybe just print all my posts about …read more

You know it wasn’t until these past few years that I really enjoyed Mother’s Day, I mean while sure I was a mom they kids never really got it. This year though, it meant a lot to me, here’s why.
First, I heard from SoccerBoy that they were getting me some Mother’s Day Gifts. Okay, this didn’t mean dad was going out and spending money on me but the kids themselves were and they were also making me things at school. To be honest I thought it would be painted handprints with poems. I was shocked this morning when my oldest …read more

For today only there will be selected movie theaters that will hold a special Mother’s Day Movie from Dr. Laura. Laura will talk all about what it means to be a mom. Here’s a link to her Youtube Channel where she has a special message to you before the show.
Here’s Dr.Laura’s “In Praise of Mom” info:
The ENCORE screening of Dr. Laura’s “In Praise of Mom” will take place on Wednesday, May 6th at 8:00pm ET / 7:00pm CT / 6:00pm MT and 7:30pm PT (tape delay). This show will be recorded live the previous night and is being rebroadcast in …read more

What happens when your child comes home from school, holding a Father’s Day gift that he made in class, without a father to give it to? Do you simply tell him that he needs to throw it away, because he doesn’t have a father? Do you get angry at the teacher for being so insensitive to the kids who do not have fathers? Do you suggest giving the gift to another man who your child looks up to?
I’m wondering these things because it is a reality that many American families have to deal with, every June. With divorce rates and …read more

Are you the kind of mommy who stares blankly at your stroller and asks herself, “Why can’t the manufacturer put a built in bottle warmer on this contraption?” Or maybe you already have a product, but lack the funds to make it into a bonafide company. If this sounds like you, then get excited, because I have an awesome opportunity for your inventive side!
Whirlpool is sponsoring the fourth annual “Mother Of Invention Grant Program.” Here are some details about this way cool event:
“In the past three years, Whirlpool brand has recognized and helped more than 15 moms turn their innovative …read more

As authors of Guerrilla Parenting (and mommies too,) Gayla and I have been labeled as many things. We have been called tough, unfair, judgmental, harsh, just to name a few. We make our “hard core” opinions on child rearing and discipline, known to all who read Guerrilla Parenting. Sometimes, it costs us readers. Sometimes it offends people. No matter what we are seen as, however, we are still mothers with the common goal of trying to raise happy, healthy children. That is an undeniable fact. Yes, we can be tough in our methods. Yes, we are judgmental. It is part of our job, …read more

Happy Mother’s Day! Instead of my usual long winded post, I am going to spend the day with my family. I thought you might enjoy this article on the great moments in motherhood history. Have a blessed and safe day, all of you beautiful mothers, grandmothers, aunts, daughters and nieces!