Dallas Moms

Can we get real honest here? I hope so, and I really hope I'm not alone in this. My house is a mess. I mean, when you get down and look at the floors, behind lamps and plants, in...

This is the final entry in a three-part series. Here are parts one and two. My son Kyle stayed in the NICU just under a week. Lightning-short compared to an average NICU stay. Once we arrived home from the NICU,...

Miles and I found ourselves running errands in Uptown the other day and ended up having a few hours to kill before the iPhone repair guys could fix a broken iPhone (score 100 for Groupon!!).  So we took a...

Today is the last day of our Hawaiian vacation.  As you may know, my husband does an insane amount of travel for his work and I do the parenting thing on my own for the most part.  It's not...

I have not lived in Rockwall for five years, but it will always hold a special place in my heart! When my husband and I first moved to Dallas, we were like fish out of water. Both from a...

One of the biggest rewards about joining a local community of moms like Dallas Moms Blog or MoPS is learning about new activities and events that I would never have known about through my small circle of friends. Recently...

Over the last 6 years we've had all kinds of birthday parties in this household. We've had family parties, friends parties, park parties, and even parties where I literally baked three full pans of baked ziti and six loaves of...

When we bought a house with a pool in 2010, we had a 2-year-old daughter and a son on the way. Before we even moved, I'd lay awake at night thinking about the pool and the danger it posed...

Have you seen the recent city spotlights we've been doing? Kelly brought you some great information about Richardson.  Krystal shared some of her favorite spots about Carrollton/Farmers Branch, while Desiree gave us some insight to Oak Cliff. Today, I'm going to...

You might find this scenario familiar: your pantry and refrigerator are bare. One or more of your children are asleep (while you're driving in the car or stuck at home), and when they wake up, you know that everyone will...

This is the second part of a series on the NICU experience. Part one is available here. When a friend or family member has a baby in the NICU, it feels very helpless to watch. You want to love and...

With everyone talking about all the awesome vacations they are about to go on this summer, I can't help but get a little jealous.  Since I'm about to start a new part-time job we won't be able to go...