Category Archives: headlines

Heart for Haiti

I will never forget hearing of the mass devastation caused by the earthquake in Haiti last year. I was in New York City with some blogging friends, visiting the Martha Stewart show, without a care in the world. To turn on the television and see the absolute ruin of so many lives crushed me. I…

Protecting America’s Kids

While at the annual BlogHer conference in NYC, I had the distinct privilege of having dinner with the folks from Tavern Direct and The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.  More on Tavern Direct in a second but first I want to share with you some more downright scary and eye opening statistics about…

Boys can eat…

Image via Wikipedia and that is a finer thing! My twelve year old, Matt, must be having a major growth spurt. Yesterday, for instance, he ate 3 bowls of cheerios before school. The boys had an appointment so I went through a drive thru on the way back to school (I know, bad mom).  Matt…

And I’m OVERprotective? Hmmm…

A 13 year old boy has fathered a child in the UK, click here for the article. So, here’s the thing. I kept quiet about octo mom, lips sealed. If you knew me in real life you would know that is a feat in and of itself. But, since I have tween boys, quiet I…