I was so proud of my family, of my children today. These are just a few images from this special morning. Thank you to all who donated to Team Emma or supported us by placing our widget on your site!

Congratulations to our winner, Heather: My favorite outdoor activity is walking with the kids. The boys carry their light sabers or swords and take out enemy mailboxes, fire hydrants, and light posts along the way. It’s great for their imagination! Many of you are participating in National TV Turn-Off Week this week, but did you…

A couple of weeks ago I took my five year old daughter to see a movie in a theater for the first time. I was invited to see a sneak preview of Disneynature’s new movie, earth, and was granted permission to bring my daughter along. So there we stood on a weekday night, in line…

All winter long I avoid cleaning. My clutter builds up and I focus on disinfecting the kitchen and the bathrooms rather than maintaining the entire house.   But then something magical happens. Spring arrives, I pull back the curtains, open the windows…and grab my dust cloth! There is nothing to me like the smell of…

This contest has ended. Congratulations to Kim! Last October I launched my own at-home business. I knew my start-up costs would be low. After all, my business is primarily conducted online and my office is in my home’s guest room. But one cost that adds up and can overwhelm any family or small business is…

This Saturday, April 25th, my family and I will be walking five miles to save lives. Each year I walk as the team captain for Team Emma, a March of Dimes March for Babies team that raises money in honor of my daughter Emma, who was born two months early in 2004. This year fundraising…

Like many of you, I am bogged down in e-mails. Exciting opportunities sometimes get lost in between blog comments, sneaky spam, pics from family, and marketing e-mails. Just when I think I’m catching up on sorting and responding to e-mail, I suddenly realize I’ve got 300 unread messages and at least as many that I’ve…

Welcome to the first annual Resourceful Mommy Easter Gift Guide! Somewhere along the way every holiday became about eating massive amounts of chocolate and candy, and this resourceful mommy is trying to take a stand and bring a little moderation to my children’s candy intake! Step one was confiscating all but 5 pieces of candy…

(photo credit: L. Marie) I love onions. I love the way they taste when they’re sauteed and mixed with other vegetables. I love spring onions rubbed in salt and eaten raw. And I love onions diced into tiny little rectangles and placed nicely across a well-done cheeseburger. But I hate the way they make my…

What’s a party without a Goody Bag? It’s time to unveil the great new feature at Todays Mama and enter to win fabulous prizes in the #TodaysMama SiteWarming Goody Bag Contest! Don’t forget to RSVP here to win Door Prizes at tonight’s party! This contest is open to all U.S. residents. The contest runs from…

I don’t like to clean. I know, I know…no one likes to clean. But here’s the thing. Not only do I not like to clean, but I actually avoid it like the plague. In fact, I’ve been known to invite people over just because it will force me to clean my house. So when I…

Have you heard about Only in a Woman’s World? You may have caught a webisode on the evening entertainment news or even heard about this fun new project through some of your favorite mom bloggers who were flown in for the debut!   Frito-Lay has decided that 2009 is the year of the woman…haven’t we…

As many of you know, when I am not posting to Resourceful Mommy, I am writing for a few other sites. For those of you who especially enjoy my parenting articles, you should check out Type-A Mom where I am the Child Development Editor! Recently I wrote about something called appetite slump, and if you…

What would you do if you won the lottery tonight? I’m not talking the million dollar rub off. We all know that once the tax man cometh and you pay off your debt, that will basically have disappeared. I’m talking about the big win – 100 million, 200 million, more? I would fill my house…

March is the NEA’s National Reading Month, and LeapFrog has launched the 1 Million Reading Hours to encourage all families to take the time out of their busy schedules to read together! I have taken the pledge to set aside 10 minutes a day to read with my children. In fact, I’m setting aside 10…

I have always been a fan of Sesame Street and spent many hours watching the original cast as a child. Now I’ve enjoyed sharing my love for Big Bird and friends with my kids. That is why I was so happy to share this new video, Elmo and Friends: Tales of Adventure, with my children!…

As many of you know, last December my family, including my parents, took my children to Walt Disney World for the first time. What some of you have guessed from my Resourceful Disney posts is that I don’t just “go” on vacations. I plan them. I plan them as though I’m choosing the college I’m…

What ever happened to nice, durable, sensible clothing for children? Why can’t I find a t-shirt that will not only look nice on my two year old, but also survive more than a handful of washes? Is it possible to dress a little boy without there being a reference to sports, trucks, animals? Cottonseed Clothing…

My children love their LeapFrog products. From Farmer Tad fridge magnets in the kitchen to the LeapFrog Tag Reader and its accompanying books, well, everywhere in the house, we are a family who enjoys the idea that a family who plays together, learns together. I didn’t start out this way. Once upon a time I…

This contest is now closed – winners will be notified shortly! Rules: This contest will run from 8:00 a.m. EST 2/18/09 until 8:00 a.m. EST Tuesday, 2/24/09. One prize per winning entry. All winners will be chosen by random number selection. Winner will be contacted within one week of the contest close. Prior to the…

Some time ago my local DC news ran a story about a great new site called Shop It To Me. Reader, I was remiss. I did not pass on this information to you – perhaps because we wear the same size, and I didn’t want you to steal away my fabulous new shoes?   The…