Originally posted August 2, 2010: While planning our first vacation to Walt Disney World, I spent several months reading The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World, which I still believe to be the best book available for planning a trip to the World.  One of the aspects I love most about the book is that it tells…

Originally published May 11, 2010: One statement that I frequently hear from those asking me for Disney vacation planning tips is, “I know I really need to wait until the kids are older for them to enjoy it.” This couldn’t be further from the truth! No matter what age the child, there is something at Disney…

Originally posted May 27, 2009: Today as I worked online and enjoyed some quiet time with my daughter, I thought it might be fun to find out from some other people why they love Walt Disney World. I know why I love it – it makes me feel like a kid again, puts a smile…

To celebrate the third annual Disney Social Media Moms Celebration, which is being held this week at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, I am revisiting some of my favorite Disney posts from the past.  Shortly after my first trip to Walt Disney World as a mother, I interviewed my then two and four year…

I will never forget Mrs. Boyer.  Despite the fact that my mom was a doctor, my older brother was a chemical engineering major, and my future sister in law was a biology major, my eleventh grade chemistry class still occasionally drove me absolutely crazy.  Science did not come to me as easily as other subjects,…

When I was a kid, my dad used to occasionally put Arm & Hammer Baking Soda in a little cup, wet our toothbrushes, and brush our teeth with the gloppy solution.  My brother and I played along with this periodic routine, and all that we knew was that occasionally our teeth were experiencing a departure…

    One week from today I’ll be preparing to travel with Compassion International to Tanzania where I will visit Child Development Centers with a team of bloggers.  Each day we will share our experiences, our thoughts, our feelings.  I expect to be heartbroken by the poverty in which so many children must grow up….

I am not a big fan of gifts.  Well, I actually love to give gifts, but I have a hard time receiving them.  I never like that awkward moment of surprise when I’m taken off guard or the moment that follows when I try to decide what the gift-giver was thinking.  Gifts that are useful…

The Disney Social Media Moms Celebration is less than a week away, so today is my last installment of fashion inspired by Disney Villains.  As you know from the other two weeks, Emily at Colorado Moms got me completely addicted to Polyvore and creating themed outfits to go along with her Disney inspired ensembles.  The…

Yesterday I was playing a very enthusiastic game of tag with my son that somehow involved him throwing a basketball at me when I heard my not-very-interested-in-tag daughter say, “Mom, I found a four leaf clover.”  Crazy things happen to my family and let’s face it, we live in a place where space shuttles strapped…

When my kids were very young I used to take them to the National Zoo often, pushing them up and down the incredibly steep hills of Rock Creek Park in a double stroller, occasionally asking my daughter to walk next to me at the steepest parts to give my legs and back a break.  Whether…

“For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.” – Matthew 6:14 Three months ago I wrote about being hurt – devastated , really – but feeling forgiveness and love instead of anger and bitterness.  I was still incredibly confused and upset, but carrying that anger served…

A few Fridays ago I began the countdown to the Disney Social Media Moms Celebration by sharing my Polyvore created, Disney Villain inspired fashion.  My intent was to post one a week along with my friend Emily at Colorado Moms‘ Disney Princess inspired fashion, but you know what they say about the best laid plans……

Both of my children love the Disney Fairies from the TinkerBell movies to the Pixie Hollow website to visiting the Fairies in person – after shrinking, of course – when we’re at Walt Disney World.  Now Disney Fairies fans can check them out at the Walmart Disney Fairies site!  Guests of the site will be able…

A few months ago I wrote a post for another site about what I saw as the lack of consideration for my time because I am a mom.  I believed that the assumption by the leader of an after school activity was that I had nothing else to do, nowhere to be, and so it…

Most of the trees in the regional park I walk through each morning are covered in bright green, new leaves, but occasionally I see these trees, their white flowers shocking among all of the brown and green of the spring forest.  I’m hoping that one of my readers can tell me what they are! Wordless…

I have been waiting for months to write this review.  At first my post was delayed because the PR rep who sent me the product to test threw down the gauntlet, challenging me to perfect the “spinning on the top of a pen” trick.  I wanted ample time to master my new skills before pulling…

Everyone knows that when moms get together, we like to gab! However, beyond swapping stories and product picks, we also take time to explore issues that worry us and causes we want to get behind. Join Maria Bailey for two candid discussions to bring awareness to PowerTalk 21®, the national day for parents to start…

Please join us next week for a special question and answer session about child seat safety. For one very special hour child passenger seat experts from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will be available to answer all of your car seat questions!  With so many rules to remember and options in the stores, child passenger…

Sometimes it’s important to take a day to trade in the computer, the clients, and the phone calls for some lions… Tigers… And Bears… Whoops, I mean, Bairs… Oh my! Wordless Wednesday Want more Wordless Wednesday?  Check out:  The Bonafide Life, Better in Bulk, Shanamama, From Dates to Diapers, Not Your Momblog, The Divine Miss Mommy, Colorado Moms, Rajean Blomquist, Brain Foggles, Lil Kid Things, The…