My response was like many who saw the headline – “Parents Investigated for Neglect for Allowing Kids to Walk Home Alone.” I was appalled, even a bit indignant. How dare they. Investigating parents for allowing their 10 and 6-year-olds...
I remember one day when I was a child, maybe 9 or 10 years old, when my family decided to go sledding together. We ended up at the elementary school near my grandmother's house, the school that my mom...
This time of year, our family thrives on play dates and activities. Anything to get us moving and keep us entertained. With cold temperatures and short days, however, the ideal scenario of "let’s meet at the park and let...
Dear Dad,
You died 16 years ago tomorrow. I'm not sure you'd recognize my life now. I'm approaching an era in which I've lived more life without you than with you. After you died, I looked for you everywhere I went: in...
Moms are busy. From the moment we wake up until our head hits the pillow, we are running a million different directions. We’re changing diapers, helping the 2-year-old go potty on the toilet, getting the elementary-schooler dressed and out...
Tiny, newborn babies. What could be more adorable? More romanticized? More instagrammed?
“Don’t grow up!” we say to our babies.
“Always stay a baby!” we write as a caption to their pictures.
Indeed, babies are wonderful. What could be better than a...
"So, you're getting rid of them, right?"
When I was pregnant with our first child, I got hit with this question more times than I cared to admit. And every time I heard it, it shocked me more than the...
I couldn’t sleep Monday night; tossing and turning, I reached over to check the time on my phone, ending up mindlessly thumb swiping up through Facebook recaps of friends’ Mondays. They come and go, usually unwelcome, typically mundane. Just...
We homeschool. As I’ve already learned firsthand from awkward silences, enthusiastic embraces, disapproving glances and/or a looks of concern as the person I’m speaking with adds up the number of children calling me “mom” at that moment, this confession...
One morning this fall, I was sipping my coffee while driving my son to school and had the first of two eye-opening conversations with my 4 year old.
I told him Grandpa would be picking him up from school that day. He...
I was never in a rush to move my 2-year old daughter out of her crib. In fact, I was almost sad when I realized the time was getting close for her to move into the so-called "big girl"...
Povitica, mmmm... Kansas Citians take this lovely rolled pastry "bread" for granted as a staple of the culinary landscape, but really, in the U.S. it's pretty unique to find this delicacy!
Povitica came to the area with Croatian immigrants via...
At the time that I’m writing this post, there’s been approximately one snow at my house – and it wasn’t anything to get excited about. The kids loved going out in it for an afternoon, and by the next...
While kids can be expensive from activity fees to doctor's visits to the latest toy they definitely don't need (but is so cute), baby gear and clothes are the places I've learned to save the most.
As spring approaches, Kansas...
We've all been there. A few weeks post partum, finally brave enough to tackle a "quick" Target trip away from the baby. Feeling quite proud of yourself for not completely melting down, the woman checking you out innocently asks...
Your Guide To KC
Kansas City Summer Guide
There is so much going on during the summer months in Kansas City that you might have trouble choosing how to spend your days....
