Last spring, I picked up a new hobby: coloring. And no, it didn't involve stealing my daughter's coloring books! I ordered several coloring books geared toward adults and some fancy art pencils on Amazon and started spending a little time each...
My husband and I are both Kansas City transplants. We have a very small circle of friends and even fewer family members in the area who we can rely on to babysit our offspring on a regular basis. Our...
Four months after the birth of my fourth kiddo, and I’m still wondering where the heck my sex drive is. We’ve done the deed MAYBE five times, only once of which was where I actually didn’t have to force...
Before he was your dad, there was this guy that all the girls kept talking about. Matt Marasco. This HOT guy on the baseball team. I remember hearing all my friends' comments, "he's so tall, and so handsome, and...
To My Four Misters and their Sister,
It will be a while until you all are old enough to care about the details of how Daddy and I ended up at the altar together. Right now, you don't know that he...
Dear Kids,
I should start a letter like this with "I'm sorry." I'm sorry you have different last names, and I'm sorry that your lives are an intermingling of arrivals and departures. Being married twice was never my plan, but if I...
Boys,
When Mommy was living in the cold, cold city of Minneapolis in a teeny tiny apartment she had decided she was tired of dating. Because sometimes boys can be frustrating. Daddy was living in a condo with Mac the...
It was, dear children, the unlikeliest of meetings. Really, when I was growing up I had no idea that I would end up with the tall, dark and handsome man from across the world that I eventually did. (Did...
Dear Girls,
I'm writing today to tell you the story about how I met your father. It's not some fairytale romance so don't worry - I won't embarrass you with mushy details about it being love at first sight and how I...
Our primary goal in creating this site was to connect Kansas City moms both online and offline in meaningful and lasting community. For the last year and a half, we – along with so many of you – have connected...
‘Tis the season … for baby showers!
Springtime always seems to bring lots of baby celebrations, and I find myself lately searching for great gifts for moms and babies.
Registries often list many of the standard items: burp cloths, sleepers, crib...
Now that I have my second child, I've noticed, not surprisingly, that a lot of things are very different this time. One thing I remember from my first postpartum experience was that I wanted to do everything myself. If people...
Yes, that's right... a chocolate bag.
For those of you new to the area, or who have never had the pleasure of dining at McCormick & Schmick's on the Country Club Plaza, you may have never heard of a chocolate bag....
When our first child was three months old, my husband and I decided to take a vacation together as a newly formed family. Thinking through the logistics and newness of traveling with an infant, we carefully chose an affordable...
As I write this post, my husband is downstairs washing supper dishes while simultaneously having a dance party with our 2-year-old daughter. Soon, they'll head upstairs for the bedtime routine and before they rock and sing songs, he will...
Your Guide To KC
Kansas City’s 100+ Best Date Night Ideas
The calendar is blocked and the sitter secured, now for the hardest part of date night, figuring out what to do!
Kansas City has no...
