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You know what's probably the best Teacher Appreciation gift? The weekend. You know when we should have Teacher Appreciation week? The week before Christmas. My kids are nuts then. Bouncing off the

Teacher appreciation week is officially coming up May 7th-11th but for my daycare, April is kind of a whole month of stuff for our teachers.  This week we

We often talk about sacrifices we have to make as working mothers on here. We have limited time. We are constantly trying to please multiple audiences with family and work.

No that isn't a typo up there, it's just my attempt at being witty. What I really wanted to say included the words "whore house" but I thought

I'll be the first to admit it. Daycare is better at entertaining my kid. I find myself pretty creative and resourceful but I get stuck in a rut.

It comes when I need it the least. The moment I am knee deep in the most important piece of work I've done all week, or the minute I finally

After much thought and (mostly internal) debate, I've tentatively enrolled my three little ones (4, 2, and 2) in full-day preschool next year. I honestly feel like this is

"Bella puked at school. She's waiting at the office for you." This is the call I got Wednesday morning at my office. 9:30am as I was stuffing my face

It's Sunday morning and I totally just rejoiced about a poop. Seriously these days we are excited, gleeful even as we open the toddlers diaper and reveal none other than

I have been struggling with something recently.  I love that my child is independent.  Especially so when baby boy #2 is on his way. I am happy to

Several weeks ago, while taking a bath, J started singing a song.   He happily sang it over and over and asked me to join in... but I declined. 

By Kristi Guest Blogger from The Fischer Family Dear Daycare Parents, Let’s talk about daycare etiquette. Specifically, let’s talk about sick kid etiquette. Let’s start by agreeing that you and I,

By Alicia Contributor We have a nanny. Well…kind of. She’s mostly a babysitter, but she’s old enough to be the girls’ grandma, so we’ve taken to calling her a nanny.

By Tracy Managing Editor I’ve been thinking a lot about childcare these days. I hate to admit it, but we’ve settled on Abby’s current care. We were in a

By Shannon Contributor It’s no secret among my family and friends that I have specific taste in men. I like Hispanics. Always have. I blame part of that on

By Tracy, Managing Editor I’ve been hesitant about writing this post. I worry if I will offend someone, but then I realized these are my thoughts…my questions…my qualms, and

By Brandee Contributor For the first time since becoming a working mother, I am faced with a holiday season. One in which I feel the need to purchase gifts

By Tracy Managing Editor This past week was not the most fun. Abby had a cold, which spiraled into coughing fits, struggling to catch her breath and ultimately making

By Misty Guest Blogger from The Family Math I knew from the moment I got pregnant that I would become a working mom in nine(ish) months. You would think