A few months ago I got word from the school that someone in my daughter’s class had lice. I didn’t know what to look for, but I started checking my daughter’s hair every day for lice. When she started complaining about itching, I started looking even more closely. I didn’t see any “nits” or lice, […]
When a Mom Blog Becomes a Teenager
Today is a pretty major milestone for my blog, and not because of its own age. I started Helping Moms Connect back in 2004, when my daughters were only 1 and 3. It was a true “mom blog” before that term even existed. At the time I wrote about everything going on in our lives […]
Disney’s Descendants Costumes, Merchandise, and Gift Ideas
Now that my daughters are getting a little bit older, they don’t quite watch as much Disney Channel. I was surprised when they were talking about recording Disney’s Descendants. I was even MORE surprised when they loved it so much that they made me watch it a second time with them! If you haven’t hear […]
Hair Products Make All the Difference
When I was a teenager, I had poker straight hair and wanted it curly so badly that my mom permed it until I looked like a poodle. After I had kids, it developed its own curl and I wanted it straight so badly that I started flat-ironing it until it became dull looking. People are […]
My Surprising Family Tree: An AncestryDNA Review
I’ve grown up thinking of myself as basically Irish. My grandmother’s maiden name was Emma Lou O’Malley, which is as Irish as you can get. We celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with gusto every year, claiming our “heritage.” In the last couple of years I got an Ancestry.com membership and started building my family tree. Being […]
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