Aritificial Food Coloring: Is it safe for our kids?

I’ve been a long time believer that artificial anything in our foods is not ok. Why would I want to feed my kids preservatives and additives and chemicals? Why would I want to eat anything like that?! Of course the FDA says that everything in our food is fine, no worries. Everything…in certain amounts…is ok.  […]

Household Chores – Dividing Up The Work

My blogging/twitter/Vermont friend Crunchy Vermont Mommy wrote a post about the Division of Household Labor in her home.  I started leaving her a comment on her post and felt like there was way too much to say so I thought I’d write about it here!  Thanks V, for the inspiration! So the question is, How […]

Heart of Haiti

When I was asked by The Clever Girls Collective to write about the Heart of Haiti project, I immediately said YES.   I love that this project stands for helping families reclaim their lives together in an artistic way. Since the devastating earthquake that happened one year ago today, Haitians have had a very difficult time […]

We Live. We Love. We Learn.

There has been some drama in our family recently. Nothing I’m not used to as it seems to always be something! I’m sure you have no idea what I mean and your families are perfectly fully functional, right? Right. There has been a family member that has let us down. They have reacted to situations […]

Mommy Guilt: Homeschooling Edition

So I have been working really hard on overcoming my Mommy Guilt.  Then I came across a blog post from MckMama about why they decided to homeschool.  And it all came flooding back. I have thought about homeschooling before, and I certainly agree with many of the reasons why so many people do.  I mean, […]