The month of December can be tough on parents.  All the shopping and baking and wrapping gifts can eventually become overwhelming.  By the way, I HATE wrapping gifts!  Now for the kids it is a pretty awesome and magical time. There are school parties, plays to rehearse, pretty lights on all of the houses, and of course the anticipation of ripping open those holiday presents. When my daughter was younger, as soon as December hit, she would ask me every single day… “How many days until Christmas?” So I came up with something to help her visualize how many days...

I don’t know about you, but I’ve never subscribed to the belief that baby proofing means your house has to look like Romper Room. Rather, I know modern parents and muddy kids can co-exist in a designer, kid friendly space.  However, because children—especially active toddlers like my son—can be hard on furniture and are known now and then to have sticky, snotty hands, one doesn’t always want to invest a ton of money in furniture that inevitably will suffer wear and tear and ultimately will be outgrown. Perhaps this isn’t a concern if you’re lucky enough to have a money...

I like milk, but my husband absolutely LOVES it and as a child he could inhale cartons of milk like it was the air he breathes.  Now my husband turns to milk after a good workout because of the health benefits.  Milk has protein like whey and casein that helps repair muscles, especially after a lot of physical activity.  The minerals in milk also helps prevent muscle cramping, just another added bonus to drinking it. As a woman I know it is crucial that I keep my bones healthy and strong and all I need to do is drink three...