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I took my dad to his first American baseball game a few years ago. The atmosphere was calm, the hot dogs were hot, and the soda was cool. I fell in love with not just baseball—but with Astros baseball. There were events for kids happening before and after the game, so my son had a […]
January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month, and January 11th is Human Trafficking Awareness Day. Most of us have at least a baseline level of knowledge around what human trafficking is, but essentially there are two main types of human trafficking – sex trafficking and labor trafficking. The National Human Trafficking Hotline defines human trafficking as, […]
A green dinosaur resides on a wall in our family room. He’s been there for a long time, silently watching us play, read, and watch TV in our gathering place. Each December, the children lean their backs against him as my husband marks the spot where the top of their head meets the dinosaur’s long […]
Houston Moms Blog is pleased to partner with Overture Sugar Land to highlight 55+ Active Adult Apartment Home options to make the transition into retirement easy for your parents. There are certain realities hitting our radar as children of aging parents. They are entering or already have entered a new season of life. Retirement is […]
We are proud to partner with SpoonfulOne in educating and helping moms introduce solid foods to their babies.Solid food introduction is always one of those early milestones that gets me so excited. We introduced solid foods to our third baby in late October, and even after having gone through this transition three times {and, knock […]
Giving Tuesday is a day to celebrate generosity and give back to organizations doing good in the community. This Giving Tuesday, get the whole family involved! Most everyone has heard the old adage that giving is better than receiving, but have you ever wondered why? An ancient proverb states:: “A kind man benefits himself, but […]
If you notice that our trunk is filled with camping chairs, you might understand. We’ve just survived our first season of school sports. My twins just played their first seasons of football and ran on their school’s cross country team. It was chaotic. And exhausting. And my three-year-old started calling our minivan “home.” But there […]
My two year old and I spend lots of one-on-one time together. My husband works long hours, sometimes up to 70 a week, which means we have lots of evenings and weekends, and sometimes holidays, alone without him. I know he’d rather be hanging out with us than working, so we all make the best […]
“What do you think, buddy?” I pushed the loose strands of hair out of my face, their curls whipping my skin in the salty air and stinging my forehead. He looked out over the ocean, his own summer-grown mop of straw being tugged from his head as though the wind were trying to steal the […]
Her name still makes my right eye twitch and the hair on my arms stand at attention. Theresa. Such a foul human being {I’m sure she’s not. Like any rotten antagonist, she likely grew up and married a senator and has 2.5 kids and a golden retriever.} But in junior high, she was miserable and […]
