It's that time of the year. Not the decking of halls and spiking egg nog and turkey hangover time, though that certainly is upon us. No, now is the time for that wonderful holiday tradition of bartering with Maddie's Mom for time with my daughter. It has become an annual rite of passage, one...

It is about the time of year when I start to think about our annual family calendar. This is my third year creating a calendar and thank goodness it is getting much easier! Our family looks forward to getting a new calendar at Christmas every year. It has become a fun tradition and the kids will be able...

For those of you who are pregnant this Christmas/Hannukah/Kwanzaa/Solstice/etc --- are you planning on doing anything extra special this holiday season as a last hurrah before the baby comes? spill the dirt, people!