I so long for the days when my daughter was a toddler and elementary school student. Her Christmas gift wish may have been long but it was manageable. I always was able to supplement the big gift with lots of toys and craft projects that were on sale. Not anymore. My daughter is now 11 […]
Chasing Life Christmas Special ” Locks of Love” – Airing Tuesday, December 9 at 9pm ET @ChasingLifeABCF
Chasing Life Christmas Special ” Locks of Love” – Airing Tuesday, December 9 at 9pm ET The Carvers Celebrate An Early Christmas to cheer up April in a special holiday episode of Chasing Life with guest stars, Ed Asner (“The Mary Tyler Moore Show”) and Marion Ross (“Happy Days”.) The Carvers Celebrate An Early […]
Happy Thanksgiving and Funny and Thoughtful Thanksgiving Quotes
Thanksgiving is about spending time with family and friends and of course, giving thanks. This year, my daughter and I will be spending Thanksgiving with a close group of friends. It will be a fun day filled with cooking, toasting the day and enjoying each other’s company. The flip side is that Thanksgiving can also […]
Going to the Movies by Myself because I am not SUPERMOMMY
HOW DO YOU DO IT? That is the question I always get from other moms who are not single moms or single people Who the hell knows? I just do it. I would be lying if I did not admit that some days are better than others. My life for the last 11 years […]
No More Manic Mondays – 6 Tips to Make the Morning Routine Run Smoother
The morning routine is a pain point for many moms. You would think that after a few years of this mom thing, I would have mastered the morning routine. Ha! I am still perfecting the process. Six Tips To Improve the Morning Routine and decrease morning chaos 1. Create a Routine Raising kids is […]
Hearts Galore in New Paltz #MommyandMeMonday
This past weekend, my daughter and I headed up to New Paltz for some apple picking and check out the Fall Foliage. It was a beautiful Saturday to do both but sadly both were long over. Apple picking consisted of buying pre-picked apples but it doesn’t matter we enjoyed the lovely town of New Paltz […]
@Universal Character Meet and Greet – Mommy and Me Monday @UniversalOrl #familyforward #MommyandMePhotos
Like so many mothers, I have this tendency to be the picture taker or just avoid having my picture taken. Yes, avoiding having my picture taken sounds counter intuitive to being a blogger but I do avoid it unless it’s a must. But when we were at Universal Orlando during the Family Forward retreat, I […]
I am the Mother of Middle Schooler (YIKES!) #parenting
It’s been a few days but I still can not believe that I am the mother of a Middle Schooler. It seems like yesterday, I received “the call from the adoption agency with the amazing news I was going to be a mother” I can not believe I went from getting no sleep in those […]
Wake Up Call from Rocket Racoon
I get up pretty early to blog because it’s the perfect time to gather my thoughts, enjoy coffee and write. Because it is so quiet, I have tendency to put on headphones so I can mindlessly catch up on recorded television or the news. So imagine, being in this cone of silence cranking away writing […]
@RuralMoms @GayNYCDad @NYCSingleMom – The New Mystery Girls? #MysteryGirls Season Finale Tonight @JennieGarth @Tori_Spelling @ABCFamily
A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to tour the set of Jennie Garth and Tori Spelling’s ABC Family show Mystery Girls. I could not resist imitating the signature phrase of the show “Mystery Solved” high five with my fellow bloggers Mitch Chaitin of gaynycdad.com and Barb Webb of ruralmom.com. The Real MYSTERY […]
