Take This Quiz to Find Out How Irish You Are

Over 34 million Americans claim Irish ancestry! And on St. Patrick’s Day, it seems everyone is Irish. So, just how Irish are you? Here are a few fun quizzes to find out. Even though I am only 25% Irish, I scored quite well on this one: “Green to the Core” by The Irish Examiner. On this one I admit…I didn’t know […]

What It’s Really Like To Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day When You’re Irish

Written by Kelly Gibney at Colby College for Spoon University Many of us remember arriving in our elementary school classrooms the morning of St. Patrick’s Day looking into our cubbies and seeing sparkling gold dust, supposedly left behind by the mischievous leprechauns that had visited our classrooms the night before. We checked our mini pots that we made the […]

The Parkland Shooting: 5 Things You Can Do.

Since 2013, there have been nearly 300 school shootings in America. This week, Parkland students made a bod statement to the press, “We are going to be the last mass shooting.” They are taking action. They are planning two school walkouts and a trip to Tallahassee to have sit-downs with legislators in the state Capitol. They also are […]

Advice to My Daughters about Work

Will you encourage your daughters to make the same choices you made?

Please Try to Be Very Quiet and Still

Read: 5 Things You Can Do to Make a Difference Like most of us, I cannot get the tragic events of last week’s mass school shooting off my mind. To be one of those families that lost a loved one is unfathomable. My 10 and 12 year old understood full well the horror of what happened. Both […]

Heart-Shaped Pancakes for My Valentine’s Day Breakfast Tradition

Like an idiot, years ago I started a Valentine’s Day tradition of making a huge heart day breakfast for the kids, complete with champagne glasses, red berries, candy (don’t judge me), gifts and heart-shaped pancakes. (Check out our pumpkin and gluten-free pancake recipes.) If you are a newish mom reading this, just remember, kids LOVE tradition so be careful […]

Create A Family Heritage Cookbook

One fabulous way to preserve your family traditions is to create a heritage cookbook. Heritage cookbooks are a perfect way to share your knowledge of your family history with those who may not be drawn to genealogy. By presenting your stories in an accessible way your family can benefit from it in their hearts as well as […]

Mother Daughter Valentine Spa Party

What a fun way to get to spend time with your friends and daughters. Create a “Spa Night” in your own home. Invite friends and their daughters to a fun night with these cute invitations from Pretti Mini. BYOR = Bring Your Own Robe. Start with a basket of disposable pedicure flip flops. Turn them into glam pedicure […]