Archive for June, 2008

Best Summer Sides

These 5 side dishes are perfect for all of those 4th of July parties you’ll be getting ready for! Dill Potato Salad 1 cup Hellmann’s Real Mayonnaise 1⁄4 cup Hellmann’s Dijonnaise Creamy mustard blend (or 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard) 2 tablespoons vinegar 2 tablespoons chopped fresh...
June 26th, 2008 | Household Solutions | Read More

How Many Diapers A Day?

I love going to the Baby Aisle at Target. You know the Baby Aisle – the one with diapers down the entire 40′ section on one side, and baby food/formula/wipes/bath wash/lotion on the other side. I know it well, as it is probably my most-visited area of the store, aside from the milk section....
June 26th, 2008 | Expectant Moms, Thoughts on Being a Mom, new baby | Read More

Having a Baby? 36 Products and Tools You Need for those First Three Months

With several friends who are having their first (or second or third) babies soon, and because, to these new Moms at least, I’m considered an “expert” (after all, I’ve got two boys who are now almost-3 and almost-1 year old), I’m being asked a lot nowadays for advice on What to Buy for Baby....
June 26th, 2008 | Expectant Moms, Parenting Tricks, new baby | Read More

Having a Baby? The ONLY 5 Things to Take to the Hospital

With my first pregnancy, the fear of actually going through labor was a dark shadow over my last trimester. My all-encompassing denial of this part of the process of becoming a mother meant I could not make myself read anything about labor, listen to any friend who wanted to share her delivery story,...
June 26th, 2008 | Expectant Moms, new baby | Read More

What is this Newfangled World Wide Web, Anyway?

I just received my weekly hometown newspaper today, The Apache News. This is a much-anticipated event for me, making every opening of my mailbox kind of like opening a box of chocolates: I never know what I’m going to get, because the papers get to me sporadically. Some are only a week late,...
June 21st, 2008 | Glimpses into Me | Read More

10 Summer Must-Haves for Mom

A good book……With children at the pool (older of course!) or camp, it can be a great time to sit down with a good book! Amazon.com has a great list of some summer reading such as The Hollow ($7.99) by Nora Roberts, Something Borrowed ($4.89) by Emily Giffin, and Bikini Season ($7.89)...
June 19th, 2008 | Essential Mom Products | Read More

How NOT to Transition Your Child from Crib to a Big-Kid Bed

This was a B.W. (Big Weekend) in the Cooksey household. Finally, after over a year, Jack started sleeping in his big-boy bed. Yes, it took over a year. From the battlefield, here are some lessons learned the hard way on the transition process. These actually apply to any difficult transition, I’ve...
June 19th, 2008 | Parenting Tricks, Thoughts on Being a Mom, Toddlers | Read More

I Stand Corrected . . . by a 2-Year Old

Child development experts have different theories about the best way to encourage learning in your children. Some believe that you shouldn’t constantly correct children, because that can lower their self-esteem and make them less motivated to learn and explore on their own. Others believe that...
June 19th, 2008 | Moments in the Minivan, Toddlers | Read More

25 Free (or Cheap!) Things to Do with the Kids This Summer!

You’ve signed them up for camp, you’re taking a vacation….but what’s a Mom to do when her kids are bored and her wallet’s busted? Six Flags? Hawaiian Falls? While those are great options for the summer, you won’t find them on this list. We’ve limited our results...
June 12th, 2008 | North Dallas | Read More

Judge Not, Lest Ye Be . . .the Mom with the Crying Child in Seat 17B

How well I remember my carefree 20’s. Well, they didn’t seem carefree then; I was trying to work through a failing marriage while making a start on my career. But, looking back from my vantage point of right now – with kids, a mortgage, aging parents, and a (different) husband with a cholesterol...
June 12th, 2008 | Expectant Moms, Sitters & Crawlers, Thoughts on Being a Mom, life with little ones, new baby | Read More
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