Meet Jeanne, our tenth MOMumental Mom of the week. Name: Jeanne City: Plano Marital Status: married Mom to: 19 year old son, Chris and 16 year old daughter, Alex. Occupation: Founder and principal of a strategy consulting firm What was the last movie you saw and what did you think about it? The Sisterhood...

Meet Meredith, our ninth MOMumental Mom of the week. Name: Meredith City: McKinney Marital Status: married Mom to: 11 month old Aiden Thomas Occupation: Integration Manager for Frito-Lay What was the last movie you saw and what did you think about it? Smart People – I enjoyed it – It really hit...

We’ve all seen it.  The excited announcement that your 3-year-old will “Do it myself”….followed by a temper tantrum caused by frustration of not being able to. I don’t know that instilling independence now will keep you from getting a drink or making sandwiches for your...

Meet Shari, our seventh MOMumental Mom of the week. Name: Shari City: Plano Marital Status: happily married to Matt Mom to: 3 year old daughter, Kathryn and expecting Christine anytime before September 26th Occupation: Stay at home mom What was the last movie you saw and what did you think about it? Matt...

The social event of my year at one point was Homecoming. Then the Prom. Then my employer’s Christmas Party. Then my friends’ weddings. Now, it’s my children’s birthday parties. I’m early on the life phase of birthday party planning responsibilities, meaning I’ve...

Meet Liane, our sixth MOMumental Mom of the week. Name: Liane City: Dallas Marital Status: married Mom to: 2.5 year old daughter, Sabine Occupation: Full time mom, which includes: cook, chauffer, sometime housekeeper, social coordinator, book keeper, etc. you get the idea☺ What was the last movie...

Knot Tying Instructions Step 1 – Hold a length of rope out in front of you and twist to form a loop. Step 2 – Reach through the loop, grasp the dangling right end by the middle, and pull it through the loop, being careful not to let the end come through. Keep your left hand steady, and...

I do not have children, but I have had the privilege of being welcomed into several families as Miss Leanne, nanny and babysitter extraordinaire. My most recent adventure had me living for a month in Puerto Rico with friends who recently moved from Frisco to the San Juan area. During my time here,...

It’s that time of year again…when all the stores change out lawn equipment and pool toys for notebooks and pens, when all the bathing suits (happily for me) disappear and khakis take their place, and the smell of fall is in the air. OK – well, that last part isn’t actually...

My husband and I are prolific list-makers. Take our to-do lists, for example. His is a 200-line Excel spreadsheet color-coded by “type” of to-do and ordered by priority and updated daily, meaning some items stay on there for a year or longer (case in point: “sell jet ski’s”...