I just calculated how long I have been on the journey to realize my vision for MomsOutLoud.com, and ironically, by the time the site goes live in three short weeks it will have been nine months. I’ve kiddingly called “Moms Out Loud” my third child, so I find it coincidental that it...

Meet Jamie, our fourth MOMumental Mom of the week. Name: Jamie City: Sachse Marital Status: married Mom to: 3.5 month old daughter, Ava Grace and 19 month old son, Dylan. Occupation: legal assistant by day, student by night What was the last movie you saw and what did you think about it? We just rented...

Meet Missy, our third MOMumental Mom of the week. Name: Missy City: Plano Marital Status: divorced Mom to: 18 year old daughter, Sarah and 16 year old son, Scott. Occupation: Elementary school teacher, 3rd grade What was the last movie you saw and what did you think about it? Just saw Mamma Mia and...

In Sunday’s Plano Star Courier, the front page headline was: “Stay-at-Home Moms Turn Entrepreneurs.” And guess who was one of the four featured Moms?!? Yours truly….and Moms Out Loud! Please click the headline above and read the article. It is inspirational, even if you are...

Meet Jill, our FIRST MOMumental Mom. Name: Jill City: Plano Marital Status: married Mom to: Samantha (“Sami”), 15-month old girl Occupation: Attorney. However, I have started my own business, Sweet Cheeks. I specialize in monogrammed diaper covers, onesies, bibs, burp cloths, etc. for...

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)...

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...

Barney, the Purple Dinosaur, is not the first example that comes to mind when thinks of intelligence. Einstein? For sure. Ben Franklin? Yep. Bill Gates? Absolutely. All would come to mind before the big, fluffy green-spotted reptile. Even among children’s characters, he would not be the first...

If you are like me and have a hard-to-buy-for hubby (no obsessive hobby like golf or tennis or collecting, etc.), please read on for some ideas that you might consider! —————————————————- T-shirt bought...