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”...

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...

It’s hot. Darn hot. Hot, hot, hot. There are only a couple of times a year when I question our decision to live in Texas, and they are July and August. Because it’s so hot! Before kids, it was easier for me to escape the heat. Park in the garage, drive to an air conditioned office,...

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...

My husband brought home a Dallas Observer on Friday afternoon. I am not an avid Observer reader, nor am I even a browser, even though I’ve lived in Dallas for almost 10 years and in the DFW area for about 15. The music they write about is a little too loud, the politics are a little too in-your-face,...

We’re blushing. Our inexperience in the world of fall season sports was revealed when we chose the topic for last week: What’s the best way to set your kid up in fall sports? You seasoned “soccer Moms” out there must have thought – ha ha! You’re asking this question...

As my household has become a single-income family (at least temporarily – because Moms Out Loud will be fantastically successful!!), cutting our expenses has become a reality for me. And, like many Moms I know who don’t work outside the home, I feel like household frugality is my sole responsibility,...

This week we went out on street to tackle an issue many moms have: where to find the cheapest groceries? We went to three local stores: Target, Kroger, and Costco looking for 20 common items that you buy at least monthly. Laundry Detergent Dishwasher Soap Windex box of Pasta Cheese sticks Loaf of Bread Lunch...

Yesterday was Jim’s birthday. He’d kill me if I told you how old, so let’s just say: he’s older than me. We decided to splurge and take the kids to The Cheesecake Factory for dinner before coming home to have homemade birthday cake (which almost-three-year-old Jack helped make….it...