It's graduation season. If you are a permanent resident of a college town, chances are you have a love/hate relationship with graduation weekend.

The mom toolbox requires some special tools and one of those tools that a mom must have is patience.

If there is one thing about being a woman I hate most, it’s shaving my legs. I despise it. It is an absolute pain in the behind.

In the name of all that is good and holy...... I have a newfound respect and admiration for preschool teachers, especially those honored to have my son in their class.

It often seems like there aren’t enough hours in the day. Raising kids, being a loving spouse and tending to other daily responsibilities can be a lot to handle for one person.

You hear a lot about random acts of kindness around the holidays, but who says you have to wait until then?? You can “pay it forward” all year long!

The mom blogosphere is overflowing with stories about tears and triumph and tomfoolery on the subject of taking kids to summer camp.

We are attending a family wedding in North Carolina. This is a very big deal for everyone. We get to fly on a "real" airplane.

On the way to the cemetery, we were talking to our 4-year-old daughter about what a cemetery is and how it is a place where to remember our loved ones who are in heaven.

One particular line in a play I recently saw struck me the moment I heard it and then stuck with me long after the final curtain call.

A great friend is like a rare “gem” and are sometimes hard to find. When you do find that kind of a friend, treasure them and never take them for granted.

Heroic, majestic and impressively great are the words used to define EPIC. Being a parent is daily bursts of subtle epic-ness.

For many moms, Mother's Day is all about spending time with the people you love and not having a "to-do list." A great way to celebrate with your mom is to offer her an experience that doesn't leave behind chores!

Wrinkles are an obvious and dreaded sign of aging that most people want to avoid as long as possible.

I hate housework. It’s horrible. Some days I think I’d rather have my head shaved then be made to clean my house. At least having my head shaved would be quick and painless.

I like to think of myself as a benevolent dictator. I am lord and master of my domain. I want respect and obedience. I do not want nor will I indulge whining and open defiance.

Have you ever wondered if the heating/air conditioning system at the store pumps out some sort of tantrum-inducing scent near the front door?

I find it interesting that children love to pretend to have jobs that they would probably hate as adults.

Growing up watching the Brady Bunch on television, didn’t it always seem like everyone got along with each other ALL the time???

I don't know about you, but the ladies around here love to get together and share a pitcher (or two) of this fun, summer libation when the weather starts to warm up.

Mother’s Day is coming and I do so like to be celebrated and remembered, because let’s be honest – this parenting gig IS hard work and a little show appreciation goes a long way.

If you’ve been toying with going back to school, there are a few different roads that are open to you.

Trying to find just five or ten minutes to fully 100% relax in a jam-packed day can sometimes be difficult.

I am still one that likes to write out a to do list on paper. There’s something about seeing the list and then being able to cross it off.

Forgotten books could be a thing of the past when you can just pull a copy up from your account. Someday the switch to all digital will occur, but just how long until it happens? Is it time to buy your kids a device to read ebooks now?