Children/Kids

Since when did parents get so stupid, at least that's the way TV shows, commercials and cartoons portray us.  We are the idiots, and our children are more knowledgeable about everything.

While I don’t think that it is always a conscious effort, most of us definitely care about what others think.  If we didn’t care at all, we just might show up to work in our pj’s with bedhead every day.  It doesn’t end with our looks, either.  Whether it is trying to impress the boss, our friends, or our professors, we care about the impression that we give to others, sometimes way too much.  The

A little over a week ago, Adele took home her very own Oscar for her flawless song 'Skyfall' -- and she also brought a mini-Oscar back across the pond for her child, awarding him the title of "Best Son." Good thing he's too young to realize he's also her only son.

What a weird week with the weather bringing in that bipolar blizzard, then today its was mostly on the sunny side in the upper 60’s? I’m getting whiplash, Amarillo. But besides the weather, it was a weird week for me, emotionally.

In a world where it is OK to buy Nerf guns for kids, where nearly every cartoon and show has some sort of shooting apparatus, a 7-year old finds himself suspended from school over a toaster pastry.

As many parents discovered this week, snow days are fun until there's more than one of them. It's at that point, children become caged animals and no amount of movie watching or cookie baking will pacify them. So on Tuesday, while the rest of the Panhandle began to unearth itself from our massive snow, I made peace with the realization I would have to get dressed and that I would have actually go

After the historic blizzard that stormed through Amarillo this past week many Moms may be reevaluating how to stock their pantry so they can feed their families a nutrient-rich diet no matter what conditions may keep them from the grocery store.  A well-stocked pantry takes some thought and time to develop and perfect, but the end results will save you time, money and your health.

If you have kids, then you know the battle of bedtime.  The kids fight you all the time and come up with convenient excuses on why they shouldn't go to bed, instead of just going to bed.  Have you ever had a child call 911 to avoid bedtime?

As I snuggled up with my very sweet, very cuddly 4-year old son one evening, I wondered how children can have so many personalities throughout the day? He patted my hand and called me sweetie-pie, which as relationships between little boys and their moms often go, is just the way its supposed to be.

The world's most popular cucumber and tomato, Bob and Larry are celebrating their birthday in a big way.  Veggie Tales Live!  Happy Birthday Bob and Larry will be live on Saturday, March 2nd at the Civic Center Auditorium.

Multiple roles are sometimes difficult to juggle, but it is something that most moms today are very familiar with.  Mom, wife, girlfriend, daughter, sister, co-worker, employee, boss, student, friend, so much to do, so many people to please, and so little time!

You know how in the haste of of the hustle and bustle of life, you sometimes look for opportunities to just kind of skate by on a task? Well that one came back to bite me this week.