Father’s Day 2011 was a beautiful day. I had the opportunity of sharing the day with a few very special daddies. Two of whom are VERY special to me. My daddy and my husband. While my dad is on the other side of the country, we shared some mommy/daddy time on the phone. The highlight […] Read more…
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I’m Learning…
Motherhood continues to teach me many lessons. This past weekend provided a few. Our weekend was action-packed to say the least. Pull up a chair, lean in close… I’ve got some things to share with you. Whether you have kids, want kids or just like kids… you’ll appreciate this. Our weekend itinerary looked something like […] Read more…
No Passport Needed… This Year
It’s getting to be summertime and that means summer vacay! Yay! I could really use a getaway of sorts. We usually make our way out of the country in the summer for some time away. Another option, we have a friend in NYC and would love to make our way to the city this summer. […] Read more…
About the Birds & Bees
Get ready to sit down with a sippy cup and have “the talk” with your kids. Yep, that “talk”. OK, maybe not right now but, there’s a book out that says you should be having that talk with little Johnny by age 5! You read right, FIVE. Does that seem crazy early or is it […] Read more…
What the?
You wanna be a star? You wanna make it big in this town? You gotta work hard and you gotta get botox! Stop yer whining! I don’t care that you’re only eight! Them the rules. Get with it and get over it! I imagine that was the conversation with a mom in the U.K. and […] Read more…
Be it
Last week, Bibs & Baubles took a back seat. The blogging cupboards were a bit bare. I had the best intentions to get all my ideas published on this here blog but it just didn’t happen the way I intended. My baby got sick and mommy was busy being mommy instead of writing about being […] Read more…
It’s A Date
This weekend I had the most perfect date. I was hanging out with a dreamy guy and it was heavenly. It was a hot day so we decided to go to the park. We walked around and did a little people watching. That’s always fun. There’s a pond at the park and we hung around […] Read more…
A Mother’s Wisdom
My mom has always really loved kids. She’s known for nurturing other people’s children when there’s a need. I once had a best friend in middle school who lived with us for a while because he household was abusive. She lived right around the corner but her parents were just fine with her staying with […] Read more…
When I Knew…
When I dropped him off at day care and felt like I’d left my heart behind. When I handed him over to a teacher at day care so she could get to know him. He looked at me with concerned eyes and I wanted to take him and run. When I stare at him while […] Read more…
Operation: Date Night
It had been sixteen whole months since my husband and I went on a date. Since our son made his way into the world our Friday date night went the way of the do – do bird. According to everyone, this wasn’t good. They all kept saying that we needed to get away to just […] Read more…
