Omaha Mom

Someone asked me recently if I had always wanted a big family. I quickly answered, "Yes!" I wasn't raised in a large family, but growing up, I baby-sat for several families with four or more kids. All the neighborhood kids...

April is National Financial Literacy Month. A month to educate and celebrate spending wisely, thinking through purchases, paying off debt, budgeting, and all things related to money. It so important to celebrate this month and to work with our...

How far will our library take us go today? Maybe we’ll go through the mountains of Dr. Seuss through the lollipop trees! Or maybe we’ll find an ocean and look for animals underneath the deep seas! Wait look! A place to play! But...

Ever since I can remember, there has always been a large vegetable garden and dozens of planters at my grandma’s house in Merrill, Iowa.  Nestled thirty miles off of Interstate 29 in Northwest Iowa, Merrill, a town of 700...

Infertility 101 Did you know that April 22nd kicks off a week-long awareness about infertility?  I didn't either, until 13 years ago, when my husband and I were declared "infertile" by our doctor.  The word infertile literally means "unable to...

I’m not sure about you, but nap time at my house is sacred. Since I homeschool elementary aged kids (4 and 6) and I have a crawling older baby, the only time we can really focus is when the...

  Dirt. It’s probably my nearly 3-year-old son’s favorite word. With all the rain lately, I’m sure his next favorite word is soon to become, mud.   There just seems to be something about being outside that little kids can’t get enough...

After my son was born, I had a strong passion to ensure that our family years were documented. It wasn't until much later when I actually understood why. Having a little family of my own was always the ultimate dream,...

UBX Part II I have been participating in a fantastic workout program at UBX Omaha. After two months of focusing on my health, I have learned to appreciate the challenge of this kind of fitness. With my trainer and my...

New Year's Eve: for most people it means resolutions and celebrations. For me, it signals the start of tax season and my husband being MIA for the next three months. Every year I mentally prepare, and since we've had...