Atlanta Mom

One of the most important jobs we have as parents is to teach our kids right from wrong. In order to do that, we sometimes have to string words together that we wouldn't normally use in the same sentence....

When we moved to Atlanta I was about six months pregnant and the cravings were FOR REALZ. As a result, we ate out a ton and got to try a lot of really yummy restaurants around the Atlanta area....

It’s summer already and that means you’re hearing the birds chirping, the bees buzzing, and the sound of children’s laughter wafting in through an open window. Want to know what’s heard at my house? A cork popping from a...

Potty training little boys can be hilarious and messy, so check out these tips to teach your son how to aim at the toilet. We (and by “we” I mean mostly my husband) spent our Memorial Day weekend replacing the...

"So, what's on the agenda for today?" He asks me this question every morning as we get ready... He showers, shaves, gets all handsome and fancy, smelling good in his collared shirts and slacks, while I put on the cleanest pair...

As I said in Summer Reading Programs for Kids, reading is one of my favorite things. And summer reading is definitely NOT just for kids! I love crafting my summer reading list every year, trying to find books that...

When I found out we were moving to Atlanta, Georgia, I started perusing the internet trying to figure out what area we should make our home. My husband had only been in the Atlanta airport, and I hadn’t been...

I have this indistinct vision of the type of adults I hope my children will someday become.  For starters, I hope they will be kind to themselves when they make mistakes, see things from other’s perspectives, and be able...

I sat in my doctor’s office staring at the test. Willing with eye daggers for two pink lines to appear. Praying silently that my doctor would say those two words I really wanted to hear, “It’s positive.” And when...

My heart broke as a mom this week: The sources of that pain generated far from Atlanta -- 2,500 miles away in Palo Alto and 500 miles away in Orlando -- but I felt a crushing pain in my...