Manic: Soon before show-time my daughter told me that her throat hurt. Hmm, is this post nasal-drip from allergies or an illness? With no fever, I went with allergies. And I was wrong, but I didn’t know that until later. Managed: She did great at the show, looked good and seemed to feel great! I […]
Manic Mondays, Broken Bones & Paying It Forward
February 22, 2011 By
Managed: Going with a Mom friend to take the kids to an indoor playground on what is usually a Manic Monday, but instead was a day off of school for President’s Day. Manic: Discovering that your friend’s first-born daughter just broke her leg on a trampoline at a local place that is 15 minutes away. […]
My Family Travel Tips Guest Post on Travelmamas.com!
February 17, 2011 By
I am so excited! Travelmamas.com is an awesome site that you have to know about for amazing travel deals, steals and terrific tips! My guest post about family travel tips is live on the site today! And boy did I have some good material to share! Our recent hockey trip to Vegas had some travel surprises […]
Manic Managed Mom Movie Review: Bieber Fever!
February 13, 2011 By
Before I took my 9-year-old daughter and two of her friends to see the PG-rated Justin Bieber movie, “Never Say Never,” they all claimed not to be fans. Two hours later, the Bieber fever had taken hold. Wow, that was fast! For those of you out there debating whether or not to take your kids […]
Savor the Sweet Sibling Moments
February 7, 2011 By
Manic: Leaving my sick teenager to get my daughter to her orthodontist appointment on time. Managed: What happened next reminded me to let go of the manic moments to instead focus on the sweet ones. Read on to see what I mean. Two weeks ago, my teenager, like most kids in the month of January, came […]
Take the Pledge: No Texting & Driving Teens…and All Ages!
January 30, 2011 By
Wow! That is all I can say. I don’t even watch a lot of reality shows and I usually don’t watch “Extreme Home Makeover,” but when I went to record my favs, “Desperate Housewives” and “Brothers and Sisters,” a little voice told me to instead tape “Extreme Home Makeover” tonight. So I did. So, as […]
My Site Survey: Wine & Schedules!
January 29, 2011 By
Manic: Working to keep your family managed with today’s manic schedules! Managed: My site’s home page asks you (my awesome readers!) to vote on what you do to keep life with kids rolling along as smooth as possible. The answers you can select are: *sticking to a schedule *great babysitters *wine outings *scheduled spa days […]
Mama Home Remedies
January 26, 2011 By
Manic: My teenager woke up with a virus today! Managed: My Channel 3 segment called Mama Home Remedies aired today! Since I just did this segment, I had everything on hand to care for him with some really good all natural remedies. This stuff works for adults, too. See it now and be well: [vodpod […]
Manic morning update!
January 19, 2011 By
Read the post before this one first about how my mornings have been more manic than managed lately! Then read this one. Ok, now that you read that one, I have good news that I want to share with all of you manic morning parents out there (surely I’m not the only one?!). This morning […]
My not so managed mornings!
January 18, 2011 By
If I going to call this blog manic managed mom, then I better be honest about my recent manic mornings! This manic managed mom hasn’t been as managed in the mornings lately. In fact the manic, but managed morning rush has been more manic since the holidays. But I can’t blame the sunrise because the […]
Great get organized tool
January 17, 2011 By
Since the kids go back to school tomorrow after the 3-day MLK weekend, it finally feels like the holidays are over. So my house is slowly, but surely, being put back in order. One item I found a few months ago that continues to cut our clutter is a cool tool called the Allamalla Wall Basket. It sells […]
Anniversary blessings
January 17, 2011 By
Wow. Last week I was thinking that our 18th wedding anniversary was still two weeks away because I couldn’t believe that it is already mid-January. I don’t know why that surprises me when I think about how time flies. How is it possible that I met my husband on a blind date back in the […]
The girl that keeps on giving
January 15, 2011 By
Last Saturday’s youngest victim in Tucson, 9-year-old Christina Green, is the girl that keeps on giving. And her gift today really grabs my heart because she did the same thing my late brother did after his sudden and unexpected passing. She gave her organs. AOL news reports that a little girl in Boston will now […]
Tucson thoughts for today & for our children
January 12, 2011 By
Prayers for peaceful memorials in Tucson today. May the families and friends of the victims feel our support from folks that don’t them personally, but are grieving with them from miles away. And be with our children as we parents search for answers to their confused questions and comfort for their fear. Our children feel […]
A Resolution Release
January 12, 2011 By
With all this talk about New Years resolutions, here is a thought. How about resolutions about stuff that we should let go of instead of concentrating on all of the goals that we want to take on?! With the Tucson tragedy, I am reminded of the stuff that really matters…family and that hot commodity called time […]
