Disclosure :: This post is sponsored by Terminix. Although we did receive free services in exchange for a review, all opinions and experiences are entirely our own. My backyard has always been one of the favorite things about my house....
We are THRILLED to partner with the Columbia Children's Theatre to bring you a very special, family-friendly, red carpet event for the opening night of the wildly popular production of Click Clack Moo! Join the Columbia SC Moms Blog at...
Disclosure :: This post is brought to you by Tot Trade, but the opinions and experiences shared are entirely our own. If you are outfitting one child or several, it gets expensive. And when they’re little, they rapidly outgrow all...
I hate cooking. Let me get that out there in the open. Baking, yes. It is fun to bake bread, cake, pie, cupcakes ... but cooking, as in "meal preparation," is not my thing. I have trouble thinking up meals, especially...
So many of you have probably read or at least heard of the book If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff. If you haven't, basically the mouse keeps asking for more things after each thing he's...
One of the most daunting aspects of parenting is acquiring a good education for your child. And in today's world, this often begins with preschool. Although starting your child this early is not required, many parents opt to go...
School has officially started here in the Midlands of South Carolina and parents everywhere are getting back in the swing of things. Earlier bedtimes, earlier mornings, after-school activities, and nights of homework and required reading have become our days. I,...
When those rainy days approach you can almost smell the sense of panic in the air of moms everywhere as they ask themselves: "What on earth am I going to do to keep the kids occupied ALL day long?"...

Facing the Empty Nest

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I have been whining about my daughter going off to college for six months now. But maybe, just maybe, there is a little part of me that might be okay with it. Don’t judge, please. I love being a mother, every...
The day-to-day work involved with motherhood is hectic and draining. No matter how hard we try, or how much we plan, our days never go quite like we expect. Problems arise, frustrations ensue, other activities take the forefront …...
I was pleased when I heard about Target's decision to reorganize their toy and bedding sections to be more logical. However, despite my reaction, it hardly made a blip on my radar. A momentary "good for them." Beyond that, it didn't...
As a woman prepares for motherhood, the one thing she hears with as much consistency as her child fills his diaper 1.2 nanoseconds after a new one has been put on is "having a child will change your life." Truer...
Two short weeks ago, a friend, Shena, who is a representative for the International Student Exchange, messaged me asking, "I have a weird question for you, but have you ever thought about being a host family for an International...
If your family is anything like mine ... summertime equals binge-reading time! In May my 9-year-old son and 7-year-old daughter always sign up for our library’s summer reading program and spend the next couple of months trying to meet...
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Weekend Events for Kids

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