Thanks Santa
kdillon2012-12-03T10:20:42+00:00It's official. With only 22 days until Santa arrives, we are in full swing for the Christmas season. If you are like my family, the count for this holiday starts 364 days in advance. The
To President Obama on State Secession: Learn from a Seasoned Veteran
kdillon2012-11-14T14:43:42+00:00When most of us thought we would be mindlessly viewing images of cats on Facebook following the election, instead we are reading endless posts on state secession. At the time of this writing, 36 states
A Soon-to-Be-Happy Halloween
kdillon2012-10-31T14:33:32+00:00I have been a Halloween crank with my kids. The decorations didn't go up until yesterday. Frankenstorm was here to destroy the outside decorations, but I can't use that as an excuse; there was nothing
Would You Leave Your Kids Alone with the Person You are Dating?
kdillon2012-10-02T11:45:46+00:00Admittedly, I don't have all the answers to life, love, and parenting; I simply opine on the topics based upon my personal experiences and observations. Quite often when I write on a particular subject, something
Finding that ‘Alone’ Time
kdillon2012-09-06T11:05:07+00:00There are a lot of ways I discover a blogger to read and follow. It could be through a post link being tweeted, a Facebook post, or from another writer's blogroll. Today's guest writer, however,
On How I Abuse My Child
kdillon2012-08-17T15:11:27+00:00This morning I woke with a sense of both dread and excitement. Excitement for the upcoming date with a great guy this evening. A guy who is bright, funny, and simply cool. "Cool" not being
A Single Mom Dream: Resting and Doing Nothing
kdillon2012-07-23T10:33:37+00:00Last summer when writing my annual Family Summer Activity List post, I stated I knew it would be a challenging summer to balance parenting, work, and school. I was also confident it would be better
Defining My Own ‘Happily Ever After’
kdillon2012-07-16T12:33:21+00:00Last week I wrote a piece focusing on storybooks and relationships, complaining essential lessons about love are not in these books. I then discovered a storybook last weekend that does teach a wonderful lesson to
What Would Bryce Harper’s Mom Do?
kdillon2012-06-27T12:53:57+00:00Life can be simultaneously joyous and challenging. It is something I recognize daily with our family life right now. It is probably inaccurate calling what we are living 'family life.' It would be more precise
Teaching Kids Not to Hate
kdillon2012-05-23T11:57:24+00:00While other young kids were having Pat the Bunny read to them by their mothers, I was teaching my kids bad words. I felt it was important to learn them, but more essential, learn not to use