“There’s nothing funny about safety.” The same phrase that drove me crazy as a kid is now my mantra. Looking back on all the  painful sunburns, stitches, and close calls; I don’t know why my mother ever let me out of the house. We give our kids rules ranging from wearing helmets/pads, putting on sunscreen, [...]

  I wish I was sitting on this beach, soaking up the sun and sipping on pina coladas.  Instead I’m here, sweating through ridiculously hot, 100-degree days. I’m pretty sure that I picked the worst summer to be pregnant.  Combine the record-high temperatures with the fact that my A/C decided to stop working, it’s amazing [...]

From this…. to this… It’s summer again and you know what that means, school’s out! With the kids around more, your grocery bill is probably going to plump up a bit, but that doesn’t mean your kids have to. So how can you get the most ‘health for your buck’ while giving them foods they’ll [...]