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Several months ago, I significantly cut back the amount of pictures that I take of my daughter. I realized that parental pride and the feeling of her first year flying by caused me to go a little camera crazy her first few months.

Omaha I grew up in Texas, went to college in Arkansas, and then lived in Chicago and NYC for 10 years. I moved to Omaha 5 years ago. My husband and I were at a Cubs game finding out the...

Omaha The saying goes, “Once you get Offutt you don’t get off it!” I rolled into Bellevue, Nebraska as a military brat over 30 years ago and have been a military wife since 2009. It’s been a joy to see...

I see you. I see you with all the kids, trying to focus on the one performing in the concert, while keeping the siblings quiet and contained. I see you in the grocery story, keeping the clan together, fighting the meltdown...

I want my child's teacher to know that I admire what you do. I know that I couldn’t do it. It takes a special kind of person to dedicate their life to teaching young people. 

A few weeks ago, my husband asked me why my laundry pile was always five times bigger than everyone else in our family. I had no answer. I had never thought about it. He joked that maybe I just...

Omaha I still consider myself new to the Omaha area, we moved here in 2014 from Dallas, Texas. I got a job with Gordmans headquarters and Chris started working remotely with his company in Dallas. The main draw of Omaha...

Welcome to Omaha Mom formally Omaha Moms Blog. We are so excited to get a "facelift" after almost launching three years ago! As a mom of two, new to the area, and wanting a connection to other moms and...

"What did you do today?". . . . it's a question that every stay at home mama hears.  On a good day, it means how was your day?  Buuuuuut, on a bad day, it can mean a number of negative things: why isn't more done, why is this place a mess, what's going on with the crazy kids?

Omaha After a decade of living in Colorado, I moved to Omaha just over 2 years ago. I am a Native Nebraskan, born and raised on the much less populated western side of the state. After spending two years at...