March 8th is International Women’s Day and though it has been celebrated internationally since 1911, it wasn’t until having my daughters that I started celebrating the day. I was already celebrating Taco Tuesday and National Doughnut Day, why the...
Christmas is coming early to Omaha! The U.S. Capitol Christmas tree will be at the Gene Leahy Mall on the 11th Street Promenade on November 13 from 5 pm to 7 pm as it makes its way across the...
We Nebraskans—we’re a strong bunch.
But I don’t have to tell you that. If you live here, you know it. I don’t have to rehash with you the rare phenomenon of a bomb cyclone. How, in our ever-changing state of...
Moms continuously choose between a world of safety vs. risk. How do we keep our children safe while allowing them to fail, get hurt, and learn from experience? Because of our improved perspective on child safety after becoming a...
I found my local MOMS Club chapter at a time in my life that I was desperate for friends. I had 18-month-old twins, my husband was switching jobs from working at home to an office, and I was finally...
My husband is the type of guy who’s ready to give you the coat off of his back. As it turns out, he’s also the type of guy who wants to be a living petri dish—yep, he’s a part...
In the last year, my boys have gotten into football. Playing, watching, make-believing—they’re all about it! This year, we’re letting them have an at-home mini kids party for the biggest football game of the year! In January, we printed...
It seems like we keep learning new vocabulary words.
Replacing pandemic and social distancing, we discovered a new one: conservatorship. My social media feed and conversations with friends and co-workers all used this word alongside pop star media sensation Britney...