by Heather Christie | Jun 10, 2016 | Heather's Blog, Parenting/Motherhood |
One time when my son was a toddler, he accompanied me on a tour of an open house. Within minutes he found the fireplace. Awestruck he stared at the roaring flames and time slowed as I watched him stretch his small fingers toward the hot glass screen. “Don’t touch,” I... read more
by Heather Christie | May 6, 2016 | Heather's Blog, Parenting/Motherhood |
Sixteen years ago in the wee morning hours of May 5th, I become a mother five weeks ahead of schedule. I was not ready. No diapers. No onsies. No breast pump. No cute pictures on his nursery walls. Zero. Zilch. Nada. Although, I did have my famous To-Do lists tacked... read more
by Heather Christie | Apr 10, 2016 | Favorites, Heather's Blog, Parenting/Motherhood |
With the joys of parenthood come plenty of small and sometimes large disappointments. The defeats we quietly absorb, maybe vent about to a close friend, or agonize over with a spouse. All that stuff we’re not posting on Facebook or bragging about in the annual... read more
by Heather Christie | Mar 25, 2016 | Heather's Blog, Parenting/Motherhood |
According to the money.CNN.com, the average cost to raise a child in the United States is $245,920 (and as high as $455,00 in the urban Northeast). This does not include the price of college. If you want all of CNN’s the brutal facts, click here. When I was pregnant... read more
by Heather Christie | Feb 7, 2016 | Heather's Blog, Parenting/Motherhood |
It’s Sunday. Tomorrow my kids don’t have school. At the moment, I am in a texting battle with my fifteen-year-old son, The Grazer. The Cook (me): Remember, Sue Sue and Pop Pop are coming for Sunday dinner tonight. The Grazer: I won’t be home. The Cook: Yes, you will... read more