Spring is such a fickle season here in Houston. Some days, it feels like a gorgeous spring day with sunshine and bluebonnets for miles. Then the next day, it's back to winter. Then the next week, we've skipped spring...
A few months ago, I shared my great experience with Q.care, and my daughter still talks about the time "that nice lady came to our house and helped me when I was sick." Fortunately, none of my children have needed medical attention since...
As so many of you, I am struggling to keep things new and exciting for my kids these days. Not that I'm looking to add cruise director to my growing list of job titles these days, but it's always...
I like big books and I cannot lie. You other mommies can’t deny. When I’m in a bookstore with an itty bitty case and a big book in my face, I get sprung.
Real life.
I am always reading a book. ...
A fixture on best-seller lists for decades, Mary Higgins Clark died at the graceful age of 92 on the last day of January after seeing the calendar roll into 2020.
I’ve always been a voracious reader. Even before I could...
Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day, known as Yom Hashoah in Hebrew. It is a day to remember the more than six million lives lost to genocide under Hitler and the Nazi regime during World War II.
On our honeymoon, my...
There’s nothing I hate more than paying for something only to find out later that I could find it somewhere else for less. I’m that mom who always checks Amazon or some other price comparison app before buying something in...
Internet safety and security is an important topic for parents raising children in today’s digital world. Children today are what are sometimes referred to as Digital Natives. Digital Natives are people that are born into the world of technology,...
Today our topic is Conscious Discipline. Emily Feinstein, our podcast host and HMB Contributor, speaks with Randi Rubenstein, author of The Parent Gap, about appropriate ways to discipline that leaves parents and children happy. She has shared her methods...
My niece is preparing to start her last semester of college in a rigorous Communications program. While on an internship in Germany this summer another intern said to her condescendingly, “You need to read more books.” Let’s just say...
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Pro Tips for Having a Great Day at the Houston Zoo
Updated April 2024
One of my favorite family friendly attractions to visit in Houston is the beloved Houston Zoo. Find us there several times throughout...
