It’s 2012 and I’m sitting in a Reproductive Endocrinologist’s office. You know...just lounging in this comfy hospital gown, naked, in stirrups, and looking at all these photos on the wall of blossoming flowers. I think it’s supposed to subconsciously...
This is not another piece on the Internet that's meant to shame you about race. Think of this as another iteration of articles you've already read by other moms about other difficult topics --- what not to say to...
I am not the puke parent, my husband is. He has always taken care of the mess when someone in our house gets the pukes. {For the record, I take care of blood incidents.} Our plan has worked out perfectly...until...
Although I don't do them nearly often enough, I absolutely love a great girlfriend getaway. There's just something about packing up and getting out of town with a few of your BFFs that rejuvenates the soul and makes you...
I used to dread getting older. Not in some Peter Pan way, where I wanted to stay young forever. I just feared the unknown of being a real grown up and turning 30. Didn’t your 30s mean you started...
Last November, I participated in a blogging challenge to write a post a day for thirty days in a row on my personal blog. It was indeed challenging, and painful at times, but also really fulfilling. Having to generate...
The first time I ever lived alone was in 2000, my first year of law school. My clothes were arranged by color in my closet, my towels were neatly hung on the towel racks in the bathroom with the...
Certain dates in life you won’t ever forget - birthdays and wedding anniversaries, to name a few. But what about the terrible dates in life? November 4, 2016 is one I will never, ever forget. Our son Blake had...
Not a lot of things come naturally to me as a mother. But to be fair, I was never really good at puzzles.
I’m great at other things, {perfecting the olive juice to Vermouth ratio in a martini is an...
Guiding our children through emotional pain is no joke. Why didn’t my own mother tell me that in fact, when your child experiences emotional pain, you might as well be linked together like some mystical emotional beast? Because the...
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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...
