Author Archive: Carey
Win tickets to FAM
Tell us why you want to go and you just might get a pair of tickets to the Fresno Art Museum. Winners will be notified by April 30. Good luck art appreciators!
Attention Moms: Hush already
Parenting is hard. It is hard work to have that much responsibility, to get children ready for school in the morning, to be there to help with homework at night and to be there when there’s a nose — or other part — that needs cleaning. Children, by sheer design, are messy and funny and [...]
Celebrate every day
I’ve been wrong this whole time. I thought every day was Chocolate Cake Day. Comes to find out that nope, it is actually Jan. 27. And much to my displeasure, I totally missed National Peanut Butter Day, Jan. 24, and National Pie Day the day before. There could have been much celebrating. But I missed [...]
Doctor or princess?
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” Ask an average group of 10- to 12-year-olds in theUnited States, and more than one in four will say famous athlete or singer/actor. Pose the same question to their counterparts in the developing world and professions requiring a college education, like teaching and medicine, top [...]
It is soup season!
I’m cold. Seriously, seriously cold. I know I shouldn’t complain about being cold. I live in California, where the sun is shining and the only white stuff I’ve seen this winter has been fog. But I can’t help it. I’m cold. And that means I’ve got a serious soup craving. There’s nothing quite like warming [...]
Creative New Year
Here are two ideas for bringing in the New Year with a little DIY style. Sweet Sugarbelle What better way to celebrate 2012 than with cookies inspired by cookie expert Sweet Sugarbelle? If you’re not familiar with her blog, go — right now — and check it out. This blog is a virtual cookie lover’s [...]
Coping with Christmas without children
It is the first work day after Christmas. Things should start to get back to normal now – and I’m glad. Don’t get me wrong. I loved all of my presents. I loved the rich food and conversation of family and friends. I loved listening to my favorite radio station as it transitioned to Christmas [...]
Christmas break with the kiddos… look no further than Pinterest for inspiration
The last school bell of the year has sounded. The kids are all yours for a few weeks. Sure, there are a couple holidays in there, but it mark my words. It won’t be too long until you hear the words, “I’m bored!” There’s a solution out there. And it is free, gloriously free. And [...]
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