Sarah Bengtson
How I’m Giving My Kids a 1980s (ish) Summer as a Working Mom
A couple of years ago I read this awesome post on another City Mom's Blog site. Just to give you a quick summary, the author described a decision she made with her husband to...
The Boxes in My Closet That I Just Can’t KonMari
It seems like everyone everywhere is jumping on the Kon Mari bandwagon. My Facebook feed is full of pictures of neatly rolled and folded t-shirts and washcloths and people posting about how they threw...
I’m Not Freaking Out About “Momo.” Here’s what I’m doing instead.
Over the course of this week I, along with many parents of young children, have gotten some pretty disturbing information about a character called "Momo" who is supposedly appearing in videos geared towards children...
A Rookie Parent’s Guide to Starting Kindergarten
Starting kindergarten can be daunting for both students and parents. When my son started his elementary school career I remember having a hard time figuring out exactly what I was supposed to do to...
Nurturing a Marriage in 90 Minutes a Night
It's 8:30 p.m. I've just come downstairs from putting the kiddos to bed. My husband is in the kitchen doing dishes. I walk through the living room and pick up the last of the...
Santa Sightings: Santa’s 2018 Iowa City Area Schedule
It's that time of year again when Santa and his reindeer start making appearances all over the corridor. We at the Iowa City Moms Blog are good friends with the big man in the...
Anatomy of a Midwestern Hot Dish {With Recipes!}
Recently I was discussing supper plans with a friend, and I told her that I had prepped a hamburger hot dish this morning and had it ready to put into the oven when I...
Picky Eaters and My Love/Hate Relationship with Mac & Cheese
First I want to say unequivocally that I love macaroni and cheese, and I have since I was a very young child. My mother used to joke that the year I was four I...
What the Fudge? | Moments for Connection in Unexpected Questions
A couple months ago I was sitting at the kitchen table with my two boys. Daddy was working late so it was just us for supper. We were talking about our days. We were...
T.H.I.N.K. Before You Share: Responsible Sharing on Social Media
The other day I opened up Facebook and saw on my feed a particularly disturbing photograph of a sobbing young child in what could only be described as a cage. Bold wording over the...