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As you know, we just celebrated our 6-month blog anniversary! YAYY!!! Super exciting!! Thank YOU readers again for all you do! It’s been such a wonderful adventure already and I’ve loved meeting you gorgeous gals (and gents too). =)   Well,...

Cake, frosting, and just about everything involved with those two "tasty" words are treats I avoid. I am not on a crazy diet, nor do I have food allergies. As far as I can remember, I have never had...

I've gotten into canning and food preservation in the past few years.  As a child I remember my mother's gigantic garden, with rows upon rows of vegetables.  She canned green beans, corn, carrots, tomatoes, peaches, pears, applesauce, jams and...

Yesterday we shared how thankful we are for YOU, our Iowa City Moms Blog readers. You have made our 2013 amazing and we are so grateful for your excitement for joining us in creating community among moms in our area! ...

There are a few things that every good summer celebration needs – Family, Friends, Food, and Fireworks. Whether you’re grilling out or keeping it simple potluck style, there is a very good chance most of us are having the...

As moms, we have the weight of the world on our shoulders. We manage the household, our kids' activities, and run all the errands. We balance work and home life, buy groceries, make sure there’s toilet paper, everyone has...

We mamas tend to feel anxious about things related to our children’s education, believing that we must enrich and enroll and engage our children’s lives from the time they are born. We sign them up for classes, haul them...

Dear Baby Boy of Mine, You’re almost 9 months old now, and this is the first letter I’ve written to you since before you were born. Your big sister had a whole book of letters from me by this point...

Tired of the giving the same old Father’s Day gifts? Want your children to use their imagination to create something unique while still having it be useful? Here is a quick, easy, and inexpensive gift your kids can make this year....

After breakfast one mid-November morning, I told my 2 ½ year old little man it was time to put on his Christmas pajamas and go jump on mommy and daddy’s bed.  He was more agreeable than ever to get...