Iowa City Moms Blog

Happy summer, everyone! The best things about summer are the simplest, aren't they? We made a list of all the sweet, simple memories from our childhood summers that we want to share with our kids, and put them into...

I've been reading a lot of heart-warming stories on the internet lately, about these amazing people who anonymously pay off someone's student loans, or pick up the check for an unsuspecting veteran at a restaurant, or pay extra at...

It’s a naughty word in some circles. A hated word, even. It's a word that many people are afraid of or hesitant to use. When this word comes up, many people say "Well, I wouldn't go that far." I’m not...

Yesterday we introduced you to three of our new contributors.  Today we introduce you to 2 more: Sherri and Meghann!  Meet Sherri Sherri is a transplant from northeast Oregon and moved to Iowa City seven years ago to get her Ph.D....

As a working mom, I wake up each day and think, "Oh, I just want to stay home with her today." I'm very lucky to be able to do that one morning and another full day per week. However,...

It’s November, and I’m a widow. Ok, not an actual widow, but a basketball widow. My hubs {aka the biggest non-native Hawkeye fan} has season tickets to every football and basketball game. I don’t mind football, because I am a huge fan...

Long before I was a mom to my 14-month-old little girl, I was a mom to a furry, silly, sleepy, occasionally annoying fur baby, Charlie.  He was my “guinea pig” child, and he taught my husband and I to...

Truth be told, I LOVE cupcakes. Have you noticed that we are surrounded by cupcake deliciousness in the Iowa City area?!! It seems like cupcakes are everywhere! And they are calling out to my sweet tooth. Anytime I’m in the...

So I was browsing Pinterest for cute ideas to decorate our new house.  (So much trouble comes from that statement!)  We are moving at the beginning of May.  As if a baby brother wasn’t enough change for my toddler,...

Last Friday, I dropped my son (5) off at pre-school at 9am and then headed to run a few errands with my two littler ones (3 and 1).  We went a few places, stopped home for a bit (where they...