Winter

When I was a kid, I loved watching figure skating during the Winter Games. Katerina Witt and Debbie Thomas, Oksana Baiul and Surya Bonali. Their skating programs were so beautiful they would bring tears to my eyes as my...

Listen. Sometimes a person just needs a feel-good movie with a pleasant soundtrack, a predictable plot, plenty of cozy holiday elements, and a happy ending.  If we put it into checklist form, does it make you feel like you're accomplishing...

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 red suit, and we just...

For the past three years, instead of setting goals for the new year, I have focused on choosing one word to guide my year.  See more here or here . For 2018, I chose the word “Confidence.” At the time, I had really...

Count up your points for today, and tell us your score in the comments! Bonus points for achieving your high score before noon.  We have to survive this Polar Vortex somehow, right?   

The winter solstice is the day of the year with the least amount (less than 12 hours) of daylight throughout the whole day. It used to be a day that I dreaded–cold and dark, and did I mention cold?!...

Winter is a great time to snuggle up indoors with a stack of books and a warm mug of hot chocolate as the snow falls gently past the window (or just covers your car in a disgusting crust of...

Hanukkah starts this week and Jewish families around the globe are heating up the oil for delicious latkes and donuts.  Here are eight enlightening facts about the Festival of Lights (plus a bonus!). (1) The word “Hanukkah” means “dedication.”  Following a...

Some lessons have to be learned the hard way. Our 15-month old daughter has been battling illness basically bi-weekly since her first birthday in late October. We both work full-time, so she spends her Monday through Friday daytime hours at a...

If I had a dollar for every time I’ve said, “We’ll just wing it!” I’d be able to pay off my student loans, afford organic produce, and buy everything on page 32 of the Pottery Barn catalog. Whether it’s...