Protect Your Child From MSRA

With fall sports in full swing, equipment cleanliness and item-sharing on and off the field may get overlooked between carpools, homework and bedtime. But, skin infections like MRSA, a potentially life threatening antibiotic resistant Staph infection, are the cause of 56 percent of all infectious disease outbreaks in competitive sports in the U.S. It’s important […]

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FREE Holiday Cards from Shutterfly!

With the holidays just around the corner, it’s time to start getting those Christmas cards prepared and ready to send out. I can admit that I am a procrastinator normally with this so I’ve been working on getting addresses rounded up in a plan to have all my cards ready to go by the 1st […]

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Monday Gone For Medical Travels

Today I will be heading to Iowa City to the Pain Medicine Center for my second round of trigger point injections. It is about a 2 1/2 hour drive. Since these can be different for everyone and everytime, I might be a bit “out of commission” typing but I will be back as soon as […]

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Another Sleepless Night…

It is now 12:12am. Aubrey has been up coughing and with a pretty much fully stuffed nose. I’ve done saline sprays, humidifier, Vicks on the back, Vicks on the chest, Vicks on the feet and she still can not sleep. It sucks. I am noticing a trend that almost every other time Kelsie comes back […]

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Total Gym Total Mom Fitness Challenge Update

Since I started using the Total Gym, I’ve felt stronger. I can hold my girls longer, I have more energy overall, and I’m just feeling better. While I’m not losing weight as fast as I want to, my body is still getting stronger, something I need. I’m still dealing with pain though, something that hopefully-my […]

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Halloween Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving

Adults go out for Halloween too. It’s always important to remember that BUZZED DRIVING is DRUNK DRIVING. We’ve shared information before about the Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving Campaign but I wanted to take the chance to share information before you head out for that Halloween party. Halloween means dark streets full of little kids […]

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Total Gym Total Mom Challenge Week 4

Well, this week has sucked for workout. I have slacked. With three doctor’s appts. (and that’s not counting the chiropractor appointments) and an ER visit, I think you can understand what I’m getting at. My back was giving me issues and in turn, I ended up with one of those nasty migraines I can not […]

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Kelsie needs your Vote!

Over the weekend I felt like entering some giveaways…I’ve had bad luck in real life so maybe my luck would come online. I learned about the Soft Scrub Total Upside Down Contest and remembered I have a too cute picture of Kelsie upside down. I didn’t have to stage it and tell her to do […]

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