I know I’ve said this before but I just love men who love their children. I truly believe that when a man loves his wife and is besotted by his children, he is at his most attractive.

My son and his family live far from us, we have seen them fairly often this year but lets be honest for us grandmothers it’s never really enough. One of the advances in technology I’m most grateful for are cell phones that take pictures and video’s. Through these marvelous inventions we get to watch our full

I don’t know how it happened! I gave birth to a cowboy, a horse loving, an I can’t skip but I can gallop child. We aren’t cowboy people, we live in the country but we have never owned or been able to afford horses. I had cousins growing up that had horses and I rode a bit, but other than a huge crush on John Wayne at one point in my life I don’t really even know any cowboys! I have always loved a good rodeo and have attended at least one a year all my life, but watching a cowboy from the stands

The most amazing things happen in life, the sun always rises, your terrible cold goes away, spring arrives all of a sudden, trees bud out over night, you marry your best friend and you live with him for 30 years and are happy! But the most amazing thing is waking up one day to find your children are or are becoming adults.

There are obvious signs for some kids, marriage, having kids of their own, jobs, bills, owning health insurance. But I have to admit that when you have a child that doesnt

For a new mom the words potty training can be almost as scary as “saving for college”. Potty training has a million horror stories, a million ideas, a million ways to go wrong. But here are some tried and true methods for your consideration.

First, as in every other aspect of parenting, routine, consistency and follow through are the most important things.

Second, realize that it’s not going to happen in a day or even two. Be prepared to have a least a week where you are fairly sure of