With two small children in the house, my husband and I often sacrifice our own television preferences for that of family friendly programming. I could probably recite just about every episode of Disney’s “Good Luck, Charlie” and Nickelodeon’s “Dora the Explorer”, but I can’t even tell you the last time I watched the 5:00 news … Read more
On Monday, the Country will celebrate the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King. Many will honor him by participating in a day of service as Build-A-Bear launches it’s search for the 2012 Huggable Heroes. This program, which is in it’s ninth year, searches for young people (ages 8-18) who make a difference in their community … Read more
In all honesty, I have led a pretty wonderful life. My parents are awesome. I got to attend college. I married my high school sweetheart. I landed my dream job. I have two wonderful kids. Not that I am bragging. So when Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005, the storm did more than destroy my City. … Read more
A long time ago (longer than I care to admit), I took a field trip with my 6th grade class to the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. I remember being given a sample of “space food” as a souvenir. My friends and I opened to package on the way home and tried the ice cream. … Read more
Six years ago, our home was damaged in Hurricane Katrina. While there were many days filled with stress and anxiety while trying to rebuild, there is always a silver lining, right? Some of the most fun days were filled with shopping for new appliances, bedding, clothes and furniture allowing us to forget about our once … Read more
Happy Holidays, Experimental Mommy readers! We had a wonderful Christmas with family, friends, and lots of generous gifts. But, the favorite gift by far for both of my daughters were their new American Girl dolls. My oldest received Marie-Grace, the doll from our New Orleans hometown while my youngest received her first American Girl doll … Read more