10 Signs You Might Be A Parent
You know you are a parent when: 1. You show up to work with someone else’s vomit on you and you don’t freak out, 2. You can casually talk about potty time over lunch…and do, 3. You are up on all the...
View ArticleWhy we call ourselves feminists—and are proud of it
I think I have probably always been an inadvertent feminist. It hasn’t really been an issue that impacted my day-to-day life though, so I never gave it much thought…until I had a daughter. When we had...
View Article15 inexpensive ways to get in the holiday spirit
Can you believe the holidays are here? If you’re like us, you’ve just woken up from the Thanksgiving coma and are finding yourself a little overwhelmed by the holidays. To help get you in the spirit...
View ArticleLocal Children’s Book Helping To Fight Cancer
Houston continues to surprise me. Matt and I have been amazed by how many people we know who have written remarkable children’s books. I was recently at a birthday party for Donae Cangelosi Chramosta,...
View ArticleOur Gay Marriage is So Texas
As we were anxiously awaiting the announcement of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, I couldn’t help but look back at the photos from our wedding day in 2008 and think about our...
View ArticleA Parent’s Perspective on Passing Prop. 1
We made a conscious decision when we started this blog that it wouldn’t be political because our family isn’t a political issue that is up for debate. The Houston Equal Rights Ordinance (HERO), or City...
View ArticleEstelle Joins the Broken Hearts Club
Recently, Estelle and I were talking about some of her friends (classmates) going to new schools in the fall. She knows that she will be going to a new school in a year and a half when she starts...
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