With all the hoopla surrounding Paula Dean’s diabetic coming out, I thought it only fitting to address one of her comments about her medical condition, diabetes mellitus type 2. When asked on The Today Show if her high fat diet was responsible for her diabetes, she skirted around the issue with genetics, her genetics, which [...]
Tell the truth, tell the truth, tell the truth. -Eat, Pray, Love I’m here to write about being a single mom living in Richmond. It sounds simple enough, but single motherhood has its own assortment of issues outside of “normal” motherhood topics over which I could wax philosophical about if you’d lend your ear [...]
Chances are the topic of this article is going to hit home with many of the Richmond parents out there. That’s right, I’m talking about germs. WHAT IS UP with the insanely disproportionate amount of germs out there this winter? Strep throat, stomach bug, high fevers, it seems like every week my kids are battling [...]
This week I received an email from the PTA regarding Henrico County proposed budget changes and one of the items is an across the board reduction in pay for the bus drivers. As I reviewed the email and the information regarding the Pupil Transportation Program Evaluation and the Transportation Efficiency Recommendations I thought about the [...]
Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus – The Greatest Show on Earth. The advertising-skeptical and exaggeration-sensitive no doubt interpret the familiar tag line as hyperbole; but based upon our family’s experience opening night at the Richmond Colisseum, the description’s accurate. Setting the tone for the evening’s main events, the All-Access Pre-show (included in ticket [...]
Blogger at Late Enough I walk into a local kids’ clothing store to find Valentine’s Day clothing for my kids. I’m a total sucker for the holiday clothing lines. My kids have 2-3 Christmas ensembles, a couple of Halloween shirts and at least one Peep This in the Easter collection. And this year, for some [...]
by Real Richmond Mom Lisa McGhan, Freelance Web Content Editor I know, as moms, we all face days where we just are at our wits end. Today was one of those days for me. My 8 year old was told on Friday to finish her homework before the weekend got started, because we had a full [...]
My life has changed so much over the past two years and addictions have crept in quietly as I’ve gotten older. I now realize that it is Kate Hall’s fault that I have become such an addictive person. Revealing this on her website may not be the smartest thing I’ve ever done, but it seems [...]
A bouquet of roses, a cellophane-wrapped box of chocolates, conversation hearts, romantic greeting cards, sweet construction paper and doily creations made by young hands in art classes. These are things that mean Valentine’s Day to me. But what does Valentine’s Day mean to a ‘tween’? Most ‘tweens’ that I know celebrate the holiday at home [...]
Editor’s Note: This is a new series by a local substitute teacher who, for sent me this via email and it quickly became apparent that her adventures had to be shared with you. For now, she will remain nameless. Enjoy. My only assignment this week was a repeat performance. I was with the 1st-graders again [...]
