We’d like to highlight the many creative minds that comprise Richmondmom.com. Our blog has grown considerably in the last four years since its inception, from a few thousand annual visitors to 100,000+, and we couldn’t continue to grow without this amazing team. Kate Hall – Guru of the Gods! Rhonda […]
Past-tense. The State Fair of Virginia, as of Wednesday, is the nostalgic stuff of history. A casualty of the economy perhaps…maybe a wee bit of greed sprinkled atop—reminiscent of the powdered sugar adorning a fresh-from-the-fryer funnel cake, only far less tasty. From my first Fair experience running camera for a public TV station to what […]
…so stop trying to act like you are. When McDonald’s stopped including Happy Meal toys in certain regions of California “for the children,” my festering began. Childhood obesity is a problem; I get it. My guess is that obese children are not obese because they eat the toys; they’re obese because they eat too much […]
Let me preface this review with a confession: Prior to my fresh (in more ways than one) experience with Relay Foods, I believed such co-ops to be A.) providers of only the earthiest/crunchiest of goods, B.) overpriced alternatives for those too lazy too shop, or C.) an necessary embarrassment-saving option for parents with predictably tantrum-in-the-candy-aisle prone children. […]
“I didn’t do it!” “It was his fault!” “She told me to!” Don’t forget the ever-popular stand-by, “It’s not fair!” As parents of twins, fellow parents—of twins and otherwise—often ask, “How hard is it for you to keep things fair?” Our answer to questioners, and to our 4th grade twins: we don’t keep things fair. […]
Editor’s Note: We want this to be a huge gift for the Waters family and we’d love to know what good deeds you’re doing to share with our readers. Add your good deed in the comments below this post and we’ll choose one winner at random to win a FREE overnight stay in a Family […]
Think you’re about to read the downhearted diatribe of a woman chagrined by her old-school, old-lady designated title? Think again. Atypical perhaps — but please, call me Ma’am. Yes, Ma’am. Thank you, Ma’am. Excuse me, Ma’am. Could you please pass the nutmeg, Ma’am? Yes, it is a Diet Coke, Ma’am. Believe “ma’am” antiquated? Too stodgy? […]
