Not to discredit the song made famous by dear old Mr. Rogers, but this song should be on everyone’s mind before you move into any neighborhood.  Unfortunately, you may appear a bit strange if you go knocking on your would-be neighbor’s door before buying a home, but in some cases it may not be such [...]

  This story totally floored me.  On a day where I JUST returned from a second week of pediatric dental visits for my 3-year old, I see that our household situation is not as bad as the teething tots in this article.  To not brush your child’s teeth because he/she doesn’t like it should be [...]

There’s something about cooking side dishes that sends me pretty close to anxiety attacks.  Let me be clear. I can cook. Everyday, my mom who worked outside of the home, would call home at 3 p.m. to tell me and my two sisters to 1) peel the potatoes 2) cut the potatoes 3)boil the potatoes [...]

Last week, I was honored with an invitation, along with other mom  bloggers, to participate in an historic Mom’s Briefing, VIP Reception and tour of the East Wing of the White House which is scheduled for this Thursday and Friday.  The invitation was extended to the members of Mocha Moms, a support group for mothers [...]

As the old African Proverb says, it takes a village to  raise a child.  I don’t know many other African Proverbs but I can surely tell you that this one hits it right on the head.  I was born in the hometown where President Rutherford B. Hayes called his home, Fremont, Ohio, where everyone either [...]

So it turns out that I have more content than I need to kick off Fitness Friday so as to not bore you, I will keep this brief and continue Part 2 next week.  To tease (in the news way, not nah nah na boo boo way) you a little more about my weight loss [...]

I am on such a high that I couldn’t wait to tease the new Fitness Friday series coming to ValleyStreamMom.com.  I have never had an issue with weight.  I was a size 4 on my wedding day which was due to the stress of planning a wedding, moving to New York, and planning a pageant [...]

For some time, I have been wanting to open a bank account for the kids.  We currently have 529 Savings Plans for both but they don’t have bank accounts.  Last Friday, I decided to take a short walk from County Auto to NEFCU on Merrick Road to kill time as my SUV was undergoing it’s [...]

  Last weekend, hubby and I packed up our family and headed up the Southern State Parkway toward Riverhead.  I was given the task of putting together a short staycation given that our week long vacation was interrupted by a business deal my husband had to work on.  I was a little bothered by it [...]

My original New Year post was a bit too sappy so I scrapped it. I didn’t have the traditional NY day meal because I don’t like black eyed peas nor do I like greens, or was it spinach? I lost a friend to leukemia, an aunt to congestive heart failure and a few other ailments, [...]