Living The Dream in the Mad-Town
Before having kids you always hear about the “terrible twos”. Well in our house we never really experienced them…honestly we didn’t. In fact, as our daughter reached age two my husband and I thought how awesome that stage was and how grateful we were to have a child that was so fun, happy go lucky, [...]
Being a Mom is by far the most rewarding thing in my life. I’d like to think of myself as a good Mom. I love on, nurture, snuggle, run errands with my daughter, take her to swimming, gymnastics, to friends’ houses to play and I make sure she is well fed and clothed. But I [...]
December 14th, 2012 will forever be a day that marks one of America’s saddest days. Most of us probably never heard of Sandy Hook Elementary school, but after the horrible tragedy that took place there, that school and community will always be part of our thoughts. I for one have many moments throughout the day [...]
Dear Readers – We had blog posts planned today celebrating the Christmas Holiday, but instead of sharing that with you, we wanted to step away from the computer as a way to honor those whose lives were impacted by the events in Connecticut on Friday. As Jennifer wrote this weekend… When your child starts their [...]
I am a self proclaimed germ-a-phob. I fully admit that I carry hand sanitizer and antibacterial wipes with me everywhere I go. I wipe down carts at department and grocery stores. I use to use those cart covers when my daughter was younger. Now there are times I think I take it too seriously and [...]
It must be Elf on the Shelf week at Mama’s Gone Madison. We welcomed back our Elf, Ellie, who gained a few more names this time around. I’d like to introduce ‘Ellie Butterfly Sparkle.’ And yes, she’s sporting a homemade tutu. My daughter has one to match. I may be a little out of control [...]
Hello to our Readers! All of us Madison Mamas are still here! After a really busy summer and getting little ones in school (some for the first time) we are ready to start blogging again. With the holidays approaching, it couldn’t be a better time. We are all getting ready to post about all things [...]
This past weekend my husband and I took a mini vacation to Madeline Island. It’s about 5.5 hours north of Madison with a population of only 220 year round residents. I had never been there, but my husband grew up in Park Falls which is only a couple of hours away, so he had visited [...]
Reading to our daughter became a tradition almost instantly. We all know there are a ton of benefits to reading to our children starting at a very young age. According a study done at the Rhode Island Hospital, two groups of eight month olds were compared. One group was read to often while the other [...]
Image from Potty Training Toddlers Made Easy After my daughter was born I had already decided that potty training and transitioning to a big girl bed (more on this later) were going to be two of the hardest things we (my husband and I) accomplished as parents…at least during the early years. My daughter is [...]
