Family Health

Every year it’s the same thing. The two top New Year resolutions are always to get healthier and to get organized. I’ve never been one for making resolutions, however this year I’m changing my lifestyle a bit so since the new year is upon us, I’m making it work to…

I was so very happy to be chosen as a blogger for this campaign with Manulife and I was even more proud of why I was chosen. For the next week, I had been tweeting and sharing other people life advice but I could get to writing my own. I…

I love, love, love food. I have always eaten well. I’ve never limited my sweet intake, and I adore chocolate. I eat in moderation, with a great variety of nutritious foods mostly every day. Let me put this into perspective for you. When I travel, one of the most important…

As mamas, it is safe to say we all feel overwhelmed at times. Whether it’s juggling our family and career or deciding to go back to work, or feeling emotionally connected with the life we have made for ourselves, it all comes out in different times for different reasons. I’m…

It was two weeks after my mother passed away. I was a mess. I was listening to her phone messages over and over, and I was so very sad. In two weeks my twins and my oldest would have their birthday. I did not want to party.and I knew they…

Perhaps hearing and speech problems do not affect your family but it’s always good to learn more in order to prevent any possible cases for problems in the future. Especially when noise induced hearing loss is one of the leading causes of hearing loss. My children went for their first…

The other day I got a call from one of my very best friends. It was so nice to hear her voice and hear about how her kids were doing. What I didn’t expect to hear was this:

It’s no secret in our home that Papa MOE is the worst eater in the bunch. Friends and family have poked fun at it for years, and I have tried with him, like a Mama tries with her children, to get him to eat better. It’s not that he eats terrible food. Whatever I’m making is what’s for dinner, so the main meal is healthy. But Papa MOE…just can’t get himself to eat vegetables.
I’m not joking.

I had to write this down the moment my little one went to sleep because it was too cute and funny and pensive all at the same time. And after I read it back, I thought you might get a kick out of it too. Do you have a worrier? How do you handle their concerns?