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Momma’s Rolling Tonight | East Texas Moms Blog
On the third Thursday of every month, I roll dice. It’s a stress reliever. Bunco is a simple game with three dice. You count your points, and if you roll three 6’s it’s a Bunco. It’s not about the game though, it’s about the group. The group formed a couple years back. Most of us […]
Momcation: A Beginners Guide | East Texas Moms Blog
Bachelorette parties in Vegas. Couples showers. Gender reveal parties. The babymoon. Go ahead and add MOMCATION to the list of things our mothers didn’t have to aspire to… err, enjoy. Folks, this. This was something I was slow to get on board with. I’ll just out myself right now and tell you that my oldest kid did […]
Favorite Things Friday: Peer Groups | East Texas Moms Blog
Peer groups are a powerful tool. Why? So you read this blog, The East Texas Moms Blog, and it’s awesome. These ladies are rich with joy and passion in their lives and they share it online in hopes of including women across the East Texas area in this tribe centered around motherhood. Something you maybe […]
Raising a Joseph in a Justin World | East Texas Moms Blog
Back in October, my daughter got “booed” for Halloween by a sweet young boy in her school. He did the most amazing job on her boo gift. It was the cutest thing. They are 10. Things like this are still in the cute stage. This is what I’m telling myself anyway. But my oldest. Sigh. […]
Supporting your friend through a miscarriage | East Texas Moms Blog
The ringing phone reverberated through my quiet office. I reached across my desk lazily and picked up the receiver: “Expectant Heart Pregnancy Resource Center, this is Mary K. How can I help you?” “Mary K., I…I lost the baby,” With those words my sweet client dissolved into tears on the other end of the phone. […]
Celebrating National Coffee Day….with the East Texas Guide to Local Coffee Shops!
Favorite Things Friday: That One Chair
When this posts today, I will be sitting in one of my very favorite chairs. The salon chair. Oh, happy hair day. Life is busy. School is back going strong, homework has to be done, taxi service has to be provided, the list of things to do seems never ending. But when hair day comes, […]
A Tour of Breweries…Crossing State Lines
“We had been to Shreveport a few times over the years to visit the boardwalk or Sci-Port or even a trip or two to one of the many Casinos, but our day trip to Shreveport with Visit Tyler and Visit Shreveport/Bossier exposed us to opportunities in the city we knew nothing about.”
Diva Du: A Local Women’s Duathlon
Last year, on April 30th, in the wee hours of the night, 8 separate tornadoes ripped through East Texas, leaving the rest of the region flooded and blasted under a downpour of rain and wind. It also happened to be the day of the first annual women-only event at Kiepersol Estates – the Diva Du. […]