What is going on with all the bullying? And the suicides? What is happening to our society? I am sick, just absolutely sick to my stomach about it. Wh...

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This year is not going well so far. I had high hopes. I really did. And I truly don't even know how to write this blog post. This blog - although I've...

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It's over. The season of glutton and glee has officially ended, only to be replaced by what I like to call, "The Season of Regret and Remorse." I'm re...

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  For those of you who know me personally, you probably know about my daughter. For those of you who only know me through MomCheck, you may not....

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You've read the papers, watched the news, discussed it over coffee, dinner and everything in between, and there is no doubt: This country has been in ...

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    As you have may have heard by now, North Texas Kids is having a fun Splashfest benefit party at Hawaiian Falls in The Colo...

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From Child Care Aware - The first of four Child Care Aware Parent Network webinars - Childcare Consumer Education - Recognizing high-quality child car...

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From the March of Dimes:   In the health care reform discussions, we need your help to speak up for children and pregnant women.   Chi...

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Love this video.  

As for me, I won't be in Texas for Independence Day...ever since I was a little girl, we've had a family reunion on the 4th. It has ebbed and flowed, ...

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 This Friday, I'll be volunteering down at Children's Medical Center - helping some very deserving little boys and girls transform into princesse...

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This was recently posted on one of the message boards I frequent. It was too funny (and too true) not to pass on.....   Alright ladies, it's th...

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Attitudes are contagious. Hang out with a depressed person for a few hours, and you'll start feeling down. Hang out with happy people, and odds a...

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I don't often talk about my daycare. Which is odd, considering I am one of the owners of MomCheck, the company that deals in daycares. We are very ind...

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My children are young, so thinking about paying for college seems so...premature...and yet, I already have 529s for both of them. (I'm a Type-A if you...

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Dallas Giving Day is today!  I'm sure you've seen it on the news. It's the launch of Donor Bridge www.donorbridgetx.org, and as a special promoti...

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We'll be out and about this upcoming Saturday, May 16th at a DIGIKIDS-ID event at the Bartonville Health Fair. Actually, we’re more than attending, we...

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I've lost the art of singletasking. I don't know when or where I lost it, but I'm starting to mourn. As a working mom, my mantra for many years has be...

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Wow. Just...wow. I feel so honored, inspired, humbled, and proud all at the same time. (Kinda like when I watch my son hit a homerun.) MomCheck was na...

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Hi! Welcome to the MomCheck Blog! I'll be your regular host and blogger - I'm Shannon, one of the co-founders of MomCheck and I left the meeting for 5...

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