Category: Role-model

Soon it will be just "Kate plus eight"

This interview makes me really sad.  The way she talks about Jon and their marriage is just SCREAMING that it’s over. Oh, Gosselins …

Family showdown: Gosselins VS. Hayes

Twins, twins and sextuplets compared to twins and sextuplets? It’s not a question of numbers, but of how two similar-sized familes can be so different. I’ve heard a lot of negativity about TLC’s new show, Table for 12, so I felt compelled to blog… Continue Reading “Family showdown: Gosselins VS. Hayes”

Learning from Laura

Some people buy self-help books or money-management books. Not me. I find financial advice in the childrens’ section.  My guru of choice? Laura Ingalls Wilder, of course. You see, I have always loved, loved, loved the Little House on the Prairie books. I devoured them when… Continue Reading “Learning from Laura”

Role-model Mommy: Jennifer Garner

Jennifer Garner is the kind of mom I want to be. She has the sweetest little girls — Violet Anne and Seraphina Rose Elizabeth — and she is totally devoted to them.  She and Handsome Hubby (Ben Affleck) are constantly photographed dropping off and picking… Continue Reading “Role-model Mommy: Jennifer Garner”

Role-model Mommy: Candace Cameron Bure

You’ve heard me gush about my love of Full House, and that love has recently extended to post-Full House Candace Cameron Bure. For those of you who haven’t kept up with DJ Tanner since she and the rest of the Tanners went off the air, here’s… Continue Reading “Role-model Mommy: Candace Cameron Bure”