willow

Quick! I need your ideas for free (or cheap) play dates! My poor baby is so lonely at school and I can't do anything to fix it.

This is the fourth year in a row that TV host Jimmy Kimmel has had a fun way for parents to pull the ultimate Halloween prank on their kids: He invites viewers to send in a video showing themselves telling their kids that Mom or Dad ate all their Halloween candy! I decided to join in on the fun this year.

The other day there was a big flood in Yakima, so my daughter put on her boots, grabbed an umbrella and told me: "Mom, I have to go jump in muddy puddles." So I said OK and let her have at it! Apparently, she learned it from watching Peppa Pig, but either way, I was happy to let her enjoy her chance at being a kid...

A few years ago I was a student at Yakima Valley Community College, and I spent nearly four years trying to earn my degree in early childhood education so that I could become a teacher. Well, I ended up becoming a beauty school college dropout, but I have not lost my desire to get all children a great start reading and learning math at a very early age so that they can become successful, independe

A few years ago I was a student at YVCC and I spent nearly four years trying to earn my degree in early childhood education so that I could become a teacher. Well, I ended up becoming a beauty school college dropout, but I have not lost my desire to get all children a great start reading and learning math at a very early age so that they can become very successful, independent adults (and pay for

I was exhausted and fell asleep before my 2 1/2 year-old daughter, Willow. When I woke up several hours later, THIS is what I found in my kitchen!

Today I took my little rugrat to see the puppies up for adoption at Naches Heights Vineyard's community fundraiser for the Yakima Valley Pet Rescue. There were plenty of cute puppies, but my daughter Willow gravitated to the older dogs. I wish we could have adopted a dog, but my apartment complex has a no-pets policy...