Adult Summer Reading Comes to St. Tammany

“Exercise Your Mind. READ!” is the theme for St. Tammany Parish Library’s FIRST EVER summer reading challenge for adults.  It runs from May 20 – August 13. Starting on Friday, May 20, adults ages 18 and up can register by visiting stpl.readsquared.com or by dropping by their favorite library branch…


Thirty Things to Do in June

  Summer is here and the living is easy. Well actually, the kids are bored now and want something to do. Sigh. It’s always something, isn’t it? Here we have a fun easy list of things you can do in the month of June. Numbers correspond with the date. Free…


From a Non-Mom to Her Friends with Kids

  Dear friend who is a mom: I don’t know if you remember me, but I am your best friend since kindergarten, your sorority sister, your college roommate, your neighborhood pal, your bridesmaid, your sister. We used to talk all the time. We used to share everything. You have pictures…


Only-in-NOLA Gender Reveals

Gender reveals are so popular these days! I’ll do my old lady thing here and say that when I was pregnant with my oldest I remember sending AN EMAIL to announce my son’s gender and that was it! My how things have changed! Today I’m sharing three amazing gender reveals…


Northshore’s Okayest Mom Contest

Every year around May you start to see competitions for the “BEST” mom–on the radio, in magazine, and on other websites. After a lot of discussion at Northshore Parent Headquarters (a Facebook group), we decided that none of us feel like the best mom. Some days we rock and some…


Six Tips to Encourage Summer Reading

  A while back, Kristin who used to write for us sent me a message asking if I knew any good tips or tricks to keep the kids reading all summer. While I did spend some time as a reading teacher many years ago, I also happen to be friends…



Most Popular Louisiana Baby Names

Social Security has finally released the individual state name data for 2015. For a name nerd like myself this is almost as good as Christmas! Do you see any surprises on the list? Any favorites? I love this stuff! Top Boy Names in Louisiana Noah Mason Liam Elijah William Carter…


Navigating Nut Free

  May 8-14, 2016 is Food Allergy Awareness Week Did you know that 1 in 13 children have a food allergy? That means in an average sized class, there will be 2 children with food allergies. The 8 most common allergens are milk, eggs, soy, wheat, fish, shellfish, tree nuts and…