Musings from a Busy Mom

I had the pleasure of seeing a screening of Moms Night Out.  It is a great movie for any mom!  And for any dad to understand us moms!!  I encourage you to go see it on its opening weekend of May 9th.  They are also having a give away to win a trip to Hollywood for the premier. Click here to enter the contest!   Moms Night Out Rafflecopter giveaway Enter For Your Chance to Win a Trip to the Hollywood Premiere of Moms' Night Out! The Erwin Brothers, directors of  MOMS' NIGHT OUT , want to see you at the Hollywood premiere of their new family comedy. Picture yourself walking the red carpet in a brand-new dress, purchased while shopping with Sarah Drew—Allyson in  MOMS' NIGHT OUT ! Two moms will each win this spectacular trip, which includes an afternoon of shopping with Sarah, attending the premiere at the world-famous TCL Chinese Theater, and going to the after-party with the cast. Be sure to register as many times as you can … and then get ready to experience

“You don’t do Easter baskets?”  This is the question we are yearly asked, usually accompanied by incredulous looks.  And the reply is no, we do not do Easter baskets.  For some reason people feel this is a reason to pity our children.  However, I do explain that we do spring baskets at a different time.  “Well, how is that any different?” is the next question. I do not hate bunnies, nor do I despise baskets.  I even quite enjoy seeing colored eggs.  I grew up with Easter baskets.  They were exciting, they were fun... they contained wonderful candy that we ate before going to church.  I had a hard time sleeping because the Easter bunny was coming!!   Even when I was older and realized there is no Easter bunny (he is quite a bit more far-fetched that Santa) I still got excited about the basket and the Easter egg hunt.  We did go to church on Easter Sunday (as we did most Sundays) and my parents did make sure we knew of the importance of Easter - being Resurrection Sunday, a ti