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Providence Moms Blog continues our featured series "Moms in the Arts" with today's feature on Hansy Better Barraza. Hansy's resume is impressive; she is the Co-Founder and a Principal at Studio Luz Architects and the Co-Founder of BR+A+CE: Building Research+Architecture+Community Exchange. In...

Camping this summer... Me: Hey, did you get Bean's shoes? Husband: No, I'm taking pictures of this cool bug. Me: (visible eye roll complete with dramatic sigh) Husband: What have YOU done? (grinning sheepishly) Me: Oh you know: packed all the swim stuff, dressed...

When I sit down to think about it, it's kind of funny to think of how friendships evolve and come to be.  You never really can pinpoint when someone migrates from casual acquaintance to good friend.  Each and every...

The cashier at Walmart seemed friendly enough, as she rang up box after box of crayons. I bought 10 because at $.50 a pop, how can you say no? "Are you a teacher?" She asked. "Um? Well no, I mean yes....

So there I am, walking down the center church aisle, hearing my kids' squealing gradually softening behind me, and I see my younger brother waiting patiently at the altar. As I stare at my kid brother, I start to...

"Remember when you were inside of me?"  He gives me a look, deciding whether or not to indulge my nostalgia or run off and play. He tries to play it cool, but the twinkle in his eyes betrays how much...

I must preface this with two things: first, aside from a few very lame, 1970s day camps and a couple short weekends away at Girl Scouts camp in the early 1980s, I never went away for real sleep away...

I took a vacation day this week without any real plans. I knew the weekend was going to be busy, so I wanted the opportunity to do laundry, grocery shop, and maybe even sneak in a nap while the...

“Mommy, where’s the bubbler?” My daughter and I were at the mall a few years ago and she asked me about a bubbler.  I assume I gave her that deer in headlights look because it was followed up with, “Mommy,...

My kids are very dependent on their sleep and their naps are precious. When growing tired, they become increasingly whiny, impatient, and irritable.  My nearly 6 1/2 year old will still nap on the weekend when given the opportunity....