Cowgirl nouveau fashionista for ‘Go Texan Day’

I’d to clear up any misconceptions that anyone has about Texas, the wild and fiercely independent state that we are.  Contrary to (apparently) popular belief, we do not all ride horses, live in the desert in between cactus patches or wear cowboy hats everyday.  So now I’d like for you ...

Hurricane Ike meet Tornado Ella

Ella made it through her very first hurricane this weekend!  Hurricane Ike came to visit us with powerful tree-ripping wind, fierce days of rain showers and no electricity/water for the weekend.  Needless to say, we are quite happy to see him go. The happyhousehold fared very well through all of ...

Edumakation – does your kid learn what a rich kid knows?

I think a lot about Ella’s education – where she’ll go to school, what subjects she’ll like the most, what college she’ll attend…  it’s obviously a major issue that I’ve never really had to think about before. Chris Penn recently wrote an interesting Blog post about ‘A Chat With a ...

Kiddo link round-up

Some family/kiddo links from the last week: Loving this cool lotus bottle drying kit for the hipster kitchen counter Fit Pregnancy magazine’s Best Cities in America to Have a a Baby – surprise surprise, Houston blows it America also blows it in an international working family rights study Here’s some ...

Why make it so hard on people with big hearts?

I really feel for parents who, whether physically or ideologically, have the need to adopt a child.  It’s frustrating to see extra obstacles in the way of providing a loving home for kids who could really use one. For instance, in China foreign adoption standards have changed: The (new) guidelines ...