No, It Is Not, Mommy!...and Other Assertions From My 5 Year Old Teenager.
I asked around in our Village—you know, that group of hand-picked family and friends that lend their light to our daughters—and according to them, this stage is quite normal.  Apparently, this sort of aggressive opposition often serves as an indication of developmental progress, and a healthy awareness of herself as separate from everyone else—even her parents—and well within her rights to have a differing opinion.  Wonderful! But before I go prancing away to check off her... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

The Path to Peace Project (Rwandan-style) & Your Holiday Table
Photos courtesy of Macys.com and Fairwindstrading.com THANKSGIVING for us is truly about JOY each year.  Cousins with whom I was raised, aunts and uncles who serves as additional parents for my generation, and new additions to our family through marriages and new babies (yaay!), come together to eat, dance (you know Island people have to dance), and shoot the proverbial breeze.  Here's a shot of one of our last Thanksgiving/Birthday celebrations: This year, my mom (who I... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

The premise is br...
The premise is brillianty simple: "We should never have to choose between beauty and health.  The two should go hand in hand." CrisSimone.com LOVE.THAT.  Don't you?   I've been itching to tell you about this site, but I took a tip from a couple of stars and decided to "coincidentally" post this at the same time as my album release feature.   CrisSimone.com is an online beauty and wellness resource specifically designed for women of color.  NOT... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Friday's Find: The Yes-inator!
 Friday's Find Tell the truth, your children are way more amazing than you, aren't they? MINE TOO! When you were 5—better yet 3 years old, did you not only conceptualize, but draw, color and cut out a "machine" that helped you to get the desired response from your parents? ME NEITHER! That little do-da pictured above is called the "Yes-inator", and our girls created it so that they can flash it about in Kris' or my direction before they ask us something that will likely glean a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Announcing The mini-Footballers Project!
--Click the picture to read the details-- Hi guys!!!!! I haven't been blogging for a long time because mommy and daddy said I needed some time to adjust to being in school.  I told them I was already adjusted, but they didn't even think so, but in my head I said I am !!!!!!  Anyway, mommy is still being my typist because I'm not super-fast yet, but I'm working on it, so don't be sad or anything, ok? This is my guest post, which means I'm borrowing space on mommy's blog, but... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]