Lessons Learned #1 Being the parent of twins is the most exciting, exasperating, fun, and precious gift imaginable. They are wonderful teachers and I learned to follow (not lead) when they were 2 days old. When putting them down after feeding, I’d place them on opposite ends of the crib. They would wiggle and squirm […]
I am middle age and I have always struggled with my weight. Being that I am short to begin with, I have been overweight by 20 to 30 pounds the past few years (since adopting our son). This may seem easy to lose but it’s really hard in my humble opinion. I have tried every […]
I think the most difficult situations in the world is leaving your baby (especially your first one) to go back to work. The minute we are pregnant that is something we constantly think about and it is always followed up by what do we do and who do we use. I have had this discussion […]
I am hoping we can get our mother to write her opinions on raising identicals. Since we were her youngest and we are identical twins. I think she tried hard to make sure that each of us had our own individuality. So that each child is a she and not a they. And therein lies […]
I have a dirty little secret…..I love the technology available today! The plethora of information available at your fingertips. Whether it be social media, news articles, game scores or just games, I love it! I love all of it! If I love it at the age of 51, what do you think a 15-year old […]
I recently made a new friend she has identical twin boys. She had them 30 minutes apart, one vaginally and one emergency C-section. The C-section twin stayed in ICU for days. Forward to now, 13 years later, I am over there and on that particular day it was the school dance – we had taken […]
We are all dedicated to the craft of working, whether taking care of children, running the PTO or working for a corporation. Here are some of the top websites that we have found that has been priceless in our work, fact finding missions or simple tricks of the trade that make our lives easier. Which […]
All work and no play? When is it time to enjoy life? Are you searching for the work/life balance? I think everyone struggles at some point in their career to find that work/life balance. It does exist, and we know you want to make sure you put your family first. However, work is a means […]
Hi everyone!! We’d like to introduce ourselves… Shari and Teri here! We are identical twins, with two very different lives; not only are we parents and sisters, but best friends too. We are modest women with ordinary stories to share with the world. You can describe us as the girl next door to the workaholic. […]
Identical (Monozygotic) vs. Fraternal (Dizygotic) It has always amazed us how many twins have no idea whether they are identical or fraternal. We knew we were identical from the time we could talk. We also had one feature that helped our parents tell us apart, a birth mark. Here are some interesting facts about twins […]