Why I Love Being an Edmond Mom

Hi there!

I am thrilled to welcome you to “Mom Around Town,” the Edmond Sun’s new blog for parents. Here, I hope you will find resources and ideas that make your awesome job (that’s right—the parenting gig you have) just a little easier. And as a mother of two little ones myself, anything with the word “easier” in it is music to my toddler-screaming-compromised ears.

Let me tell you why I love being an Edmond mom. First of all, we live in one of the top-rated suburbs in the country. It’s also one of the safest cities, and the school system is ah-mazing. I am an East Coast transplant, but I adore the Oklahoma City area. It has terrific people, a sensible cost of living, family activities to keep you busy for years, and Mexican food that makes the East Coast equivalent look like it came out of a box. No kidding. I’ve already put on at least two pounds just from inhaling Ted’s chicken enchiladas.

So yeah. I love Edmond. And I especially love being a parent here.

I just want to be clear. I will not be giving parenting advice on this blog. I am not qualified to do so. If anyone gives advice here, he or she will be a professional source.  If I gave you advice, it would be on how not to potty train, how not to get your baby hooked on goldfish crackers, and how not to end up with five hundred “loveys” in your child’s bed. 

What I am here to do is brainstorm ideas and offer you resources that will make your parenting life a little smoother and get your kiddos to appreciate your hard work. Okay, so that second part may not happen.  Ever. But you get the idea.

I encourage you to check out the About Me and Ideas pages. Also, as this mama of two gets the blog rolling, I will build pages with lists of businesses and resources I discuss in my posts. Yeah. I know. It’s awesome.

So, check in regularly! I’m not going to nag. I don’t have the time. But I seriously encourage you to keep “Mom Around Town,” on speed click.

Cheers!