I’ve taken a small hiatus from my blog since the birth of my third boy. As my first post back, I am again joining a great group of women who are sharing their stories of motherhood. With the arrival of a newborn, I find it a little funny the week I am able to write…

Some of the women who influenced me to become an engineer were not engineers themselves. Instead these women taught me about strength, and to not allow normal gender assignments determine the career I chose. One such woman was Mrs. Sherry. I first knew Mrs. Sherry as a wife and mother. She was the wife of…

The weather in Texas has been fairly nice lately, so the other day I decided to round up my boys, and go for a walk (Which really means Mommy walks while everyone else rides something). I strapped the baby into his carrier, buckled the toddler into his car, and big boy hopped onto his bike….

To an Engineer, math is fun. Engineers use math in pretty much every aspect of their life. The fun in math for Engineers was usually there from childhood. And if you ask them where they gained their confidence in math, most of them would name a b adult influence. A mom, dad, or teacher. As parents,…

Summer in Texas has been pretty mild this year. Mornings have started in the mid 70s, getting up only to the low 90s by noon. That’s really cool for summer in Texas. My boys and I have been taking advantage of the “cooler weather”, and taking nature walks at local parks this week. As we took a…

Why are dads always so hard to shop for? Probably because they end up buying whatever they need or want on their own, leaving their love ones with little options come gift giving time. Subscription boxes give you an opportunity to give dads something he never would have found at they store. Both my dad…