June 15, 2009 was an ordinary day for most people. But it was to be a happy day for the Stephan family. Debbie (Goff) had successfully delivered three beautiful, healthy babies. Her 6-year-old would finally have the siblings he’d always wanted. She and her husband Ken were thrilled. But the family’s dreams quickly turned into a nightmare.

You and your kids won’t want to miss Spotlight Productions’s Summer 2009 production of Willy Wonka!
Roald Dahl’s timeless story of the world-famous candy man and his quest to find an heir comes to life in this stage adaptation of “Charlie and The Chocolate Factory,” which features the songs from the classic family film “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.”
Oh yeah, did I mention that my oldest daughter is playing “Alfie”?
I know, you’re thinking “Who is Alfie? I don’t remember an Alfie in the movies.”
Alfie is one of the Candy Man …

Don’t underestimate the power of social media. Just ask Danielle Smith the St. Louis mom and creator of the website Extraordinary Mommy.
Within the last six to eight months, Danielle reconnected with Justin, a friend from college via Facebook.  Justin so happens to live in Prague. Recently, he was driving is wife to the doctor when he made a shocking discovery. The grocery he drove past had a photo of Danielle and her family plastered across a store window!
He let Danielle know. She blogged about it and within five days the story got lots of attention from the …

Are you a big coupon collector? My dear friend Melissa recently sent me a link to a great site that lists lots of coupons for St. Louis restaurants and attractions. Click on over and take a gander.

When most people used to drive past 5200 Delmar, they saw an abandoned 1930′s gas station – a forgotten lot of nothing but bricks and concrete. But Jim McKelvey and Doug Auer saw so much more. With the help of a few other glass enthusiasts, they lovingly renovated the 12,000-sq-ft structure into what is now the largest public glass art center in not just the St. Louis area but within a 300 mile radius.

According to the Associated Press a hairdresser, Casey Ray found two scripts in a trash bin outside the Chase Park Plaza Hotel. The scripts, New Moon and Memiors, both cast Robert Pattinson. 
Ray recently was waiting for her fiance to finish work when she spotted two scripts in a trash container. It’s not clear how the scripts wound up in the bin but Twilight actress Anna Kendrick, was recently in the Arch City filming George Clooney’s upcoming comedy, Up In The Air. A spokeswoman for Kendrick, Lisa Perkins, said the actress wouldn’t have left scripts lying around.
When Ray found the scripts, …