Meredith Vieira’s decision last month to leave The Today Show caused quite a stir. Most speculated that she was leaving the popular NBC morning news show to care for her husband journalist Richard Cohen, who suffers from multiple sclerosis. Turns out, that report was partly true.

During the summer, where do your kids go to play? They may be in daycare during the day but with the longer summer days and sunshiney summer weekends, it’s even more important that they have a place to go where they can get some exercise of their body and their minds through unstructured play time.

How often does this happen to you?   You come home from work, its 6:30 pm, your hungry, the kids are hungry, and you have no idea what you are going to fix for dinner?   Are Chinese take out and pizza part of your daily routine?

Stop the cycle with these four tips for making healthy food choices even with your busy schedule.

It takes eight people to do my job. The job of mom, that is.  If you count the people it takes to do my teaching job as well, that makes a total of ten. I will be having surgery Tuesday to repair nerve damage from the hernia surgery I had back in September. Having just completed the massive document of who goes where when, I have counted ten people to cover for me for four days. Unbelievable, isn’t it ?

At one time or another in each of our lives we may be impacted by depression or the blues.  It's a natural part of life to feel down particularly when we lose someone we love or dreams we've valued.  Struggling through the difficult times in our lives or setbacks can be challenging and may need medical attention.  You're not alone if you feel like this and I've had to realize that I'm not alone either.  However, depression is like that...it can make you feel alone, very alone.

April was Autism Awareness Month and May Mental Health Awareness Month. It seems every illness has a calendar date for awareness.  It helps spread the word, educate, fundraise and support those families dealing with serious child and adult illnesses, syndromes, and more that affect their lives whether they are chronic or life-threatening.

Whether you’re off to a picnic in the park or staying indoors with the family, Memorial Day calls for food and relaxation. So don’t go crazy cooking—serve up these delicious sliders which can be prepared in 10 minutes! Melissa d’Arabian, mother of four, and host of Food Network’s Ten Dollar Dinners with Melissa d'Arabian (www.foodnetwork.com/melissa-darabian) shares her recipe.

[recipe by Melissa d'Arabian; photo courtesy of Food Network]