mod mom

Hockhalter

age 34

REALTOR/real estate consultant married mom of 1 fargo my definition of a mod mom is… if I could pick a song to represent my life, it would be… Brandi Carlisle - The Story. Honestly, I went out and bought her CD because of some rave reviews, popped it in my CD player and literally laughed out loud in amazement of the song, The Story. To get that kind of emotion from a song means so much to me. Any mom, wife, daughter, friend, has to be amazed by the song. Give it a try! Wow! outside my family I am most passionate about… my day goes smoothly when… the quality I admire most in my mom is… the hair product I can’t live without…

I like to think any mom is a mod mom. To have a child, love them, raise them the best you can, and encourage them to live their life as present as possible…what could anyone else want more from life!

I truly love to simply enjoy life, which is hard for many people caught up today’s world. My husband & I are reading A New Earth by Ekert Tolle right now, and it is enlightening us on some ways to do this even more!

Waking up to a gorgeous sky, and have my husband, my daughter and myself have a ‘peaceful’ getting ready morning. It doesn’t always happen, and that is fine, but when it does, it kick starts your day and there is no stopping that flow!

My mom put up with me through teenage years. I was a handful. So, because she got through that and is still my loving mom, one of my best friends and advocates…I couldn’t ask for more. That amazing unconditional love makes me a better person and mom to my Sofia.

Aveda - Brilliance spray. It smells so good I can’t even take it. I get it at Oliveries!

I make time to be involved with… the parenting trick I have learned from my husband is… the funniest thing my daughter has said is… She came home from Pre School singing “My Names’ Gene, and I work in a button factory”… a song she learned that day. Find a children’s CD with this song so your child can learn it… anytime you want a smile on your face or a laugh, ask them to sing it…it works! We laughed so hard. my biggest splurge or guilty pleasure is… Hands down, a massage or facial…even better, both one right after the other! the last thing I say to my daughter at night is… I love you, beautiful! the front of my refrigerator currently displays… Sofia’s artwork one mom tip I would like to share with other moms is…

Free time is hard to come by these days, but I do support D.A.R.E of Cass & Clay Counties, and I help the officers out when they need me. I also have benefited from Jodee Bock’s various book clubs. The last one was Think & Grow Rich…an amazing read about living life!

My husband Jon is quite laid back, but very loving towards our daughter. I love to watch him with her because I can see how much they simply love each other. I think taking time to just ‘be’ with her and turn all the noise off is the best we can do for them, and ourselves!

I have been a bridesmaid… 6 wonderful times!

Love your children and always tell them how fabulous they are. Encourage them that they can do anything!