Don't hate: Super, sexy, single mom coming to town
Moms and moms-to-be can get break from the heat at this Sunday's Smart Baby Expo at the Quorum Hotel Westshore in Tampa.
The expo, which is held in cities nationwide, features baby products and parenting resources, many of them local. Onsite ultrasounds will be available for $40. The exhibitor list looks pretty big, but keep in mind there's a $10 admission charge at the door ($8 online), so plan to stay for a while. Kids under 12 are free.
Author Renee Rayles, left, will be on hand signing her new book, The Super, Sexy, Single Mom on a Budget. She's a 33-year-old single mom who lives in Atlanta with her 11-year-old son. Go Momma spoke with her as she was packing for her trip. Click here for the interview and her tips for being super, sexy and single.
The expo runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Quorum Hotel, 700 N West Shore Blvd.
-- Susan Thurston, Times mom
Sharon Kennedy Wynne has sunscreen in her blood. She may have been born in Buffalo but she got here as fast as she could, in time for kindergarten. She grew up in St. Petersburg, graduated from the University of Florida journalism school, and even got married at Sunken Gardens. She's one of the few adults we know who actually loves taking her kids to the beach. She has two sons and with 10 years of parenting under her belt, she's starting to feel a little less out of her league. She comes from a large family and loves to debate, so brace yourself when the hot topics come up.
Amy Hollyfield is a workaholic mother of two young
daughters, blessed to have a work-at-home husband who makes their life possible. She was born in Detroit and moved around a lot as a kid (read: Air Force brat). She has lived in Florida since the month after she
graduated from Northwestern University. She lives for the yelps, hugs and kisses that greet her on nights that she makes it home before bedtime.
Sherry Robinson was born in the Sunshine State but she feels more comfortable inside a mall than outside at the beach -- thank goodness her husband is the outdoorsy type. He takes their two sons on night hikes, beach runs and bug hunts while Sherry does her best to take care of the homestead -- and find out what is new on the store shelves. A graduate of the University of South Florida in 19noneofyourbusiness, Sherry has been at the Times for nearly 20 years. And with nearly 10 years of parenting experience, Sherry is eager to offer up some great dish on raising kids and keeping your sanity.
Guest blogger Tracey Henry, a.k.a. Suburban Diva, is a frantic, slightly frazzled mother of four. She is a freelance humor writer and author which is the only thing that parenting four children ages 12-1 trains you for, except perhaps court jester and professional bull rider. She and her husband have lived all over the country, but settled in Florida eight years ago because the beachcombing is so much better here than on the banks of the Mississippi. Their family time includes a lot of sport -- both watching and playing -- and fun in the sun and surf. Catch her in Whoa, Momma! and on her site, 
Sherri Day and her husband welcomed their daughter into the world in early 2008. So far, she describes parenthood as exciting, exhausting and exhilarating. A self-described Southern belle with small-town values and big-city idealism, Sherri was born in rural Georgia. She received her bachelor's degree in journalism from Clark Atlanta University and her master's of journalism from the University of California at Berkeley. She is the Brandon bureau chief for the Times. Sherri moved to Tampa from Brooklyn four years ago.
There must be a reason she is single.
Posted by: Darrin | June 27, 2009 at 08:25 AM
wow...she is probably one of the greatest minds of this generation and not at all shallow and self consumed, like the rest of amerika.
Posted by: fldumkids | June 25, 2009 at 07:06 PM
She's a hot mamma!
Posted by: John | June 25, 2009 at 11:26 AM