Until last year my kids didn’t really mind buying their lunch at school. The cooks in the school prepared most of it right there and the menu was pretty varied. Ice cream was only served on Fridays and you had your choice of a popsicle or an ice cream cone.
Somehow, our county decided that they […]
There are days when I seriously question my parenting skills! Sometimes it has to do with giving my kids too much attention (aka making their decisions for them) and other times it is not giving them enough. Sometimes I am a great listener and sometimes I wonder what my kids think of me.
The one thing […]
I have got stacks and stacks of photos that one of these days I will put together into a scrapbook (or 10) for each of my kids. Hopefully this will occur sometime before their 18th birthday!
As it stands right now, my son’s “First 5 Years” book is full - dutifully filled out and complete with […]
Anymore I am not sure who stresses more about standardized tests - the students or the parents. One thing I do know is that standardized test time is right around the corner and I have two kids with two totally different attitudes towards the tests.
For my son, tests are just a non-issue. He doesn’t stress […]
Celebrate Mother Earth today! The weather here is going to be stunning - hopefully it is beautiful in your neck of the woods, too. Take some time with your kids and plant some flowers, take a nature hike, or enjoy a picnic.
Here are a few more activity ideas if you need them:
Celebrate Earth Day With […]
In the wake of the tragedy of this week, I have been thinking. We know that we need to equip our teens with tools and know how to make in the real world, but often those skills are things like balancing the check book, basic cooking skills or how to do their laundry. All of […]
As my son gets older, I have noticed that his sleep habits and needs are changing. How much sleep does your teen get a night? Do you have a set bedtime requirement each night or does your child go to sleep when tired?
While we were on Spring Break, he must have been banking his sleep. […]
It can happen anywhere. We can not continue with the thinking that something as horrific as the Virginia Tech shootings will not happen in our own towns. Afterall, Blacksburg is that town - a rural, quiet, college town far away from the hustle and bustle of big city life. If it can happen […]
Next Saturday my eight year old daughter will go to her first dance, and what a handsome date she will have - her Daddy. It is the Father/Daughter dance with her Girl Scout troop.
And what does every girl need for such an event? A dress, of course! A task that was definitely easier said than […]
Do you ever have days where you would just like the world to stop long enough for you to catch your breath? Today was one of those days.
Yesterday we were out all day. We took the kids to Busch Gardens for a day of fun and family time riding roller coasters, sharing laughs, and eating […]
Parenting Tweens & Teens. Been there, done that.
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