Indicators of popularity are always tricky when your kids are young. Honestly they shouldn’t matter at all. Is your kid happy? Does your kid have some friends? Then cool, we are golden. However, there are some things that are a...
Sadly, cold and flu season is upon us. While I don't think we can avoid sickness completely, (especially with young children in the house) I do believe in trying to boost our immune systems and general health. We do...
Raise your hand (not really, 'cause I can't see it) if you had snowsuits and sleds ready for your kids last year and were disappointed that we barely got any snow! Me! Whether we get more snow this year or...
One of my main goals as a mother is to raise children who are kind, loving, compassionate and generous. I want my children to know that even though we may not have as much as others, we still have...
We say this all the time, right? 'You can be anything you want to be.' Lately, we say it as we’re watching the football game from our living room. Our kids scream ‘Defense! Defense! Defense!’ and practice ‘Down, Set,...
I have 5 school aged kids. 5 kids lugging home crafts, projects, tests, photos, notebooks, and journals from school. 5 kids needing forms signed, tests reviewed, homework checked. Even in this digital age, there are still papers literally piling up...
We are a home-school family.  My daughter is enrolled in an online, public charter school. The school provides an asynchronous, well-crafted and varied curriculum with a great amount of materials and support.  I, as her "learning coach," ultimately control...
  We, as mothers, have all been there. It haunts us day and night, the over flowing piles of laundry which never gets completely done because there is no place to put the laundry once it is clean... Because the...
Back to school is a very emotional time of year for our family. We are all sad that summer is coming to an end, and that the new school year is starting. Which ultimately means less quality time to...
Some people get really worked up about back-to-school, and "what's on the supply list?! I must know!" Which is totally fine!   I, however, am more lax about this, which is shocking as one who loves to plan and be organized...

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