Elizabeth
Volunteering at School: Tips & Considerations
It can be tricky to navigate the social waters at school, to find a group of friends, and to find activities that are right...
A Tooth Fairy Primer
If your children are somewhere between the fist-sucking drooling days of cutting their first teeth and the excitement of that first loose tooth, this post is...
Official Guide to Teacher Gifts
This is an "Official Guide to Teacher Gifts" because we polled ACTUAL TEACHERS. We asked teachers for their favorite and least favorite gifts.
Here are the...
Tips for Organizing an Easter Egg Hunt in Your Backyard
Here are some tips to help simplify your backyard Easter Egg Hunt!
Have the kids decorate their own baskets for the Easter Egg Hunt.
Don't feel like...
Do Your Kids Still Believe in Santa?
Two years ago we eked through our last year believing in Santa. Our girls were in 5th grade and had turned 11 that November, and while they...
35 things for your Tween’s Easter Basket
I love assembling Easter baskets. It's been a family tradition since the girls were babies. Holiday traditions naturally evolve as the years pass. My girls are...
Daddy’s Valentines – The Father Daughter Dance
Daddy's girls. They had my husband wrapped around their little fingers the first time he saw them on the ultrasound. He is their first...
Move Over Instant Pot – Make Room for Air Fryer
I admit it; I can be fickle when it comes to the latest kitchen gadget.
For a while I was all about the Spiralizer (do...
Cursive – Becoming a Lost Art?
I took my daughter to the bank last Saturday to open a checking account and get a debit card. Opening an account at the...
Motherless on Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day can evoke a tangle of emotions. It is a bittersweet day for me. While I am enormously grateful to be the middle-aged...
Rebel Visit to the OBGYN
Every Sunday night I carefully review my calendar for the upcoming week to make sure we have all appointments and activities covered. I cringed...
Can We Talk Laundry?
Benjamin Franklin once said, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” Apparently Mrs. Franklin did all their...
Stumbling Toward the Last Day of School
Today I was taunted by a box of tissues. Not even Kleenex, mind you, but generic Target up & up™ brand tissues. The tissues sit in...
The Years Are Short, Really Short!
We celebrated my husband’s birthday last Saturday night. Sitting across from my girls at the restaurant, I was struck with how grown up they are. They...
Childhood is Fleeting
I was intrigued by the title.
“Quit Doing These 8 Things for Your Teen This Year if You Want to Raise an Adult.”
So I clicked...