Tag: family
24 DIY Advent Calendar Activities
You can get creative this holiday season by creating your own Advent Calendar! Last year, our family started a tradition with our rustic advent calendar...
I’m sorta rich. Loaded, actually.
I'm sorta rich. Loaded, actually.
Seriously, wealth is all around me. OK, OK, now don't get jealous, because I have a little secret to tell...
We cut the cable cord and we couldn’t be happier!
Do you ever have the same conversation with your spouse over and over again? I'm not talking about a serious conversation. I'm talking about...
All the Questions You’ve Wanted to Ask About Bedsharing
I open my eyes, careful not to move the rest of my body an inch. Curled on my side, my bottom arm bent elbow...
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...
Family Friendly Foodies- The quest for the best
Contributors Eryn and Crystal have teamed up to bring you some of Orlando's best family-friendly restaurants. Crystal has 2 beautiful girls (one is a 4...
Their Space
I’m conflicted about the state of my daughters’ bedrooms. They are thirteen and their rooms are a perpetual state of mess. One occasionally gets...
The Gift my Son Doesn’t Know About
My oldest turned nine recently, and one of his gifts (perhaps his favorite) was a new bike. This bike was the catalyst to an...
Obsessed with Milestones
Do you obsess about milestones and when your child should be doing something?
As a mom of two teens, I’d like to offer this advice to...
iPhone Addiction
I heard something on the radio that surprised me - the first iPhone was introduced in June 2007. Doesn’t it seem that iPhones have...
Stop, drop, and what? Fire Safety for Your Family (and Mine...
So, I was originally going to save this topic for October, which is National Fire Safety Month; however, after a visit to the fire...
The Case for Date Night
Before our lovely and amazing toddler burst onto the scene, my husband and I used to furrow our brows in confusion when couples with kids...
Scaling Back Kids’ Activities
Growing up I had a close friend who swam competitively. She and her four brothers all swam on the same team. At the time,...
The words we will NEVER use
My husband and I have two daughters. One is 14 and the other is 9 weeks old. The thing is, I only gave birth...
Parenting Without Power Struggles – Book Review
Parenting Without Power Struggles, by Susan Stiffelman, is the best parenting book I’ve read.
That’s high praise considering that I’ve read twenty-six parenting books over the...




















