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The Precious Middle Years

June 2nd, 2009 · 11 Comments

This weekend we took advantage of beautiful weather by riding our bikes around the university campus where my husband works.  We stopped at the library and picked out a few books to borrow.  We continued on to the student union, which houses an enormous aquarium that never fails to delight us.  We then looped back [...]

Tags: Activities · Parenting · Vacation

26 Disney Tips for Parents

May 14th, 2009 · 4 Comments

I’m just back from an amazing VIP bloggers trip to Disney World, Florida. Here are the top tips for parents I picked up during the trip, tips that I wanted to share with all of you. Feel free to add your own in the comments, ’cause you can never have too many tips [...]

Tags: Activities · Fun · Holidays · Parenting · Vacation

Playing Fair

May 13th, 2009 · 5 Comments

With three children, at very different developmental stages, it is very difficult to “play fair” when it comes to spending time with them, or being at their events.  With an almost four-year-old, an almost ten-year-old, and a fourteen-year-old, their needs, their interests, and their activities are very different and sometimes, when it comes to parental [...]

Tags: Activities · Parenting

My Eating Confession

April 18th, 2009 · No Comments

I am about to begin my second season of triathlons. I’ve been seriously training for them for the last couple of months, but even in my off time I am proud to say that I was still going into the gym. The other part of the training not surprisingly is watching what I [...]

Tags: Activities · Beauty, Health & Fitness · Food · health

Kids and Extracurricular Activities

April 11th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Before I became a parent, I swore that my kids would never be overscheduled. I was in the know. Hadn’t I secretly read all those articles in my mom’s magazines that teenagers won’t admit publicly to reading for fear of being mercilessly ridiculed throughout high school and at all high school reunions to [...]

Tags: Activities · Parenting · play

And Now It Begins

March 28th, 2009 · 3 Comments

I remember when I first became a mother. I considered a day where I had showered and thrown in a load of laundry while taking care of my newborn to be a success. As time went on, things got easier, but I was still really busy. I remember having a sneaking suspicion [...]

Tags: Activities · Fun · school

Preschoolers and Transitions

March 11th, 2009 · 7 Comments

When my older son was three, he loved playing at his friend’s house, conveniently located just across the street.  Loved it so much that it was the focus of most of his waking thoughts.
Can we go to L.’s house today?
Why can’t we go to L.’s house today?
Look!  L.’s car is in the driveway!  That [...]

Tags: Activities · Parenting · Relationships · friendship

Is it a Matter of Trust?

March 11th, 2009 · 6 Comments

I work for the Fort Wayne Children’s Choir. Children are accepted by audition and parents pay tuition for them to participate in our choirs.  My job is coordinator of volunteers, bookkeeper, and choir cook. I get to spend a lot of time in rehearsals and at performances and baking cookies and cupcakes.
I like the kids. [...]

Tags: Activities

Not Saving Money

March 7th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Last night I went to a moms group meeting on how to save money when shopping. I already knew some of the tips like waiting until a product is on sale and further knocking the price down with a manufacturer’s coupon. Other ideas made sense and consisted of things that I should be [...]

Tags: Activities · Finance

28 Ways to Survive February

February 2nd, 2009 · 2 Comments

Have you noticed? It’s February. If there’s any one month of the year that I do not enjoy, this is the one. Here in Michigan the novelty of winter and snow has long since worn off, and the routine gloom does not inspire me to cheerfulness most days. What should be the shortest [...]

Tags: Activities · Fun · Parenting








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