Summer is ending, but the fun isn’t over yet. It’s time for a family hoorah with time under the sun, looking for sand dollars and burying mom and dad in the sand. It’s hard to please everyone, but staying at places like North Beach in Florida or South Beach in Virginia are a vacation home …
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My mom once told me, “Cleaning your house with kids playing is like trying to brush your teeth while eating an Oreo cookie.” Oh, how absolutely true that can be! The “pre-kiddos” me was borderline OCD – anything other than perfectly straightened and clean was heart chaos. After my first was born, I was able …
To my daughter, on her graduation day You are a delicate flower. Omg crap…wait…starting over…wrong decade and century. You are a female…that makes you powerful, strong, and capable of achieving so many amazing things. It also means that you will need to navigate life with your head up and eyes straight ahead, ready to show …
Even though my kids are getting older, I’m still not out of the weeds yet! I spend plenty of time wiping mouths and hands and yeah, boogers! Boogie Wipes are a mainstay in my purse, and if I don’t have any on me, I can count another mom at the playground to have them. That’s …
By Leslie Ralph, A Year of Happy “Good for you. It’s okay to be selfish sometimes,” a well-meaning family member tells me any time I make a decision that isn’t 100% kid-oriented. Like that time I took a nap when I was sick. Have you ever heard that one? If you’re anything like me, doing …
School is finally out for summer, so now it’s down to us as parents to keep them entertained for the next three months. Summer crafts can be a great way to while away an afternoon, especially if it’s too rainy to enjoy the warm summer weather outdoors. If you’re not terribly crafty, don’t fret — …
Tired of boring flashcards that don’t make the multiplication facts stick? Want a fun, unconventional way for your student to learn the upper times tables? Times Tales® is a creative, mnemonic (memory aid) system for students to memorize the most difficult math facts. With Times Tales® you can truly teach a student the upper times …
