If you’ve ever lived in a region with climate changes, you recognize the value of the four seasons. Growing up in the Midwest meant my memories began to associate certain activities and events with what my senses picked up. There was ...
I pride myself in maintaining a positive attitude even when things aren’t going so well. Whether it’s trying to juggle activities, struggling with disciplining kids in a digital age, anguishing over a new teenage driver or the c ...
It seems like just last week that we started sharing our 2018 guides filled with gift ideas for a little of everyone on your holiday shopping list. So far we have provided lists of card games, dice games, party games, games for younger kids ...
When we were younger, Halloween was the holiday we spent the majority of our seasonal decorating dollars on. We embraced the day completely including spending a couple hundred dollars each year on candy to give out and finding cool Hallowee ...
A couple weeks ago we had new neighbors move in around the corner and as is our custom, we welcomed them to the neighborhood with a plateful of treats. They returned the plate a week later with a lovely chrysanthemum plant. That’s wha ...
Grrrr… Facebook! As much as I try to ignore those stupid ads they put between my friends’ posts, they finally figured out what will make me stop scrolling… cuteness overload. I was in the middle of trying to get some thing ...
Before we get started, no judgements please, my youngest daughter and I have started a dice collection. We began picking up interesting ones whenever we would find them in the bottom of the bins at Goodwill Outlets. Most of them are leftove ...
Spider? Ugh. If it invades my space, I’ll gladly stomp on it. But in its own environment, it’s safe from my wrath. I’ve been stung by more than a few bees and wasps in my day and have lived to tell the tale. They have a pl ...
For the bajillionth time, I’m going to say that I was not a fan of science in school. I didn’t enjoy it. The information didn’t stick like it needed to. I have maybe two positive memorable science-class related experiences ...
When we moved back from Los Angeles and found our home using our house-hunting checklist, we knew there were some things we would need to upgrade. The kitchen was one of our priorities. We also turned the basement area into a playroom which ...
