The end of summer/beginning of the school year is always a tricky one. I feel like it takes us a few weeks to get used to not having a routine in May and then another few weeks to get...
It’s that time of year again! You’ve had a busy summer full of camp, pool days, frolicking, bug spray, and--dare I say it--even boredom. You may or may not be ready to have your kids head back to school, but...
  As my first born prepares to leave elementary school, this will be a bitter-sweet next few months for me. Our family will be experiencing lots of new beginnings and all the sad endings. No more cute little Christmas concerts,...
So you are considering homeschooling. "What about socialization? Don't you want them socialized?" I'm a mom who has chosen to homeschool. If I had a nickel for every time I've been asked this question, I'd have a lot of...
Faced with a snow day and it’s too cold and icky to actually have your children play outside? What’s a mama to do after watching all the princess videos and Dinosaur Train episodes?
Now that we have 3 kids, here’s my go-to Cabin Fever list of ideas for those dreary and dark winter days.
No matter how many times I complain about the Omaha weather, I must admit that I’m always just as excited as the kids are to hear there is a snow day.
A few months ago my youngest child and I walked to the kindergarten doors, on the first day of school, for the last time. This is one of many days I turn her over to dozens of kids and...
Of course your child is a wonderful artist. She constantly gifts you with pieces deemed "too precious to toss". Until one day you look around and your home is inundated by “art” on everything from post-it notes to fringed notebook paper. What's a mama to do?

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