Today was officially J's first day of school. I can't wait to pick her up to ask her how her day was just so she can reply, "good." Does this happen to you? You want to know what your kids have been up to in school but all you get is a one word answer. read more[...]
During Journey’s last week of summer camp, she was given a nice parting gift—a wicked case of head lice. Gross! Unfortunately, I had just dropped her off to spend two weeks with family as I headed out of town for work. As a result, it took a week before the creepy crawlers were discovered.read more[...]
It’s back to school time already! I'm always looking for creative ways to welcome kids back to school and what better way than to show them a little Lunchbox Love!read more[...]
The summer is winding down and so is the Super Fun Summer Challenge. See the recap for week 4 below: read more
OMG! I can't believe it's already August! The summer just started and it's almost over. We only have 2 weeks left before the Super Fun Summer Challenge ends. Here's a quick recap of week 3:read more[...]
Journey has finished camp for the summer and has taken her challenge on the road. I am so glad I have this to keep her busy! As we wrap up the challenge for week 3, here’s a quick recap of week 2.read more[...]
What an exciting week! I went to visit Let's Talk Live to talk about the Super Fun Summer Challenge. It was my first television appearance since moving to the Washington DC area and I had a great time. Before I share next week's challenge, here's a recap of week 1:read more[...]
The Super Fun Summer Challenge is off to a great start! Journey literally screamed with joy when she got her envelope. I hope your kids are having as much fun completing their first challenge as she is.read more[...]
As soon as school was out, Journey said to me, "I wonder if I'm going to get picked to do that fun challenge again this summer." Even though she's in summer camp, she still has quite a bit of free time when she gets home. So the Super Fun Summer Challenge is back to help beat summer boredom! Last year during the challenge, Journey built a lego city as an architect, wrot[...]
My daughter recently studied butterfly metamorphosis at school. When she came home with her completed project and explained each phase of their life cycle, I realized just how much parents have in common with butterflies. Much like butterflies pass through four phases of life before complete metamorphosis, we will experience four phases of parenting before our children become adults. read[...]
