There are three states of parenting a college student during the holidays. The pre-holiday and the post holiday parent but neither of them are like the during-the-holiday parent. The pre-holiday parent is full of anticipation and excitement. Shopping, preparing, and Read More …
Are your kids driving you crazy? Are you one of those parents? Are you ready for them to go back to school? Are you tired of the rainy days that mark the end of summer and the lack of activities Read More …
Summer and cotton candy just go together… Like: Hot dogs and baseball games Beer and pretzels Kids and mud puddles Swings and smiles Thunderstorms followed by rainbows Neighborhood walks and ice cream cones Family visits and happiness Vacation and beaches Read More …
It is by comparison that we can judge things – from our past to our present and that is the method by which we assess things in the future. That was the best hotdog I ever ate. (I was 8 Read More …
It is a good idea to fill your days… with things you like to do. with meaningful work. with productive activities. with every day tasks – we used to call them chores. with less time working every minute of the Read More …
Today, the woman at Target told me that I was going to be (not that I was already) really fresh…as if I was going to finish two containers of Altoids all in one sitting. I laughed, thinking, wow, that was Read More …
There are times in our lives when we may think, here we go again… This can be Sunday night, in anticipation of Monday morning schedules. This can be when someone in your family brings up an old, embarrassing story. This Read More …
Whoever said it is never too cold may have been thinking something else. Maybe they were talking about beer. Maybe they were talking about the ice in the hockey rink. Maybe they lived somewhere colder than where we are now. Read More …
It’s time to travel for the holidays, family friends and everywhere in between…planning is everything. So, do you route by restaurants, bridges or non-toll roads? In our family, you can take the road less traveled, but only if you plan Read More …
As we close in on the last couple of days before Christmas, we start our annual tradition of decorating the tree. Up until now, it has been just fresh evergreen and aromatic; now it is filled with twinkle lights and Read More …