Are you already arguing with your children about screen time this summer? It is a never-ending battle at my house. I don't mind my children using electronics (especially on gloomy days) but my kids need limits. I finally created this No Screen Time Until Checklist to help manage screen time this summer, and throughout the year. We have a few basic rules to help control screen time. No ...
How to Be a Fun Mom
I love summer! While many people look forward to the cooler days of fall, I love the lazy days of summer! Days spent enjoying the pool, trips to the beach, BBQ's, sidewalk chalk, and late night trips for ice cream. However I wasn't always a fun mom. Our summer kicked off a few weeks ago and we've been enjoying every single minute of it. I use to dread summer. Trying to come up with things to ...
50 Photos to Take of Your Kids this Summer
I love taking photos of my kids. In fact, if you asked me what my hobby was, I would probably say taking my kids' picture. Most of the walls in my home are decorated with photos of my children over the years. Summer is my favorite time of year to take photos of my kids because there are so many opportunities for great pictures. The weather is usually amazing, my kids are outside, have ...
Best Clothing Subscriptions for Women
Have you heard of clothing subscription services? I must admit, I had no idea you could get a clothing subscription box until a few years ago. I wondered if a clothing subscription box might be a solution to my dislike of clothes shopping. Over the past eighteen months I've tried three clothing subscription services, Stitch Fix, Le Tote, and Rent the Runway. I decided to give these three popular ...
Cora and Kit: 8 Years
Eight I guess when you turn eight you get to wear lipstick on your birthday and put on some fake tattoos. :-) It's hard to believe she was once smaller than Kit! Happy Birthday Cora Jane! Seven Six See all the Cora and Kit posts here and read her birth story here. ...
Prayers Appreciated for My Son
This weekend my fourteen and sixteen year old boys were burned in a bonfire accident. My sixteen year old son has 2nd degree burns on his foot and was treated and released. My fourteen year old son Liam has 2nd and 3rd degree burns on 20% of his body (both legs). He's being treated at a hospital two hours from our home in a pediatric burn facility. Currently we are trying to manage pain ...
