Extraordinary Ideas for Ordinary Families
“Summa summa summa time!!” All the kids are home and getting along and cleaning up after themselves and choosing kindness all day!!! HAhahahhahahaha! I mean, maybe that’s what your house looks like, our house, however, is just doing its best to hold it together! Don’t get me wrong, my kids are friends, and we have …
Family Night is one of the best traditions to have for creating a feeling of togetherness, coordinating your activity calendar and overall connecting in your family! If you want to start this beautiful connection there are details here. This idea packs a powerful punch for creating a feeling of a team! Ideally, you are prepared …
We have shared plenty of amazing book lists with you all! For Early Elementary School kids, high school kids, picture books read alouds and etc! Now I am going to share some of our favorite series to read aloud to your kids! The summertime is such a great time to start a new series with …
Wow! It’s summer! Hooray! We love summer around here! I am a teacher, and I look forward to the different pace and chance to play with my people that summer beautifully brings. However, I also need/want to get a lot done. Let me share with you 3 simple ways to create a summer full of …
Throughout the school year my children bring home papers of work that they have done. Completed tests, art, busy work–you know what I’m talking about. I do not like keeping all of this paperwork, but often when my kids first bring these things home, they feel pretty attached to them. They remember the time they …
Dear Friend! Your mom has spent hundreds, if not thousands of hours to make sure you are healthy, well fed, challenged, and enriched. If you are an adult and no longer “need” your mother, it’s likely because she did her job well. 🙂 She quite possibly taught you to read, helped you with your handwriting, …
My oldest daughter just had a birthday and that chick LOVES to bake! My husband found this fun book for her! She has used it several times and has been sharing the cookies with friends and family. While we end up using a little more flour and sugar than normal, it has been such a …
The school year is coming to a close and we are in planning and prep mode. There are orchestra concerts, piano recitals, final projects, and big tests in the next few weeks. Do you feel it? Because I can! I feel my kids antsy anticipation for the summer that is juuuuussssst out of reach. I …
When my youngest daughter Tali was three she was the most cheerful and optimistic little human. She often said “Wow, I am good at this!” and she meant it! I was charmed by her unabashed confidence and innocent positivity. I often giggled at her boldness in her self admiration, hoping that life would not quash …
The school year is quickly heading toward its close and I have a 5th grader. If you don’t know what that means, then let me tell you, the puberty and sex talks are a-coming! I have shared about how we introduce the the idea of sex and procreation with pumpkins. I have also shared about …