Two weeks before Christmas, the kids had 2 snow days. Last week we also had 2 snow days plus MLK Day. Snow days have always been a family affair around here. My husband is a former-English-teacher-now-school-administrator. He’s always had the…
Category: School
Will You Survive the Search for the Perfect Prom Dress?
Disclosure: I was compensated to write this post. The views expressed in this post are my own. I did not know anything about American high schools. I made the decision to go to college in the United States, by looking…
Inspiration Not Perspiration at Sports Practice #seizingfamilytime
Disclosure: The links in this post are to my amazon affiliate account. Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you are right. — Henry Ford I’ve spent a lot of time…
Musings on Little Ones: Taking a Trip Down Memory Lane #Halloween
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. My neighbor stopped by on Halloween with her adorable baby. He’s about one. He was strapped in his jogging stroller. The rain was starting to…
Back to School: Taming the Homework Beast
I should have homework under control by now. It’s October when all is said and done. How many years have I been at this “mom of a school-aged child” thing anyway? 12? 13 years? And yet why don’t I have…
Is There a Time When Ice Cream Doesn’t Hit the Spot? #seizingfamilytime
We’re a family of 5. Always flying in different directions. To work, Cub Scouts, soccer, school events, swimming, volleyball, and more. I can just about remember the days when having a doctor’s appointment and a playdate in the same week…
Rain, Rain, Go Away #EnglishMemories
I’m sitting here on the couch staring out the window. Rain is coming down. It’s damp…chilly…and bleak. Nothing like Monday’s heavy tornado-like rain. Just a rainy day. I’m used to rain. Growing up in England, rain was the weather I…
Keeping Tabs on Your Teen Driver and a Twitter Party! #sponsored #drivesafe
Sponsored: I was given a device and a smartphone for the duration of the campaign, and received payment from Sprint for my blog posts. However, the views expressed in this post are my own. I thought my teen would NEVER…
Taking a Trip Down Memory Lane: Halloween 2005
I have new next door neighbors who have a 4 year old, 2 year old, and a baby on the way. I saw them the other evening just walking up and down the driveway while the kids played. The mom…
Rounding Up Your Family and Friends in Your #Life360 Circles
Sponsored: I am being compensated by Splash Creative Media on behalf of Life360 to write this post. The opinions contained within are mine and mine alone. I drove miles and miles and miles last year. I was in a morning carpool,…