My wonderful mother-in-law flew across the country with the express purpose of watching the baby for us while my mom graciously agreed to take the older three kids for the weekend. On Thursday morning my husband and I got everyone to daycare and school, packed up the truck and headed...
Homeschooling is rewarding for a growing number of students as well as parents, but this isnt to say that many challenges arent included with the decision to home school. In this article, four common issues are addressed as well as the best ways to overcome those challenges for home school...
Last week I was helping my four-year-old daughter get dressed for school. My daughter shares my preference for dresses and twirly skirts. Dresses with leggings and boots dress in bare legs and sandals but above all, dresses. Schools were policing the length of our skirts and shorts churches imposing rules...
The anxiety of giving birth is stressful enough for a woman, then add to that issues either medical or the unknown after birth and a person can go into a complete tailspin. The mother here is worried about having to be transferred to another hospital quite far from her comfort...
We are approaching Baby Audrey’s five month birthday, and thus nearing five months since our surrogate delivered our baby. On her part, our surrogate likewise indicated from the start that she would like to maintain a relationship with us after birth. For Halloween, I have super touched that our surrogate...
If your holiday plans include travel with children, do not pull your hair out! Instead, relax, sit down, and learn these nine tips that you can use this season to travel successfully with the little crew. These tried and true tips are sure to save the day so do not...
Talking to your kids is sometimes difficult, but when it comes to issues such as current events, it is rather hard to avoid the questions they have after seeing things on TV, hearing adult conversations, etc. Rather than stress what they hear, learn how to talk to your little ones...
Anna Luce chronicles her experience of living with her in-laws soon after she and her husband had her first child. In this account, Luce notes the perks and annoyances that exist when you live with your in-laws. While there are some drawbacks to this arrangement, Anna also highlights the benefits...
When it comes to wanting an out of this world kids Halloween costume one particular idea in general includes dressing up as a galaxy in particular. In more detail to this particular issue when it comes to these particular type of costumes galaxy designs are found all over fashion pages...
Maggie Downs provides a humorous account of her daily struggles and moments of joy through the use of classic literature. In this clever account, Downs underscores these everyday events by using the titles as humorous punchlines to provide readers a true picture of her daily life as a modern day...