There are some books that you just know need to go on your reading list for kids at some point. I have passed my love of reading onto my kids, and have many favorites. I want them to enjoy those, as well as the ones I never knew I had missed out on until I started looking for all of… Read More
Rainy Day Activities
Rainy days can make for some very bored kids. Bored kids can make trouble. No thank you. So, I put together a list of rainy day activities that can be done indoors to keep everybody happy. I thought I’d get the obvious out of the way 1st, but as long as it’s not too cold, and you have plenty of… Read More
Teaching Empathy to Kids in an All-About-Me World
 There are so many values to teach our children, right? Empathy can be a hard one for little ones, who so often believe the world revolves around their behinds only. You may believe that empathy wouldn’t be something discussed in our house, if you read Our Family Suck-It Bucket. I thought maybe I should follow that one up. I… Read More
What To Do When Your Child Is Having Nightmares
Your child is having nightmares. They can’t sleep, so they sure as heck aren’t going to let you leave them alone in their room . And in the dark? You must be out of your flippin mind! What are you going to do so everyone in the house can catch some z’s? I have some advice for you. Take it… Read More
Letters To My Children
My mother does this really cool thing on our 30th birthday. She writes us a beautiful letter. I wanted to do the same for my kids. But, of course, I have to max every thing out to the limit. 🙂 So began the series of letters to my children. Before each little bundle was delivered, I had written a letter… Read More