Back to School

It's hard to find just the right calendar for tracking the activities of the entire family.  I went through several versions before hitting on a simple solution that works for us. Lots of articles have been written on this topic,...

Transitioning back to school can be rough. The nights of staying up late and sleeping in are suddenly over. Playtime in the pool is mostly reserved for Friday nights, and schedules need to be followed. That being said, there...

We just moved to Orlando from Los Angeles. California is supposed to be the mecca of car culture. It has Route 66 and Disney's CarsLand and In-and-Out Burger drive thrus and that famous drive to Vegas that we all...

The kids have only been back in school for a short while now and I'm already asking myself, "what am I going to send for lunch tomorrow?" Any other moms out there struggle with this as much as I do?...

When my daughters started preschool, I was unprepared for the sheer volume of papers that came home in their folders. By the time they were in first grade, I needed a support group to cope. That year we had...

  Lately, our lives have centered around FASHION. We have had to consider 5th grade graduation party dresses and shoes for the theme of “Hollywood Glam;” 5th grade graduation ceremony dresses and shoes; 8th grade social dresses and shoes; National...

It's a new school year. You've met the teacher and might have already had Open House at your kids' school, now what? Becoming a partner in education goes beyond becoming the PTA president. As a public school teacher and...