Parenting Teenagers – Teenagers And Letting Go. My first born is a senior in High School! As we spent the last few weeks getting ready for our kids to go back to school, it was all about the excitement of it. They were excited to go back. Honestly, so were we. But at the same time, we miss them being…
Do you need some Back to School Shopping Tips? It’s that time of year! I can’t believe how fast summer went. I mean, it feels like summer had just started! A few days ago, I was going to write up a post with my back to school shopping plans. However, things got a little busy. Since our kids go back…
Messy house? Messy activities? Don’t be afraid of the mess! When I say messy house, I don’t mean a dirty or filthy house. Don’t take my words the wrong way. My house is always clean. Dishes are usually always caught up for the most part. However, I could make some improvements on staying caught up on the laundry. My floors…
Be a Super Mom, not a Supermom. I mean, what is a Supermom exactly? Does a Supermom have superpowers? Does she wear a cape? If there is such a thing, I wish I had them. Have you ever looked up the definition of Supermom? I have and some of them are pretty comical. I am not a Supermom. However, I…
Have some fun with this Stuff Happens Game Parenting Edition. It’s a card game from Goliath Games. You can even mix these cards in with any other Stuff Happens card deck. Oh parenting is fun isn’t it? This game is great for some laughs. Each card has a parenting scenario. You have to rank each one and if you match…
Kids and Gardening: Reasons and Benefits of Letting Your Kids Help You Garden Our youngest was so excited a couple days ago. As soon as he got on the school bus, he texted his dad that said, “Our teacher gave us all a cabbage plant and the person that has the biggest one at the beginning of next school year…
Living with Autism: Worried your teen won’t socially catch up with their peers? Our daughter was diagnosed with high functioning autism at around five years old. She has been clinically at about a third of her age emotionally and socially. She is now 17 and she is still around a 13 year old’s age level when it comes to those…
I remember there was a time when we were growing up as kids our mom gave us an allowance. As a kid, I thought it was pretty cool. But I also remember as a kid, not wanting to do chores. If I didn’t feel like it, I didn’t mind not getting my allowance. Thinking back, it did seem a little…
Oh the days of social media. I have been a blogger for years now and along with product reviews and giveaways I have always written posts about family and parenting as well. Sharing stories of my kids, my family, our outings, etc. I have also been members of blogging groups, mom blogger groups, parenting groups – you get the idea.…
How old is too old to go Trick or Treating? It seems this question gets debated a lot this time of year. Every year it seems. Our oldest is now 16 years old and my husband and I decided when she was around 11 years old, that we would make 13 years old the stopping point for our kids. But…