Here is a picture of some Spring wild flowers my daughter surprised me with this morning just before leaving for the bus. She took the time to peel the label from this water bottle to give me the flowers in a vase. I sure do love gifts from my children. They are from the heart [...]
Are your children on a swim team? Do they love to swim? Swimming is superb exercise and is low impact. I enrolled my children on a swim team and they love it. They swim for an hour, 4 to 5 days per week. They have already learned proper freestyle, back stroke, breast stroke, and the [...]
Kids love surprises. Finding an unexpected note in their lunches, backpacks or on their pillow is so much fun and it means so much. Sending a letter or a card in the mail to your child can also be exciting. Children love to receive items in the mail. The best part about this is you [...]
Here are some very basic ideas that may help improve your child’s study habits. 1. Have a specific place to study, away from distractions such as the television and other family members who are not studying. 2. Study time should be when your child is most conducive to learning, not when they are hurried and [...]
Last night we went to a fund raiser for Boy Scouts. The boys served a spaghetti dinner and then cleaned up after the adults. After the dinner, an auction was held. The boys, including my son, offered service certificates for babysitting, snow removal, and yard work and many of the people in the area donated [...]
Saying “I love you” or getting an “I love you” is one of the most special things I can imagine. It’s fun to mix up how you say it to others. One way we mix it up in our family is by using sign language. Here are some pictures scanned from My First Book of [...]
Today my daughter, who is 10 years old, brought the phone into me because she didn’t understand what was happening. It was a busy signal! I had to explain what it was to her. A busy signal was a past common occurrence for me but I never thought about the fact that my children have [...]
Taking the time now to organize your child’s room may save you hours of time later. We just cleaned out and organized my children’s rooms and they are both so much happier. They can actually find things now and it makes cleaning their rooms so much easier for them. It not only benefits our family but now [...]
I believe the internet is the way of the future so I have set each of my children up with domain and website, and with that website comes a unique email address. On their websites (blogs) they will talk about what kids talk about. I am preparing them for success, or at least giving them a boost, [...]
For two seasons, my children have had the responsibility of refereeing soccer for the city we live in. They are now 12 and 10 years of age. They just received their pay for the fall season today. What a great teaching opportunity this has been! To get the job, they first had to attend classes and [...]
