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 [...]
The statistics say that heart disease is the number one killer of women in the U.S. I just checked out WWW.GOREDFORWOMEN.ORG. There is something there for everyone, whether you want to support the cause, know someone with heart disease, or you want to improve your lifestyle to help avoid heart disease. I love life and I [...]
Reading is something that the average American learns to do as a child. What a privilege it is to be able to read! I realized how privileged I was in a waiting room and a gentleman sitting next to me mentioned he couldn’t read. He couldn’t read any of the signs hanging in that room! I [...]
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 [...]
Today is an exceptionally windy day. On our way to swimming (my kids are on a team) there were huge tumbleweeds blowing everywhere. They were hitting the car with a lot of wind power behind them and one stuck to the front of the car for a few seconds. It was wonderful because it is so rare [...]
Community Emergency Response Team, also known as CERT, is a wonderful program. If you are looking for a community volunteer opportunity, CERT is a great program to research. CERT is the backup to the first responders. In a disaster, first responders will not be able to handle the massive needs of a community. CERT members [...]
Have you been to an archery range? It’s a great place to take your son or daughter to learn about the bow and arrow. Be sure they are responsible and know the dangers before visiting. It’s an enjoyable sport and each time your child shoots, they are honing another skill. It’s really a joy to see the [...]
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 [...]
