Laura
Why We Love Our Activity Jar (and how you can make one!)
Last summer my son and I agreed that we needed to make more of an effort to do fun afternoon activities together throughout the summer. I work most summer mornings and my son is...
Mental Illness Awareness Week
Hey, fellow mom! If you don't take care of you, no one else will. I'm talking not just about your physical health, but I'm also talking about your mental health.
How do you take care...
3 Fall Day Trips
Gone are the weeks and weekends of summer that lend themselves to longer travel destinations. Here now are weekends sandwiched between the weeks of school and preschool. Today I highlight three fall day trip...
Just Say No to All That “New” Stuff: Back to School Shopping
It’s a conundrum. Every year you get a list of supplies that your kid needs for school. Every year you wonder, really, do they need all of this new stuff?
This year I decided to...
Choose to Believe There is Good in the World
This post could also be titled, "What the F#$% Do I Tell My Kid."
What do I tell my kid when the only news on tv is about suicide bombings in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle...
Family and Mental Illness: Awareness as Mothers
As mothers, we are presented with information and screening information on Postpartum Depression after we give birth. Our physicians may also let our partners/spouses know warning signs for postpartum depression. However, as mothers, we don’t...
Go, See, Explore: Discovery Center Museum, Rockford, IL
On a recent road trip, we stopped at an awesome museum in Rockford. My son did not need to go more than 10 steps past the entrance at the Rockford Discovery Center Museum to know...
