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Yelling to Stop Yelling

During the summer months I often find myself feeling like a baseball stadium hot dog vendor in regards to my communications with my children.  I am constantly putting my head out the back door, window,...

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The Unsung Milestones

Ok my fellow colleagues (that’s you, parents), I have a child development question for you. In the early years, it seems we parents are charting our child’s every move and benchmarking it against those...

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Practicing Meditation

The Appleton Area School District recently facilitated a city-wide Compassion Project.  All of the elementary schools and many of the intermediate and high schools participated, discussing the meaning...

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I Learned Something Too

So my third child had his first day of school back in September.  He has been visiting the neighborhood school since he was two days old.  I am in and out, in kids’ classrooms, and doing school-related...

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Help Teach an Old Dog Some New Tricks

My house is currently charmingly quiet.  My husband is off at the store buying the ingredients so he can make a cake, something he has missed doing in the past few months.  My boys are lying in their...

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Monkeying with Time

How many of you like the changing of the clocks? I had a five year old up in my bed at 5:30 this morning.  His brother was already in the basement with my husband chatting away as he folded laundry....

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Clothing Nemesis

Whoever made athletic pants is both a rock star and my nemesis.  You made them cozy enough for lounging about in complete comfort.  They are perfection running up and down the basketball court and...

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The Foodie Crew

The Foodie Crew…What Healthy School Snacks Can YOU Recommend? 1-2-3 GO!  All 21 kindergarten students popped their pomegranate seed into their mouths.   “MMMM” and “EWWW” rang out simultaneously as...

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I am in a very thankful mood

Photography by Noemi Lyn Arda-boyles I am in a very thankful mood.  My children are happy and healthy, my husband is home from an overseas military deployment, and my home is relatively in order.  I...

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Reflections on the Holiday Season

The upswing for my holiday season has been at best, a little odd. Please allow me to share with you the wacky things that have been going on at my house this season… I have a seven year old boy who...

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