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,...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticlePracticing 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...
View ArticleI 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...
View ArticleHelp 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...
View ArticleMonkeying 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....
View ArticleClothing 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...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleI 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...
View ArticleReflections 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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