Before I ever had kids, I always thought that I would be the cool mom. You know the type, the one that is more like a friend than a parent. As their best friend, my kids would tell me everything....
This semester has been off to a rocky start. Our family has caught one illness after another, causing my 8th grader to miss a lot of school. As his pile of missing work has grown exponentially, so has his...
It’s back to school time. Yay!!
After spending the summer driving my kids all over the place for their activities and listening to them bicker, I’m ready!! While I am sad, because I really do enjoy having them around and the freedom...
We teach our children to befriend the new kids, but do we moms act on our own advice?
Another summer has passed too quickly and our kids are back at school.
If you're like me, you're lamenting the end of long,...
When I first moved to Colorado this past August, my dad and I were driving around trying to find a school or facility for my three year old son. Shane, a precocious, wildly smart kid, needed to find a...
The struggle to find child care is a constant battle and can cause major stress. It's a challenge to balance a convenient location, the number of facilities you have to pick up and drop off from (why do so few facilities take infants?!?) and the cost of care for multiple children.
The other day, my ten year old son came home from school and he promptly asked to go outside and play with his friends. I asked the question I always ask, "Do you have any homework?" To which he...
I've spent most of my working life teaching children to love literature and to be able to communicate effectively in their writing. Along the way, I hope that I've also managed to teach them how to be good, compassionate...
My sister called me first, choking up as she relayed the details and raced back to her job at the high school from an off-site meeting. The words she uttered stopped me cold: there was a school shooting in...
He is only going half days for kindergarten. I tell everyone that it is because I don’t think he can handle full days yet. And that is true. The other reason is because I am not ready for him to do full days yet. He is my first and my only and I am clinging.
In + Around CO Springs
The Colorado Springs Guide To Indoor Play Places
When you are planning activities with your kids, the weather seems to play an important role! Let's face it, there are days when as...
