Kids packing themselves. Wait, what?!?

Yes, you read that correctly.  After about a year of practice, the kids finally successfully packed themselves for an overnight.  I’m ready to declare this a parenting win. I mean, they needed a list, but other than that it was out-of-my-hands. As a family,…

DIY Advent Calendar

Tired of buying advent calendars with tiny chocolates in them every year?  Me too.  Not quite ambitious or crafty enough to create one of those elaborate 24 envelope or 24 boxes advent calendars that are all over Pinterest?  Me either.  Here’s my in-between. Grab…

Games the Kids Play (and you should too!)

“Mom, will you play ____ with me?”  “Mama, let’s play _____”.  “Mama, how about we play _____”.  No matter how they phrase it, the kids always want to play with you. How many times do you say, “Sure, I’d love to!”… Answer honestly. In…

Making It Look Easy

That’s what someone said about me.  This morning. There I was, standing with my 3 year old outside the preschool door waiting for school to open.  With my coffee mug in my hand.  Not the travel mug that I should have brought in the…