This past year, we became members of the MS Museum of Natural Science, and let me tell you: I am so glad we did! I mean, obviously, with a family of six, it doesn't take much more than a couple of visits to start saving money on the price of admission, but that is only the beginning of the ways our family membership has been a blessing. First, my kids love it! They've enjoyed every ...
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I’m thinking….
I'm thinking. I'm thinking.... Do you remember being in high school English class, staring at a blank journal page that needed to be filled and feeling completely clueless about what you should write? "Just write something," teachers say. So, since I've been staring at my blog in much the same way lately, I've finally told myself the same thing. Writer's block. I'm pretty sure that ...
What the new year looks like….
I've heard it said that whatever you're doing on New Year's is what you'll be doing all year, and to be honest, this week, I had a few moments of hoping that wasn't true. Because this is what we've been doing this week: RSV, bronchitis and a touch of a stomach flu. All in one house. All in one week. Needless to say, I haven't slept since before Christmas. But, at 4 a.m., when I was ...
Have yourself a playful little Christmas….
With all the hustle and bustle of the holidays, it can be easy to forget a very important thing: enjoying them! And, when I am taking kids from one event to the next, I tend to overlook the fact that often it's the simplest things they enjoy the most. Add cold, rainy weather to the mix, and my kids start craving a little creative play. To keep them active in ways other than running around ...