It's sweltering hot in Mississippi right now, so when I see fall start popping up in my social media feeds, I groan and roll my eyes and envy all of you who live north of "hotter than Hades." You probably think fall actually starts in September. Around here, it's hot right through October most of the time, so I tend to let autumn activities creep up on me and end up scrambling to prepare for ...
Family Fun
How to Make a Birthday Magical
There’s a funny thing about kids’ birthday parties. You can spend three hours agonizing over the perfect dinosaur theme (let alone any theme to be honest), order custom balloons, match every napkin to the cupcake frosting, and still... It’s the moment someone accidentally trips into the gift table that gets talked about for months. While that sounds like a scene from a bad movie, some sort of ...
Making a Weekend Home Bistro for Fun Family Dinners
Having family dinners isn't really as common as it used to be, but it's one thing our family has always done. It's gotten a little more difficult as the kids have gotten older. Cross-country practice at 6 p.m. throws a kink in it on a regular basis, but for the most part, we eat our meals together. On the weekends, we sometimes follow supper with fun family games, but every now and then, ...
Ideas For Quality Time With Your Family
As our kids have gotten older, it has become harder to have consistent quality time with our family. Sports and school schedules, summer jobs, and social activities keep our kids going from dawn to dusk. And we are still carting some of them from place to place, too. We run year 'round. Still, spending quality time with your family is vital in so many ways. It’s a way to grow a stronger bond ...