Summer as we’ve known it wraps up this weekend, and we’ll switch gears from lazy days and late nights to busier days and earlier bedtimes next week. As much as we’re ready to get back into a routine, there are always a few nerves and worries at the start of a new school year. What…
With much excitement and a few jitters, the girls started back to school this week. Since we are on day three of this schedule, everyone is waking up with a smile, optimistic and even eager to get dressed and start the day. The backpacks are organized, the snacks are healthy, and the shoes are paired…
School started one week ago today. For ten whole years I’ve had at least one small person in my care for most of the week. So, this is strange and uncharted territory as I enter into a new season of parenting school-age kids. Of course, this picture had to pop up on Facebook this morning to remind…
I’m not a morning person. I so want to be one. I really do. I believe there’s something sacred about the early morning hours when the world is still quiet, the air is still cool and the day is still a blank canvas of opportunity and promise. The problem is just that my room is…