Parenting

We all experience stress, if not today then tomorrow or the next.  If we are honest with ourselves…most of our stress comes from situations we create. We are all extremely busy these days!! If you have school aged kids you are probably at that stage in […]

{This post was written by Susan Dennis} It’s that time again.  Temperatures are dropping, fall is in color, pumpkin flavors everything…and parent-teacher conferences are ahead!  I’ll bet you can hardly wait to get through the scheduling process, which for me (the teacher side of the

Just last weekend I picked up my oldest son from our local baseball park after he was done umping. As we were driving out of the park he said, “I wonder how many hours I have spent at this park?” We had a short discussion about

I’ll be the first to admit, none of my boys are what you would call “big readers”. You know what I mean, the kind of kid who passes time by reading a book wherever they go…in the car, while attending their sibling’s sporting events or curled

Helping our students and student athletes be successful in school is so important! In order to get them on the right track it’s best to start at a young age to teach them planning and organizational tips and it’s never to late to implement a

Save TIME and MONEY With These Awesome Back-To-School Shopping Tips Well, you know the drill…summer just started and they are already rolling out the “Back-to-School” banners at all the stores.  My kids absolutely LOVE shopping for their school supplies, what about yours?  I can still

I can hardly believe that we are rolling into FOOTBALL SEASON!! The guys in my house get pretty excited, dinner talk turns to football, Sundays are spent watching football and evenings hanging with neighborhood kids have turned from wiffle ball games to touch football games!

As summer has moved along, my boys have started to slip into an electronics coma! After sleeping in most mornings (if they aren’t off to a camp or an appointment or something previously scheduled) they are really good about getting in their daily run and

Are your pre-teens and teens anxious to earn extra cash while gaining athletic experience? I know for my 13-year-old, umpiring baseball is very motivating for him to get off the couch and do something constructive. Besides baby-sitting, dog-sitting and yard work, pre-teens don’t have a

I am a mom of two elementary age daughters, but that doesn’t stop my husband from “dragging” us to professional baseball games!! 😉  In all honesty we ALL have a GREAT time when we go to a game. My girls are a little older (5&7) so