Mothers discuss discipline, communication over dinner

Well, I gotta tell you that I was not planning to do anything special for Mother’s Day, but a good friend of ours from college invited us to D.C. to have dinner and to just hang out. After a hectic day in the nursery at church (it’s once a month and I tell you…I couldn’t [...]

Hidden costs of travel with large family

Ever wondered what it would cost you if you had a larger family? Thought about travelling, especially car travel with them during a holiday week? Let me share with you unexpected costs:

9 expired items in the first aid kits (yeah, I have one for the car and one to give to the grandparents. Should be updated every [...]

Teen Sex Taught in a Movie

Parenting teens is tough work and this d*^%n white dress made parenting for me that much harder.
Now, I was raised by two wonderful parents who worked hard at teaching us right from wrong. The challenge is that my mother wasn’t taught about sex. She just kinda came across the topic, similar to how you [...]

WFHM or WAHM Wisdom: Tips for setting a work schedule

As we’ve discussed in the past, I do have a bit of an identity crisis. Am I a parenting blogger, mommy blogger, homeschooling blogger, work from home blogger? Man, so many boxes and not enough room!
In an effort to balance my decision to stick to parenting stuff (mainly ), I have designated just a [...]

Child Safety: They’re just outside

Growing up, I had a finished basement, a huge fenced in back yard and my parents knew all of our neighbors because we all went to school together, same summer camp, same recreation teams. I loved my suburban community, northwest of Detroit, Oak Park, Michigan.
Ms. Palaccio kept my youngest sister until I got home from [...]