It seems to be that we are hitting the long dog-days of summer. I don’t know about where you live, but we have had some really hot days here. And with that it seems like we can get lazier and lazier and getting the kids to go outside is harder and harder. The kids can …
Kids Live Well – Restaurant App
I tend to cook most all our meals at home. Yes, we enjoy dinner out. but honestly dinner out is usually for my husband and me on our date nights. With the kids home – and we have a lot of them. It is usually easier (and much cheaper) to eat at home. But sometimes …
Baked Blueberry and Banana Oatmeal Recipe
Oh, it’s been a long day! I am sitting in the San Francisco airport with and eight and a half hour wait for my flight to North Dakota. I was to leave on a flight out of San Jose at 2:20 pm, but because of mechanical problems I was shuttled to SFO and my new …
12 Ways to Prevent Summer Slide
As a teacher and a mom I love my summer vacation. I love the unstructured time to relax, play, and take advantage of my community – trips to the beach, hiking, Friday Night Music series, and going to the movies are just a few of my summer loves. As a mom and a teacher I …
Easy Zombie Cupcakes
Ahhh…love these cupcakes! So cute and EASY! A perfect treat for Halloween. Easy Zombie Cupcakes I made these when my sixth graders choose to be zombies for spirit week. I thought it would be a fun treat to end a rather hectic week, and to celebrate the extra work they had put in planning and …