Category: Family Life
Kids Worrying About Money
We are all living though one of the worst economies on record. There is article after article written about poverty levels on the rise all around us. Today, families make up 32% of the nations overall homeless population as reported by the National Center on Family Homelessness. It would be naive to think that our […]
Dine Out For No Kid Hungry
Today is the official kick off for Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry. Share Our Strength’s Dine Out for No Kid Hungry™ is a national fundraising event that brings together thousands of restaurants and millions of consumers to help make sure no child in America grows up hungry. From September 18-24, 2011, participating restaurants raise […]
Mimicking the School Reward System
Part two of Rewarding good behavior… a series on Mimicking the school reward system for good behavior…..
I informed my children on the way to school that the tickets earned at home would work a little differently than the tickets earned at school. The first thing they wanted to go over in great detail was the […]
Joining the School Band
Now that school is in full swing today the sound of music has yet again returned to our home. This was the first day of band practice for the new school year and the flute has arrived. The sound of Yankee Doodle was playing over and over once we walked through the door! I didn’t […]
Rewarding good Behavior
This is a two part series on Mimicking the school reward system for good behavior….
First week of school and I can already tell that we are going to have an “adjustment” year for my middle child. I knew it was coming but I didn’t think I would feel the effects of it quite this soon. […]
Shopping for a Car
Hey Mom’s….Are you in the market for a new car?
With the end of September rapidly approaching; this means the end of the vehicle model year. Today buying a car is as easy as the click of a mouse. You go to the dealership website, build your vehicle, and look at the window sticker, and then […]
Sponge Bob causing Attention Problems?
NEWS FLASH: Some cartoons may be bad for your child’s brain. SpongeBob SquarePants the cartoon is at the center of a controversy. A new study that was published in the journal Pediatrics, suggests that watching certain cartoons can cause attention problems. Researchers from the University of Virginia conducted a study using 60 4-year olds and […]
September 11 Remembrance
It is amazing that we are at the ten year anniversary of one of the greatest tragedies of our lifetime. It is still painful to watch the footage of the planes going into the World Trade Center buildings. It almost seems like a bad movie that plays over again. We did not know anyone that […]
Family Game Night
Family Game night…. My kids, at least the older two, are at the age where board games are making a comeback in my house. I have to admit, they weren’t that big before but I’m hoping that our competitive spirit doesn’t get in the way of this new trend.
First, the game of “Life” made it’s […]
Sunday Coupon Inserts
There were no coupon insert this past weekend, but this Suday, 9/11, you will find 3…Smartsource, General Mills and Redplum. $1 off coupons include Aveeno, Aquafresh Extreme Clean, Bayers Aspirin, DiGiorno pizza, Kellog’s Special K cereal, Kellogg’s Raisin Bran, Nestle Toll House Peanut Butter and Chocolate chip cookie dough, Pop Secret and Yoplait yogurt. $2 […]
