My 5 year old daughter is a complex little person. She is sweet and loyal, she’s affectionate and tough, she stands her ground. In lot’s of ways she’s a lot like me. My 8 year old son is hilarious and silly, goofy and protective. He is affectionate but you have to ask him for…
Guess What My 2nd Grader Packed for Lunch
Most of our mornings are rushed and hectic. No matter how hard we try, we are just not morning people! I ask my kids to help out, even if in small ways, when they can. Like asking my son to pack his lunch box on days he will stay for the after school program. Usually there is…
Inspirational Corner Featuring Allison Hamilton
Our latest guest on inspirational corner is Allison Hamilton. Allison is an amazing woman who raised a lovely daughter as a single mom. Allison was nominated by one of our readers because she inspires her to be the best mother she can be and to do whatever it takes to make sure your children have…
How to Create a Fun St. Patrick’s Day Tablescape
Guest Post by Lidia Mele At our house, celebrations typically take place around the dinner table. Whether we celebrate a person, a holiday like St. Patrick’s Day or special occasion, in addition to delicious food, our table gets set for the occasion with fun and extra special touches. The special touches usually involve the children…
Activities that helped our 30 days with no video games
Almost a month ago, I shared with you all that I dished out a 30 day punishment of No video games or iPads. From the minute I gave the verdict I panicked a little. How would I ever keep this long punishment, as I had never done that before. BUT as we near the end of…
Momma Don’t You Worry – E-Book Review
In “Momma Don’t you Worry” by Louie Lawent, a six year old boy feels he is old enough to know what’s right from wrong. He doesn’t listen to his mom and soon finds that Mom was right. My children enjoyed reading this E-book and I like the lesson it teaches. Mom is always right, when…
Spring Cleaning with Chem-Dry
With Spring just around the corner I am looking forward to spring cleaning with Chem-Dry. With more than 35 years as the world leading carpet and upholstery cleaning service, their network consists of more than 3,500 carpet cleaning locations in 47 countries serving over 10,000 homes a day worldwide. That’s a lot of homes! Both my…
Phil Perry & Dianne Reeves, Voices of Love
We had the honor of seeing Phil Perry and Dianne Reeves Live at Knight Concert Hall, part of the Arsht Center in Miami on February 20, 2015. The word Amazing gives no justice to the experience. These incredibly talented artists were there for Jazz Roots, a concert series by Larry Rosen. The venue was gorgeous, comparable…
No Video Games for 30 days!
We handed out a new punishment this week. No Video Games for 30 days! You read that right, a whole month. We’ve never done this before so God help us. Help us to stay strong in our punishment. Help us not cave in, help us to resist the cries, the begging, the nagging. If…
Phil Perry, How I Discovered the Voice of an Angel
Have you ever stumbled upon greatness, knowing that what you’ve just discovered is going to stay with you for life? It could be a person, an experience, a book, but in my case it was the discovery of a soulful voice, that voice was Phil Perry. Back in the mid 90’s I discovered him at…