My husband and I have long encouraged our children to have their friends over to our house. It allows us to maintain a close relationship with our children as well as the opportunity to get to know their friends. We truly believe it's in a parents best interest to know the people who are really influencing your kids. We've been very lucky over the years, in that many of our children's friends are more like extended family now. Now that summer has arrived, we're gearing up for a house full of …
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If Life Hands You Lemons, USE THEM – Beyond Lemonade, Easy Ways to Use Lemons
I've always been amused by the expression "When life hands you lemons, make lemonade." Mostly because lemons are awesome no matter what you do with them. There are so many uses for lemons the reality is that when life …
Five Tips for Raising Teens in A Digital Age
The other night I called my mom to blow off steam. My teen girls had been pushing all my buttons, as teens do, and I needed a sounding board — someone who had been there, done that. My mother reminded me that there was …
LastPass: Not Sexy, But Secure
Who wants to talk about password management? Anyone? Bueller? How about this, who wants to keep their online accounts safe and not have to worry about remembering five gazillion passwords? Listen, I get that managing …
How To Be A Good Partner
We do a lot of partner work in karate class and it got me to thinking, what does being a good karate partner teach me about being a good marriage partner? Be generous with the do overs Karate: Last night I was …
I Let My Life Go To The Dogs And Found Joy In The Process
In the spring of 2016, I read the book The Happiness Equation and to say it changed my life would be an understatement. The message of the book resonated with me deeply, especially when it emphasized doing things that …
Send Creative Christmas Cards Online
So…here we are again. Despite last year’s vows to make a holiday to-do list, check it twice, and have your presents wrapped and the cards mailed seconds after Thanksgiving, it’s December and the Christmas cards haven’t …
