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 …
Tween Boredom Busters – Spring Break Edition
March break is here. *cue the ominous music* Time to break out the tween boredom busters. I don't know about you but I have two tween girls to entertain next week and, for the second time ever, we aren't taking them anywhere. Aside from the fact that they are bemoaning the total cruelty of my husband and I taking off the week after without them, they are also pulling out preemptive cries of boredom. Boredom, Shmoredom I say. This mom has plans and boredom isn't a part of it. Aside from all …
