Humor

Not gonna lie, having older kids is pretty awesome. Every once in a while you’ll see a meme in which someone wishes they could go back in time to see their children when they were babies/toddlers/preschoolers one more time. I...

Ah, the art of dancing where one can express themselves in however way they choose. If you were to ask me what has been one of my more memorable experiences this year; I would have to say dancing. I may...

2020 was going to be epic. I had decided now that my kids are older, I was going to introduce them to a long lost love of mine — travel. I was even calling 2020 the year of travel! I had...

I can boast an assortment of talents that I’ve found useful as a mother: getting strange stains out of clothing, cutting sandwiches in the “right” shape, picking every tomato out of a meal, remembering to give my daughter a...

A couple months ago I was sitting at the kitchen table with my two boys. Daddy was working late so it was just us for supper. We were talking about our days. We were laughing and having a great...

Updated: March 21, 2021 Of all the battles that occur on playgrounds around the nation, few can be more contentious than this age old question: "Is it okay for kids to climb up the slide the "wrong way"? It seems like this...

When the school district issued my child a Chromebook this year for the hybrid learning experience, I didn’t realize we’d also have access to every internet search that is done on the Chromebook through the school’s security program. I...

Welcome to preschool soccer!  As you look around our field, you'll notice players demonstrating the highly specialized skills we emphasize early in our program.  Coaches identify the natural talents of each player and use motivational and leadership development strategies...

Let's do a little catching up with this pandemic edition of Currently! Currently I am . . . Reading: You Can't Touch My Hair: And Other Things I Still Have to Explain. Doing: Yoga online with Muddy Feet Yoga. Driving: to Ely at...

I didn't have strong feelings one way or the other about my high school reunion. I'm not super into bars or mingling. Thanks to social media, I also felt relatively up to date on classmates' lives, or at least...