As the weather has warmed up outside, I have noticed more children and teenagers in my neighborhood outside playing and riding their bikes, scooters, or skateboards. I have noticed that the children in our neighborhood think that they own the road and aren’t always paying attention to tr...
The temperatures are beginning to rise outside as summertime is quickly approaching and families are often planning fun outdoor activities and outings. If you or your children are active and enjoy outdoor activities, it is important that you know the signs and symptoms of heat related illness ...
Society as a whole, however, still encourages the "Boys will be boys, and girls will be girls" mentality. These stereotypical philosophies, as well as the behaviours they foment, exist for many reasons:
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For a long time Baltimore was a place for us to stretch our legs, eat something (and find a clean bath room) on the way to or from Washington, DC. But Tiny Traveler and I recently had the opportunity* to spend a weekend in Charm City. We learned that it is chock full of family friendly activities, i...
Most kids are out for the summer and parents find themselves looking for activities for them to do with their kids. Parents want to keep their kids busy and active during the summer months. As you are finding activities for the kids to do, remember that doing free things can be just as f...
The summers seem to be getting hotter and hotter each year. It is not always possible to avoid a pregnancy during the summer months, if not more mom’s would avoid it. If you do end up pregnant during the summer months, you can expect that it will feel hotter outside than a normal s...
I always loved summer time as a kid, it meant spending time at the pool and hanging out with my friends on the weekends. While I was growing up, my mom would often invest in a small wading pool for us so that we could swim in the backyard. A wading pool is a small pool that is usually a ...
My sweet, easy going, baby girl, turned two one day.
On that very day, yes, the exact day of her second birthday, something happened to her. Maybe she was abducted by aliens and replaced with a clone. Or suffered a head injury we did not witness. I'll never know, but s...
".....I wasn't too happy the first time I noticed that Noah was getting hooked on this show. I thought that Phineas and Ferb seemed like kids who were up to no good and that my son would just end up learning nothing but mischief from these characters. That was all before I started really...
I found these while searching through Pinterest. I noticed my oldest having fun with cardboard boxes more often and thought these would be perfect. The last cardboard activity would be great for adults.
Such CUTE ideas!
My boys I KNOW would love the car one. We have tons of boxe...
So, it’s nothing big, but I’m down three pounds since my last post. I am currently on week five of my Couch to 5k program. I even ran on the treadmill today at 6 miles per hour for more than five minutes at a time. Just running on the treadmill makes me feel skinnier. In my head I l...
After dinner, we divide and conquer. Generally, I tidy the kitchen and my wife prepares the kids for bed.The hind-end of kitchen duty includes the preparation of my son's school lunch. As some of you may be aware: I hate making school lunches. So, sometimes I fish for suggestions, which my...
Although the movie was unmemorable to most, the phrase Bucket List became part of the vernacular pretty quickly. And now there are blogs and essays and Facebook lists of people's Bucket Lists. What they want to do before they die, what they've already done that was on the list, etc....
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I will never forget being in elementary school and my mother sitting me down to have the dreaded sex talk. I can still see her sitting in the brown chair of our living room and hear her speak those disturbing, scary words, like penis, vagina and babies coming out of it. Oh. My. God. Is s...
I mean, what's with that??
Granted there are many of us who won't. For the sake of fluid writing let's refer to them as 'They' for the duration of this post. They are plentiful. They have been the purveyors of the male stereotype for 10-thousand years, give or take a Fathe...
I've heard it all before: stay-at-home moms with endless excuses, reasonings, logic and lies that we tell ourselves (and other people) of how and why we are the exceptions to many social norms."I'm too busy as a SAHM to be able to do that during the day.""People should understand because I'm a SAHM....
Today is Perfect Picture Book Friday where I link up with Susanna Leonard Hill’s fantastic group of picture book writers, illustrators, librarians and others who contribute a picture book review and related resources for parents, teachers and children.
Some pictur...
My daughter is a whopping nine months old now. And it’s safe to say that I am completely, unabashedly obsessed with her, to the point where public embarrassment is hard to come by. Here are a few things I never did before becoming Mommy.
Talk like a baby in the grocery checkout line. I...
(This was written by my oldest son who will be a first time Daddy in August! Copyrighted) CONVERSATIONS with a CORONER 'bout a WOMAN'S LAMENT
~ JaredCC
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FELLOW:
Pray, whence that sound / So familiar, sad
CORONER:
'Tis the woman who sits / Atop the hill
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