My Family Takes the Summer Off
School is out. The sun is shining. And what does that mean? Summer is here! At our house this means we can look forward to endless days of absolutely nothing exciting to...
Tammie
Why Should You Care About Foster Care?
This is what I have decided after spending several years knee deep in the child welfare crisis: It’s easier not to know. I don’t want to know that 3500 kids...
The Battle For Margin Is Worth It
I never set out to be a teacher. I earned a biology degree for the sole purpose of looking good on a medical school application. But as graduation loomed, I...
My Very First Makeover {Sponsored Post}
We have partnered with Ficocello’s of Woodbury to bring you a first-hand experience of a few of the fabulous services they offer. While this post is sponsored, all opinions &...
How I Turned Irritation into Gratitude
She used to wake up barking. My daughter, that is. I’d hear her start in after her morning nap, woofing and yapping from her crib as she mimicked the two...
Never Underestimate the Power of an Apology
It was the kind of morning when a mom can feel henpecked to death before she takes her first sip of coffee. I’d worked late in the emergency room the...
Hey Moms, Let’s Watch Our Language
These days we have unprecedented windows into each other’s family lives. I see Instagram posts of happy families playing board games and tromping through apple orchards. I marvel at elaborate birthday...
Are Your Kids Good Neighbors?
When my kids were younger, they were fascinated with our neighbors. A dear couple of working professionals enthusiastically listened to my daughter’s chatter over the fence on a daily basis. An...
Five Things Never to Say to a Homeschool Mom
When I was growing up, it was a well-known fact that homeschoolers were weird. I didn’t actually know anyone who homeschooled, but there was a homeschool family that walked past...
Three Surprising Benefits of Reading to Your Children
{Disclosure: We are thrilled to partner with Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota to share helpful information about early childhood development for children ages zero to three. A host of additional...
Everything Those Moms Said is True
I had a sense of deja vu as I pulled into the parking lot of the indoor playground. Rows and rows of minivans lined the spaces with a few SUV’s...
Let’s Talk About Ticks
When I was growing up, tick removal was fun for the whole family. If a tick was discovered on any of my siblings or cousins, everyone would gather around to...
Child Abuse Prevention – Turning Outrage into Action
It was a perfect winter night. I was settled on the couch cuddling my first baby. Pink and warm, just days old, she was perfection personified. Flurries swirled outside my...
How to Entertain Your Kids Without Even Trying
It’s one of those moments frozen in my mommy memory bank: The time I realized my two-year old had just guzzled hummingbird juice straight from the feeder. I can still...
