Educational

One of my earliest memories of my grandma was picking slugs in her backyard … how else were we supposed to make sure her garden wasn’t attacked? My siblings and I watched her and my mom grow everything from...

Writing is therapeutic for me. At a young age I preferred story writing to sports. I savored summers spent reading on my parent’s porch swing. I had such an imagination that many times I was told to get my...

If you don't already know, the popular Netflix series 13 Reasons Why, based on the Jay Asher novel, has stirred up quite the controversy. And rightfully so since teenage depression and suicide is an epidemic that according to the...

It is no secret that we are currently living in challenging unprecedented times. Parents and teachers around the country and the world as a whole are bracing to navigate the hardest school year to date. Thanks to COVID, parents...

I had one goal during my later years of college: to earn a coveted 4.0 mug, a status symbol in my mind. Every term, the school gave out coffee mugs to students who earned a 4.0-grade point average. Every...

I am Five! I know, I know, I’m going to kindergarten. I want to do the right thing and please you. I am the sweetest kid ever, right mom? Can I help you clean up so we can have...

My girls love to read! A library is the perfect combination of the love of books and often an indoor play area too. With colder weather on its way, I thought I would share some of our favorite libraries...

Many young families go through major changes like a move or job change sooner or later. Transitions have been the name of the game for our family over the past year. Just this year, we had our second child,...

It’s 2022 and we’re still in a pandemic. Schools are doing the best they can, but they’re still far from normal. Pandemic life is hard for 100,001 reasons. For our second graders, it means they have NEVER experienced a year...

This will be a school year like no other! Whether you are home schooling, doing virtual learning, or learning at school, lots of families need assistance. That help can come in the form of tutoring, enrichment opportunities, childcare, sports...