Family dinner is one of those minimum requirements in my work/life, so we do our best to sit together for dinner most days of the week. A few days ago, I prepared shredded chicken taco salad. As we set the table I muttered under my breath, “Darn…forgot to make the Mexican rice.” My seven-year-old daughter [...]

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This morning, after dropping the girls off at school, my son proclaimed, “Mommy, I’m bored with you.” Ouch…that hurt.
He followed this up with, “And I don’t want to go home.” Gee…neither do I. The house is a mess and I’ve run out of fun things to occupy you while I attempt to squeeze in work.
But [...]

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When I was a kid, my dad would load me and my older sister up with his own tailor-made version of “summer school.” We read from the dictionary, completed math drills and wrote essays. So, while our friends looked forward to their summer vacation, we looked toward June, July and August with total dread.
Despite how [...]

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The voice of our children is an amazing and precious gift. In this category, “Say What?!” I’ll share some of the wisdom, comedy, and honesty that come from the lips of our children. Their words have the ability to make you cry, roll over in laughter, or pause for a moment to think. Whatever your [...]

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The voice of our children is an amazing and precious gift. In this new category, “Say What?!” I’ll share some of the wisdom, comedy, and honesty that come from the mouths of kids everyday. Their words have the ability to make you cry, roll over in laughter, or pause for a moment to think. Whatever [...]

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