One of the worst things about divorce is the effect is has on your kids. You change the trajectory of their lives. In our case, we pulled our daughter from a safe home environment, and shoved her into a place where she’s shuffled around from state to state. From the moment I knew divorce was…
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Safety First or Using a Booster Seat Until College
When Kim Zolciak-Biermann was recently lambasted on social media for posting a picture of her son in her car in a booster seat, I was totally on her side! People were saying he looked too big to be in a booster, while others were supportive, citing safety first. I’m a pretty safe person and a…
No Day But Today
Guest post by Terri Takata-Smith Today a Facebook memory popped up in my newsfeed of my yougest son’s Kindergarten graduation. I can’t believe that was just last year. I mean two years ago…wait…2013…FOUR years ago?! What? How did that happen? Warp speed? < Ugh > Tomorrow is his last day of fourth grade and my…
Watermelon Popsicles
Did you know there’s such a thing as a yellow watermelon? Me neither, so you can imagine my surprise last week when I cut into my watermelon only to find it looked more like a cantaloupe inside. Mind you, it had almost been sitting on my counter for almost two weeks because I was too…
20 Ideas for a 1970’s Summer
Last summer, I wanted to get back to simplicity and give my daughter a summer more like the summer’s I had growing up in the 1970’s. Actually, I went to year round school, so my summer started in August. A little weird, but I wish they still did it! No lines at Disneyland, traveling during…