Grab the kids and pack up the car, it’s the perfect time for a family trip! I recommend a place that offers a little bit of everything and that is dear to my heart. Why not spend a long weekend in my old home town – Chicago. Chicago is the Midwest’s largest city and it…
From an early age, Kristin and Matt Herder both felt called to serve their country. They married in January 1997 while still in college, and upon graduating that May, they were both commissioned in the US Air Force.Devoted to their military careers, they decided to wait until Kristin was 30 before starting a family. When…
NEW YEAR – NEW YOU! Getting Organized is one of the Top Ten most popular New Year’s Resolutions according to About.com. But what does that really mean? If a resolution isn’t tangible, it isn’t likely to come to fruition. Make specific and direct resolutions with clear objectives that will bring actual results and keep you…
I am very surprised that my fifth grade daughter is allowed to re-do assignments, including re-taking tests. I am concerned that she is not seeing the repercussions of failing to prepare in the way she should. Why aren’t teachers letting poor grades stand to allow students to suffer the consequences? A philosophical shift has occurred…
We may have had a mild November and December but Winter is not even half way over. With colder temps, delays and snow days- children (and parents!) can get stir crazy quickly. Here is a Top 10 list of things to do to keep the “Mom, I’m bored!” shouts to a minimum. 1. Break out…
My family had the pleasure of experiencing the Great Wolf Lodge/Mason for the first time this last weekend to celebrate my daughter’s 7th birthday and we don’t regret it for one second. Yes, it was on the pricy side but it was worth every penny. To me, it is the closest thing we have to…
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