JollyTime Kernel of Kindness I think giving back to my community is very important. I give back through volunteering at my kids’ schools. through church projects, and by working at a local soup kitchen. I also participate in food, baby…
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Gift Guide: Makeup for Tweens and Teens
My teen was and still is a makeup aficionado…unlike her mom. She buzzed from Sephora to Ulta to Target and back again. Once she had her own wheels, there was no stopping this makeup hound from acquiring all.the.makeup. Top 5…
Elementary Schoolers, Entertainment, Family, family fun, Family Shopping Time, Gift Guide, Kids, Musings on Family, Musings on Technology, Preschoolers, Preteens and Tweens, Seizing Family Time, shopping, Teens
Gift Guide: Summer Learning Activities
More often than not, I had kids at three different schools. That’s 3 sets of emails, different days off, multiple health and safety alerts, and a slew of grading notices from three schools. At one time, I had 1 kid…
Musings from Me: Writing Journey
10/14/2013: I’m no stranger to writing. As a kid, I wrote several “books” about being a kid who moves back and forth from the UK to the US and even to Italy. I haven’t stopped writing since then…English major and…
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5 Gifts Your Tween Will Actually Use
When you have tweens, you can forget about strolling the aisles of your local Walmart or Target. While tweens are adamant about what they don’t want, finding what they do want is tough. Tweens do not want toys…of any kind.…
Children, Daily Routine, Elementary Schoolers, Family, family strife, housekeeping, Kids, Musings on the Home, organization, Preschoolers, Preteens and Tweens, Schools, Teens
The Finder of Lost Stuff
One of our family mottos is nothing is every lost…missing permanently…but never lost forever. I AM the finder of lost stuff. I usually find whatever it is that is missing in a place where someone (usually me) stashed it for…
