I would love to be the mom with a beautiful chore chart where kids have the same responsibilities every week, and are compensated in a fair and consistent manner. However, that is totally not who we are!
Kids and...
I’m what you’d call an SUV mom. Parking at the back of the Target lot and reminding the kids, “Watch your doors!!” is the norm for us.
My husband is a wannabe van man. He’d love nothing more than hopping...
Today's Featured Business Highlight is brought to you by Julie Chappell, a local mama and business owner of Clever Container.
With school just around the corner, do you dread the PILES of homework, craft items, and other papers that the...
It’s that time of year. The weather is warming up, and windows can finally be opened again so the house can breathe out the stale air of winter and in the scent of spring.
Do you get into spring cleaning? I...
Did you ever do that as a kid? Run up to someone's house, ring the doorbell, and take off running and laughing? I grew up in the country, so this was not something I did. However, some kids in...
Family members come in all forms. We have our extended family (aunts, uncles, cousins, in-laws). We have our immediate family (spouses and kids). Our relationships with all these people varies depending on a multitude of factors including proximity, family...
The idea of sustainability or “going green,” can feel very intimidating. But making sustainable choices is not as difficult as it may seem. There are many small steps you can take to make a big impact.
For the past few...
Do your kids have chores? Despite our natural instincts, our biggest job as mothers isn’t to do everything for our children. In fact, the most pivotal role we can play is to teach and empower our kids to do...
A picture is worth a thousand words. So life must be worth more than that, right? But could you define it with just one?
A few years ago I stumbled upon a blog that talked about using a word to...
Hy-Vee's mission is to serve its customers by “Making lives easier, healthier, happier.”
If you've been on social media for half a second recently, you've probably seen something about their latest efforts to further that mission: Their Hy-Vee Aisles Online...
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Summer Programs at The Little White Schoolhouse
Keep your kids engaged with learning during the summer with Jump Start at The Little White Schoolhouse in Ankeny, Iowa. It is designed to...
