Helicopter Mom and Just Plane Dad

Costumes are always a big deal at our house.  Beloved has enjoyed picking out her outfit for as long as I can remember.  It’s fun for her and offers a great bonding moment between us as we spend the day shopping for just the right look.   What will your teen be wearing for Halloween […]

Halloween is one of my favorite times of the year. We didn’t get a lot of trick or treater’s while growing up in the country, but as a kid we would get even larger candy hauls from the houses we did go to. Now that I live in the suburbs I am really excited to […]

Since our Beloved was always too shy to wait in the lunch line with other children, the obvious choice was to make her lunch every day.  That’s right, every single day.  She’s a picky child that only eats certain foods and only if they aren’t touching.  People always tell me she’ll grow out of it; […]

Something, dare I say magical, happens during the summer after 9th grade.  My Beloved ended the school year as a kid happy to be driven around the world by her parents.  Seemingly overnight, she started talking about permits, driver’s licenses, buying a car and sweet, sweet teenage freedom.  She couldn’t have cared less about driving, […]

Summer vacation comes to an end eventually.  The new school year will kick off before you know it.  Parents and kids should start preparing several days (ahem weeks) in advance for an easy back to school transition.  There’s also a few things that can be done during the first few weeks of school that will […]