Parenting
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Using Greenlight to Teach Money Management
A few weeks ago, I shared that Chris and I had opened Greenlight accounts for Bean and Gracie as part of our summer of money management practice. I promised that I would report…
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A Quarantine Activity: Geocaching 101
This week, we have been reintroduced to geocaching and I had forgotten what fun it can be! We first tried geocaching last summer as a way to get out of the house and…
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Teaching Our Kids to Manage Their Money
I can’t think of a more boring topic than money management. Ugh. But Bean and Gracie are 9 and 11-years old now and it’s time we started paying more attention to this topic…
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Summer Chores and Schedules
Every summer, I try to dream up new ways to keep chores and routines fun and exciting for my kids. I have found that creating a very loose schedule helps all of us…
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A Lesson in Sour Grapes
The morning of Bean’s birthday, we gave him is phone. He was ecstatic and super surprised because we told him he couldn’t get one until he started middle school in the fall. Needless…
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How We Talked to Our Kids About Racism
I’m going to start this post out by saying that I have zero answers for anything happening in our country right now. I have no idea how to love POC better. I have…
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Happy 11th Birthday, Bean!
On Monday, this Bean right here… …turned 11 years old. So did Mr. Bear, by the way, who is still going strong at our house. 11 years old, my friends. You know what…
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Summertime Outdoor Organization
I get asked quite a bit about how I get my kids to play outside so much. Our whole family loves being outside. I think that’s the bottomline. If Chris and I are…
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Five Fun Trampoline Games
I don’t know what we would have done over the past two months without outdoor toys. Or without being outdoors at all! All of you imaginary friends living in cold places, I tip…
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A Pandemic-Approved Fun Night
It’s hard to believe that we are starting Week 7 of being at home. It feels like this is all we have ever known by now. I can’t even remember what life was…
