You can’t really live in The Motor City without seeing some amazing cars. Now winter is coming to a close the last of the big indoor shows are starting to roll through. My husband and son took off to The Detroit Autorama that totes itself as America’s Greatest Hot Rod show. For my son and mechanic husband,…
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Life Lessons From Mom
When I look back on my life I see that I have made some stupid decisions, learned a lot of things the hard way, and survived things that would have broken a lesser woman. I am not perfect and my life is still near it’s beginning when you think about it. Or at least in its…
How to Build Comunity and Social Skills with Children
You may have noticed we have been a bit quiet as of late. Things have gotten crazy around here with an extra dose of insanity for good measure. Our family temporarily grew by 5. 4 of which were children with very little to no social skills. It was a train wreck and I was just…
Simple Tips for Comforting Kids Sick with the Flu
To my dismay this year my husband brought home the flu. Sure I knew the odds were against us with this horrible flu season and pretty much everyone posting on facebook about falling prey to its grasp. Yes, I tried the wash your hands, carry hand sanitizer where ever we go, and yes I remembered…
Fun Ways to Celebrate New Years with Kids: That Don’t Mean Staying up all Night
I love my kids. I love celebrating with them but, I don’t love how they react when their schedule gets thrown off. I work hard to ensure they are in bed by 8 no matter what the day holds. This i is vital to how I keep my sanity most days with a crew this…
How to Help Your Child Cope Sensory Overload
I have some major sensory issues. Different textures and sounds even smells can cause me physical pain. Growing up that was just called being a weird kid by the Drs. Now we know so much better. Sensory processing disorder is a real thing and even kids without it can still struggle with sensory processing from…
Simple Tips to Help your Kids Sleep Better
Bedtime around here can be like wrangling monkeys at the zoo. In fact, I remember telling my best friend a few days ago about my children’s wild and crazy antics. They can sure keep me on my toes. One thing for sure is I have learned a few tricks that make bedtime easier and none…
Storybook Advent Calender
The Story Book Advent Calendar Idea has been floating around Facebook for a while now. I am just finally giving it a try myself. I know HOW could I JUST be hopping onto this trend when we love books as much as we do… Time, Patience… Will to wrap storybook after storybook is most likely the reason. The kids…
Whats in the box?
A new month starts in the morning. I’m not quite sure how that happened. Things have sure been crazy around here. They always are this time of year. Today we spent some time pulling out the new Mother Goose Time from the attic and setting up a new preschool theme. To be completely honest I had forgotten tomorrow was…
Teaching Children About Honesty w/Free Printable Worksheets
Teaching Children About Honesty is a tough topic we must address as parents at one point or another. Some kids seem to pick up an understanding of honesty fairly quickly. Others need a little more time and attention to fully grab the difference between the truth and a lie, and why we need, to be…