Looking for volunteer ideas or service projects to help others this holiday season? I’ve written before about what I want my kids to love about November and understanding how to help their community, serve others and be grateful for all they have is a big part of it. But here’s the thing – it’s not …
Family rituals
This is one of those week’s when sentiment has crept in and taken over. The first week in April is the anniversary of the passing of two of my grandparents so I always find myself thinking more about them and family at this time of the year. And it just so happens that I’ve been …
We are on countdown in our house — only 9 more school days left for us!
Yep, only 9 days, 4 finals, 3 school activities and 1 graduation event — then we can enjoy sleeping in, long days without schedules, fun day trips and some relaxing time to connect.
I do love summer!
Yes, some days are longer than others and the kids do get bored by mid-July — but we wouldn’t trade it for the world!
This content is sponsored by Kohl’s as a part of their #DestinationSummer campaign. Although this is a sponsored post, all opinions (and crazy comments) are always my own.
This week, I’m excited to be working with Kohl’s and some truly amazing bloggers on the #DestinationSummer project.
In addition to their Pinterest Virtual Road Trip, Kohl’s also has a great in store campaign taking place this summer called “FindYourYes”.
The idea is to find what matters to you.
For us parents, a huge ‘Yes’ is our kids.
But while I was watching the #FindYourYes video and thinking about my kids, I began to wonder – what’s their “Yes”; what are the things that matter to my kids?
Time with the kids is precious.
You really begin to understand this as the kids grow up and especially as those long, relaxing days of summer turn into the more busy back-to-school hours that are beginning this month.
When the kids are born, you have approximately 940 Saturdays together before they fly the coop. Yes, someone somewhere counted up all those days and we get less than a thousand weekends (really not much when you look at it like that, is it).
When they’re young, “The days are long but the years are short” as Gretchen Rubin would say. Then they get older and both the days and the years fly by quickly.
I only have 55 more Saturdays with my oldest.
And here’s what’s been eating at me lately — as the kids get older, their schedule becomes full of things (fun things) that they want to do. BUT (and it’s a big but), they still REALLY need that time with you!
When’s the last time your kid looked under a rock?
Fall is the perfect time to head outdoors and enjoy the foliage, the weather and time with each other!
Grab the kids and head out on a new fall adventure….
Are you working on any family goals (or resolutions) for 2013? When we were PK (pre-kids), all those resolutions looked different — get in shape, get a promotion, complete a few DIY projects.
But (as the experts say) ‘kids change everything’! 🙂
“Fall back” is this Saturday — yep, daylight savings time.
I was recently thinking it would be great to have some extra time; and then I realized, we get an extra hour this weekend!
Have you ever done something brilliant (I mean absolutely amazing!) but you just didn’t realize it until years later?
I recently had one of those moments last month but it didn’t start as happy as it ended.
I love Autumn! It’s my favorite season – cool days, beautiful colors, fun things to do with the kids and a great time to enjoy nature!