Christmas is 2 days away!

Hopefully everyone is done writing Santa Letters, but if not here is a great way to make sure Santa gets his letter on time.  Since everyone uses so much technology.  Did you know you can email Santa letters directly from the Macy’s webpage?  Not only will Santa get your letter on time, but also Macy’s … [Read more…]

Tips for Traveling by Plane with Kiddos

These are some of the things I try to do to ensure that our travels with the boys are as smooth as possible are: Have everyone in the party use  a carryon and a backpack or big purse.   This way you avoid checking in your luggage and perhaps even the nightmare of it being lost. … [Read more…]

Winter Break

Winter Break is upon us and that means busy roads and busy malls.  The holidays sometimes are a bit stressful, but it is up to us to how we choose to react with these situations.  We are inundated with media and the need to move fast.  During this holiday season remember to slow down, stop … [Read more…]

Boys in the Fall

As a parent there is no down time.  As a mother of two boys, it feels that there are activities going on all the time.  I took some time off of sports with the boys right now because things can get pretty busy during the fall/early part of winter.  The start of the school year … [Read more…]

Christmas time in the Classroom

This time is very stressful in the classroom.  Reality is that children are probably not on their normal sleeping schedule.  There are many events in the communities.  There are tamale making parties, ugly sweater parties and definitely Christmas programs at many of our kid’s schools.  There are is also stress from parents what to buy … [Read more…]

Travel for the Holidays

It has become a family tradition that we travel for Christmas.  We have now made it a yearly tradition to travel to Flagstaff to experience the snow and adventures with Santa for both of the boys.  This will be our third year going to Flagstaff.  It has become a family favorite, and each trip feels … [Read more…]