Share Yesterday was my big kids first full day back to school. Alarms were set, lunches were packed, and I walked home alone with seven hours with just one child ahead of me. When I walked back into the house, the quiet was almost deafening. The door didn’t slam, their feet didn’t pound up the…
Share My new year’s resolutions kick in with the school year, not when the ball drops in Times Square. Every fall, I embrace a new organizational system, determined to make this the year that I keep better track of assignments, field trips, and sports practice. At the same time that I’m scouring the aisles of…
Share In just four short days, the alarm will ring after a long hiatus. The kids will struggle out of bed, rubbing their eyes, and instead of reaching for their bathing suits, they’ll put on new clothes and closed toed shoes before rushing down to breakfast. The final days of summer are here, much too…
