This past weekend we tailgated with friends in town for the Northwestern vs Michigan State game. Many are in the depths of paying and saving for college tuition or are a few short years away. The conversation about sending kids off college steered toward where we want our girls to go. In state or out of state? As a southern girl, I have dreams of Vanderbilt, Ole Miss or Mississippi State. My husband wouldn’t mind Michigan State. We’ve got time on our hands, but the cost of sending a child ...
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Let’s Play! Chicago Toy & Game Fair 2017
Did you grow up playing Jenga, Operation and Twister? Imagine being able to meet the inventors of your childhood games! We love making memories, playing with the hottest toys and games and meeting inventors of our favorite games at Chicago Toy & Game Fair. It's easy to get busy in the hustle and bustle of life. Between school and activities there never seems to be enough hours in the day to get it all done, much less find time to just play. But no matter how busy we are - we can't ...
Safer Cell Phone Control: FamilyBase by Verizon
It's been almost a year since we gave our oldest daughter an old iPhone {wi-fi only} at the age of nine. Two kids having their own devices has brought on an entirely new realm of parental complexity. To ensure we were establishing a safe cell phone environment, we had honest conversations about cell phone and device etiquette and both signed a cell phone contract outlining basic rules of usage. Nothing over the top, just age appropriate guidelines. We continually have open communication, ...
