New clothes… check.
School supplies… check.
New shoes… check.
It’s that time again! Some kids are nervous, others are excited and just about every parent is ecstatic because it feels so good to get back to a schedule, have some alone time and above all know where your kids are, that they ... Views: 1438
I can still remember the year my mother forgot to buy my Valentine’s cards for the class. I stayed up late to make my own out of pink and red construction paper and then attempted to decorate a Kleenex box with paper doilies. I walked into school with a knot in my stomach and a lump in my throat ... Views: 878
With Halloween just around the corner, it got me thinking about masks – not in the costume sense, but rather in the way we hide our true selves from others.
When we were little, wearing masks was all about playing make believe and pretending to be someone else just for fun. But as we get older ... Views: 2252
Birds do it, bees do it
Even educated fleas do it…
But Middle Schoolers? Say it isn’t so.
When songwriter Cole Porter penned his memorable lyrics in 1928 he was talking about "falling in love" not “making love.” Apparently peer pressure was a factor even back then as the song implies, ... Views: 1067
Remember that lame assignment they always gave you at the start of every school year? “How I Spent My Summer Vacation” tolled the official end of summer and started every year off heading in the wrong direction. Just like you can’t drive forward while looking in the rear-view mirror, you can’t ... Views: 864