Yes, I am a breakfast princess; a dinner one as well. With eleven kids my Mom decided it was easier to eat together and with class then to have chaos and she was right. We had a set table with placemats breakfast and dinner and this daily. Do you want to connect with your kids and just calm down...it is easy, eat together.
Read MoreWhat's your definition of an exceptional summer vacation? My parents gave me many! I hope to do the same for my kids.
Read More#12907 was a beautiful girl with sad eyes yearning to be loved. Now she is a Mom of three, a grandma and my amazing sister. Was she scared when she came? Um, of course, she was! I don't know if she knows how much she has taught me.
Read MoreI was a good girl but I also did things I wasn't allowed to do. I even went and bought a Playgirl! Scandalous in Utah! It was a dare but I did it. Why do we always think we are so different? So just because I was raised without the internet I am clueless! I think not but my teens think yes..and yours? Do your teens think you're clueless?
Read MoreWhen you ski you fall. Life is a bit like skiing; you fall! When my Dad was teaching me to ski he taught me a valuable lesson about falling, failure and getting back up.
Read MoreEven if you feel like it, you're not a taxi driver! Don't beat yourself up over missed classes and saying no to an activity. You are allowed a life and your kids need time to breath and daydream!
Read MoreRaising teens... Do you want to pull your hair out on some days? This is a short and true story about a wild boy who got into all sorts of trouble and who finally said the words we all wish for.
Read MoreEating breakfast together is a dying habit. Family breakfasts are the start of the best days.
Read MoreBirthday parties are about feeling like a princess for a day, love and family. Back in the 70's my Mom made this happen
Read MoreRoad trips with up to 11 kids. We weren't always all there but 8-9 kids were generally piled in a VW bus driving through scenic Utah and Arizonia direction our Grandma's house. There was never a boring ride with our gang.
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