This isn't really a "How To" post but rather more of a question, how do you pick your kids' friends, assuming of course that you actually can. And honestly, it is more of a when and where do you let your kids go overnight without you? This topic is on my mind because my son just got his Arrow of Light, meaning he has crossed over from a Cub Scout to a Boy Scout. In the troop he was in, the Continue Reading

With five elementary school-aged children, we go to a ton of kiddie birthday parties. It is usually pretty painful for whichever one of us ends up with the short stick and has to chaperon our over-excited child. But, it always seems to turn out great for the kids, so we keep doing it. In the past year we have attended parties at bowling alleys, YMCAs, pottery places, craft stores, museums, and the Continue Reading