by Christine Tarlecki | Aug 4, 2015 | Family Life, Farmer's Market, Food, Inspiration, Marietta, Parenting, Recipes, Things to do in Marietta
Summer isn’t over yet, and we still have a good three or four weeks until school starts, plus a whole month of glorious warmth in September. Here are 21 things to do before summer is over! At your local CSA or farmer’s market, grab as many bruised tomatoes and...
by Laura Seeber | Jul 9, 2015 | Culture, Family Life
Summer is a time of family fun, baseball gloves, state fairs, great food, laughter, splashing in a local pool and trying desperately to find the balance between work and life. If you’re trying to figure out how to keep the quality of your family life fun and...
by Donna Vail | Jun 9, 2015 | Culture, Education, Family Life, Homeschool, Homeschool, Parenting
Ask any parent and they can tell you of a time when their child did not want to do their academic studies, even to the point of absolute avoidance. It is nothing to be worried about or cause to label a child for such behavior. This a normal part of a child’s...
by Pamela Kock | May 8, 2015 | Culture, Family Life, Inspiration, Parenting
I heard this simple phrase many times growing up: “You are so like your mother.” I see her when I look in the mirror. I’m short like her (I got one more inch), I see echoes of her features, her body type, her smile (I did not, however, inherit her...
by Emily McMason | Apr 1, 2015 | Culture, Family Life
I hate weekends. OK. That might be a bit of a sweeping generalization. I dislike weekends. Nope. Not exactly that. More like: I hate a part of the weekend. Specifically? I hate helping a certain young girl cut her toenails. Because it feels like it takes up the entire...
by Pamela Kock | Mar 19, 2015 | College Scene, Family Life
… In other words, don’t hover. For the last several years, you’ve prepared for back-to-school in late summertime. But when you’re getting ready to launch your child off to college, the process starts much earlier — up to a year ahead of time...