With back-to-school season approaching, I was reminded of my most embarrassing preschool drop off moment to date…
I backed into a fellow preschool mom’s minivan after dropping off my daughter at school one February morning. I was absolutely mortified getting...
I'm always looking forward to my kids being home from school.
I sometimes long for the preschool days when we had carefree days to sit outside with the neighbors or take slow deliberate trips to the library and open...
A few months ago my youngest child and I walked to the kindergarten doors, on the first day of school, for the last time. This is one of many days I turn her over to dozens of kids and...
It’s that time again, back to school. Even though I am a morning person, I personally have never had a good breakfast routine. I wake up and want to get straight into work. I don’t want to waste my...
The fall season is fun. Everyone enjoys the cooler weather and changing colors. But it can honestly be chaos as well-getting back into a school routine and trying to squeeze in all the fun fall activities before the inevitable...
Faced with a snow day and it’s too cold and icky to actually have your children play outside? What’s a mama to do after watching all the princess videos and Dinosaur Train episodes?
It is the fall of your child's senior year of high school, and that means it is college application time.
As someone who reads hundreds of college honors essays each year, I'm often asked what makes a good college essay?...
Connecting with Parents for Playdates
The end of the school year brings about many feelings. All the busyness from your calendar clears, activities cease, and, the best part, the weather turns lovely! You aren't the only feeling it though—our kids...
While growing up, I was surrounded by STEM influences. My mother was a middle school math teacher, my father a lawyer by day and an aspiring paleontologist by weekend encouraged me and my younger brothers to be master builders,...
My son's not into you.
It’s true. I’m sorry. Don’t take it personally.
Here’s the thing, my son likes girls, but he’s still trying to figure out who he is and who he wants to be. Girls haven’t even been factored...
In + Around Omaha
Where to Donate in and around Omaha
Have gently used clothing items, toys, or household goods you're not using anymore? Why not donate? When you're cleaning out closets and getting rid...
