Realizing the Value of Money
With Homecomings in the air, I was encouraged by a couple of MOAT kids' approach to the high school festivity. One of them not only asked a young lady in his grade, but also paid for the entire evening out of his own stash. "How did he get the money?" I asked one of...
Family Book Time
This article was sent to me by a fellow MOAT. Sometimes I think we stop reading aloud when chapters enter the picture. What a shame to miss out on meaningful family time just because a tween/teen finds it potentially "embarrassing". I've noticed that when we make the...
Puzzling
Nothing like a beautiful weekend to get the kids playing. Our weather has finally dipped and is staying below 90 for good (we hope!!). Between running in an out of the house yesterday, one of the kids started to pull out a few puzzles. I'm pretty sure it was compelled...
Heard on the Street… Potion 9 or P9
Since learning about the Boozy Bears (I'm still wandering what they will come up with next), a mom in carpool shared yet another of the latest and greatest. The kids call it Mood Enhancers - bascially they are legal doses of "vitamin"/natural supplement mixtures to...
Table Talk – Got Guilt by Jane Jarrell
Have you guys missed our friend Jane Jarrell? I sure have… so I tapped her for a guest post this week. Here are a few of her wise words to encourage moms that work in and outside the home. Listen, even if you aren’t paid by an employer right now, you’re still working...
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