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For the past 16 years, the Office Depot Foundation has been giving children important tools they need to succeed in school – and in life – at the beginning of the new school year. Just this year they donated 200,000 sack-packs filled with school supplies, and that has helped more than 4 million children since…
Sending the kids back to school brings all kinds of emotions for me. My oldest turned 9 last week and someone pointed out to me that he’s halfway to 18. I’m basically halfway done with raising him. We’ve spent half of our summers together already! GASP, that went far too quickly. As sad as I…
Kids and healthy food don’t always seem to mix. Sometimes it’s like no matter what you do, you find them waging war against you while you are unaware. Although it is perfectly normal for you to expect meal time battles with your kids every so often, they should not become the norm. Here are some…
If you haven’t already started the school year, are you ready? Sending the kids back to school brings me mixed emotions. I appreciate having a schedule again, but I miss our lazy summer days. My back to school gears have already started to turn and I’m getting together supplies and shopping for lunch items. We…
Whether you are someone who has already sent your kids off to school for the year or you are deep in the headache of Back to School shopping, we can all appreciate that our kiddos have grown and changed since the last time we all went though this season. My girls and I started doing…
It happens every. single. year. Summer flies by and I wonder how we’re already getting ready to head back to school. It’s met with sadness (at least for me)–an end to sleeping in, lazy days at the pool, and, since I’m a Michigan mom–sunshine! My kids are generally full of mixed emotions and I do…
As we flipped the calendar this week into August the Back to School bug started to make itself known in my house. I homeschool our two oldest kiddos, but that doesn’t mean that I don’t also both look forward to and dread the Back to School schedule that is quickly approaching. Thankfully my friends at…
When summer rolls around my family takes every chance we can to get out and enjoy ourselves. Whether it be a trip to the lake, exploring a new city, playing with friends, or just doing a marathon of errands so that our other days are free, you will rarely find us sitting at home. Of…
It’s backpack time! No, not quite back-to-school, but if your kids are anything like mine, their backpacks are sporting spilled lunches, unidentifiable stains and possibly rips and holes. After being thrown on the bus floor, left in snow piles and tripped over countless times, our backpacks have seen better days. So I’m loving the idea of…
Whether your shopping for your kids, your home or your pets…ORE’Originals is where it’s at. There are basic essentials you need for your kids and I love the Sugarbooger line at ORE. How fun is that name? I love it just because of that. HAPPY PRODUCTS FOR GOOD PEOPLE & PETS With Owls still being…
Disclosure: This post was sponsored by Kmart through their partnership with POPSUGAR Select. While I was compensated to write a post about Kmart’s back-to-school apparel collections, all opinions are my own. I can’t believe I’m writing this. It’s back-to-school time…and my girls are in the thick of thinking about it! Whether it’s the cashier at…
With a full week of school under our belts for the year, I feel like we’re definitely finding our groove. Sure, the kids are a bit more tired and, consequently, a bit more cranky or whiny, but that will all come with time (and earlier bedtimes). But one of our biggest hurdles this week was…