My 16-year-old daughter is a high school junior now, so our family has started thinking about what comes next after graduation. Since college is on the table, that means we need to make time for some college tours. What’s the campus like? Is it walkable? Are the dorms nice or are they repurposed barracks from [Read More]
My Son’s Grown Up But I Still Have These Four Baby Items In My House
This summer my firstborn turned 20. Technically he’s no longer a teen but a young adult. And his little sister is sixteen and driving now. How’d that happen so fast?! I’m helping my young adult move into his first apartment later this month. Yup, he’s done with dorm-living at college and is movin’ on up. [Read More]
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Grocery Shopping for Teenagers: 10 Reasons Why It Will Make Your Head Spin
My 19-year-old son moved home from college for the summer. While I’m thrilled to have him home, I’m not thrilled with how much food he eats. Goodness, it’s like I’m Jesus feeding the 5,000. Only I’m not Jesus with His knack for multiplying fishes and loaves and there’s just four people in my house! My [Read More]
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Moms, These Are The Pictures You Should Take At High School Graduation
One of the best parts of my son’s high school graduation was unexpected. It wasn’t the processional, with hundreds of young people looking dapper in their caps and gowns marching onto the football field. It certainly wasn’t the speeches. Although the ones at my son’s graduation were short and generated a few good laughs thankfully. [Read More]
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50 Fantastic Bonding Activities for Moms and Their Teenage Sons
On any given weekend, my husband and teenage son spend hours watching sports together. It might be football, hockey or golf. You name it, they watch it. They cheer, clap, and endlessly discuss things like trades, uniforms, and salaries. If I’m honest, I’m a bit jealous. While I like sports, I’m not quite as enthusiastic [Read More]
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How To Thrift Shop With Your Teens: 9 Tips To Find Cheap, Trendy Clothes
I never thought that I would be flipping through a rack of shirts, all size Small, with such fervor. After all, I wear a size Large. (Remember the times I have bemoaned being a tall woman?!) Plus, I didn’t even need a shirt. But there I was, at my teenage daughter’s request, hunting for small [Read More]
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20 Things That Surprised Me about Having a Teenage Boy
I grew up the middle of three girls, sandwiched between two sisters. Yup, I’m just like Jan Brady, minus the bonus brothers. My sisters and I filled our teenage years in the 80s with activities like sports, theater, and student council. We also filled them with Aqua Net and Love’s Baby Soft, jelly shoes, stirrup [Read More]
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I’m So Thankful for My Teen’s Pediatrician
Do you have a terrific pediatrician for your kids? I do, and I’m so thankful for her in our lives. I wrote this post about our pediatrician while we were still in the midst of the pandemic. While the masks are gone, the affection I feel for this doctor and her care for my kids [Read More]
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Toilet Trouble: Getting To The Bottom of It
Here’s a funny but true story from a long time ago when my kids were little. Enjoy! ~ Katy I never thought I was the kind of gal to have a toilet sitting in her front yard. Yet there it was by my hydrangea bush. Now, I knew full well that my home was not [Read More]
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A Hug from My Teenage Son is Worth 1,000 Words
Son, so many words rushed into my head when I hugged you at the top of the stairs the other day. They say a picture is worth a thousand words. But, I would argue, so is a hug. “How did your shoulders get so broad?” I said aloud as I looked up, not down, at [Read More]
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