Lessons for our Kids: The difference between friendly and unhealthy competition

I recently had a conversation with a friend of mine that got me asking, “What’s the difference between friendly and unhealthy competition?” I think about things we teach our children and how those things affect us as adults.   For instance, many of us participated in sports as kids. Interestingly enough, there are some parents who want their…

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How Becoming a Mom has Changed the Way I See Myself

I’ve never been a high maintenance type of chick. I didn’t rock the hottest trends because we couldn’t afford it growing up, and I was okay with that. As a former athlete, my main concern was keeping my grades up so that I wouldn’t get kicked off the team. I really didn’t put too much effort…

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Amazing Photos of How We Celebrated Halloween

It seems as though we spent the entire month of October celebrating Halloween. There were a couple visits to the pumpkin patch – one of them being Princess’s first school field trip, where I served as a chaperone.   There was also her first visit to a haunted house, which left me in stitches. Oh, we can’t…

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Jersey Day!

I grew up playing sports, but I wouldn’t exactly call myself a sportnista.  So when my little Princess’s teacher wrote “Jersey Day” on her infant gram, the first thing that came to mind was the state of course!    My hubby cleared up the confusion and said that we should participate.  It’s easy for me…

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