I see you lined up with your giant backpacks on your backs, in your brand-new school outfits. I see the nervous/excited/unsure expressions on your faces. It’s impossible to think that in just a little over a decade, you’ll be lined up on a stage in your cap and gown, waiting to move the tassel from …
Peaches and Cream Oatmeal Smoothie
Did you eat Quaker Instant Oatmeal as a kid? You know, the ones that come in the little brown paper envelope that you add boiling water to? There was nothing I liked better as a kid than the Quaker Peaches and Cream Instant Oatmeal packets. As an adult, I know that those little packets aren’t …
Chili-Lime Salmon Taco Bowl
Weekday dinners are chaos in my house. It’s always an adventure to see exactly how many times I can get up during the meal to get just one more thing for my kids – milk, bread, ranch, ketchup, a completely different meal … I don’t have a lot of time to cook after work, and …
Hiking with Kids: A Survival Guide
This may be the shortest blog post you’ll ever read. Here’s my best advice for hiking with little kids: Just don’t do it. Wait, you still want to? You can’t resist the Pinterest pictures in your head of walking sticks and climbing rocks and leafy green forest everywhere? OK … but don’t say I didn’t …