Packing school lunches can be aggravating. Who wants to pack lunches at the end of a long day... or first thing in the a.m. while you're trying to get the entire family AND yourself out the door? From not...
Suckers. All you first-time mamas of preschoolers and elementary students are suckers because you thought school ended in May. Bless your little hearts — total rookie mistake. As if that deceptive calendar they sent home at the end of the...
On Saturday, January 12th, Duval County Schools will be hosting their annual School Choice Expo at the Prime Osborn Convention Center. The Expo will be held from 11am-3pm and offers families a great opportunity to learn about the many...
As new parents, the last thing my husband and I wanted to think about when our daughter was born was one day sending her away to college and absorbing the rising costs associated with it. Sixteen years later, as...
Hi Jacksonville moms! Homeschooling is on the rise, especially in our city. This is due to many factors. Some of them include:
Families with children who have special needs like ADHD, giftedness, dyslexia, etc -and they find that homeschooling...
As a parent myself, I am amazed at all the different choices we now have regarding our children and their education. Public, private, charter, virtual, homeschool — whatever option you choose, there is one fact no one can refute...
This year I’ll have two kiddos in elementary school. (Cue the Hallelujah Choir!) With just a little over two weeks til school starts, I have a long list of to-dos that need to happen NOW so we can have...
Teacher Appreciation Week takes place the first full week of May. As mentioned in my previous post, I Heart My Teacher!, educators play an important role in our children's lives. For a profession that shapes our future generation and...
The end of the school year is upon us again and if you are like me you are sooooo ready for summer! Wrapping up the school year is fun and lots of families have different ways they like to...
Last year, May hit me like a ton of bricks. While everyone else made resolutions in January, I waited until now. Follow these helpful hints and you, too, will survive what I call May Madness.
Order/Assemble Teacher Appreciation Gifts
Most teacher...
Let me start by saying that I am no math major. I make a living writing, and math has NEVER been my strong suit. So, when my son has second-grade math homework, I get anxious the minute he unzips...
I remember back when I was in elementary school, being rushed through the lunch line to make my selection and keep moving. The ladies behind the counter wearing their hairnets and rubber gloves were not the most pleasant to...