The Battle of the Busy

The Battle of the Busy

I clearly remember it when it happened, almost exactly this time last year. I approached another mom, who is also a friend, on a field at our sons’ soccer practice. As our eyes met, I felt like I was staring at a reflection of myself. Heads tilted and shoulders...
Fur-Brained: The Benefits of Pets in the Classroom

Fur-Brained: The Benefits of Pets in the Classroom

Furry friends have always had a place in our hearts and in our homes—but what about our classrooms? With trends of rodents, reptiles, and fish in schools, we wanted to look at how collaborative care for an animal has contributed to students’ learning. Pets in...
Gravity Wins: City Girl Attempts Mowing

Gravity Wins: City Girl Attempts Mowing

I grew up in a condo, in a land where the sidewalks were magically shoveled in the winter and our little patch of lawn was maintained by men who would show up like an army, unload equipment of all sorts from their trucks, and mow, weed whip, and blow errant clipped...
5 Reasons Why I Love Kids’ Baseball

5 Reasons Why I Love Kids’ Baseball

This weekend, my 11-year-old son’s baseball team won their final tournament of the season. The weather was beautiful, our hotel was great, and my son got a double and a made a nice catch in the outfield. It was one of those Michigan summer weekends that you just...