2017

Yearly Archives: 2017

A Genesee County Mom’s Guide to July

  Where has time gone?  We are in July - more than half way through this year!  We aren't thinking about back-to-school just yet, so take...

Let it Go: Picking Your Battles With Your Kids

Picking your battles with the kids. It can be so hard. I like routine. I like stability. I like to have control over my life,...

10 Tips to Encourage Your Kids to Drink More Water this...

The days are getting longer, the kids are out of school and we're starting to feel those summertime temps! With all the fun in...

2017 Fireworks In + Around Mid-Michigan

It's fireworks season! Much further back than you and I can remember, we have celebrated the Fourth of July with the most grandiose of fireworks displays. But...

Over 40 With a Preschooler? Mom, You’re a Rockstar

As a mom over 40, it finally happened. Someone asked me if my daughter was my granddaughter. I didn’t faint as I anticipated I would....

Davison, The City of Flags: A City Highlight

Located in Genesee County, the City of Davison was named after one of Michigan's great pioneers, Judge Norman Davison. Davison, alongside his four sons, built...

Berry Picking In and Around Genesee County

The berries have landed! Something that I was never exposed to, growing up in the oppressive heat of Texas, was berry picking. Maybe it's a...

Why I Choose to be a Positive Parent

Being a positive parent is a lot harder than it seems. I've been up since 4:00 am this morning - since my baby fought going back...

Dads Who Take Care of Business

Praise the Dads who take care of business! In a society that continually sends the message that men, and more specifically fathers, are buffoons (hello, Homer Simpson...