A Life in Balance: motivation monday: girl scouts & fire fighters and more...

Last Monday, as part of our regular Girl Scout meeting, my co-leaders and I took our Daisies and Brownies across the street to the local fire station. Imagine our surprise when we found a female firefighter waiting to give us a tour of the station! First, Karen showed us the clothes and equipment fire fighters [...]

    

Imagine running in a pair of shoes made from tire treads over truly rock terrain filled with boulders, holes, and logs. As wild as it sounds, there’s a group of Indians in Mexico known for their incredible running ability and their shoes made from tire treads. To them, running is life; it’s play; it’s how [...]

    

This week’s #vlogmom topic from Alissa of Clever Compass focuses on advice to new graduates, whether they’re graduating high school or college. I still remember how I felt the day after I graduated from college. I loved going to school at the University of Delaware; I came out of my shell in a lot of [...]

    

Every April for Earth Day, 1st and 2nd graders in my children’s school make 2 recycled art projects. One is a group project – a robot made with the help of adult volunteers. The other is a project done at home. One year, we made animals; another year it was hats; this year it’s vehicles. [...]

    

3 Moms and 8 Kids: Myself and My Kids, Becky of Crafty Garden Mama and her daughter, and Lauryn of The Vintage Mom and her kids and a friend One of the greenhouses at Eckerton Hill in Oley, PA I never expected to see my 9 year old feed a cow; animals are not his [...]