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How to Decorate a Gingerbread House: The BEST Candy Ideas {Printable}

November 8, 2017 By Lauren

How to Decorate a Gingerbread House plus free printable checklist

I was young when I learned how to decorate a gingerbread house. Every December when I was a kid, my family went to my aunt and uncle’s house and had a gingerbread house decorating party. As the years passed and we gained experience, we got more and more creative with our houses. There was the […]

Filed Under: Holidays Tagged With: candy, candy ideas, Christmas, decorate, family, fun, gingerbread house, printable

How an Imaginary Athlete Brought Our Family Together

January 11, 2017 By Lauren

This post brought to you by DICK’S Sporting Goods . The content and opinions expressed below are that of Oh, Honestly. The boys lay in their beds, getting ready to drift off. I’m beside Eli, doing my nightly round of cuddles, when Samuel suggests we play a round or two of “Guess the Person” before I […]

Filed Under: Ad-Free, Family Life, Parenting Essays, Parenting Humor Tagged With: DICK'S Sporting Goods, family, football, Jersey Report

A Plea to Families With Busy Schedules

October 13, 2016 By Lauren

If you find your family constantly going from one activity to another, step back and consider the cost.

They sat in front of me as we waited for our kids to finish soccer practice, two moms shooting the breeze. “After this, Amelia has ballet and then we’ve got to run over to the school to pick up Trent’s football uniform. Tomorrow they have swim class right after school, then they’re getting their flu shots […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Informational, Parenting Essays Tagged With: busy, families, family, free play, free time, play, schedules

To the Me I Used to Be

February 24, 2016 By Lauren

If you could have a conversation with your younger self, what would you tell her about how things turn out?

Hey Me, It’s me! Or you or… well, this might be more confusing than I first thought. I’m the me you’ve become. The future you (me?). You probably recognize parts of me. We haven’t changed much. Then again, in other ways, I’m almost unrecognizable. To the Me I Used to Be You’ll be happy to know that […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Marriage, Parenting Essays Tagged With: family, kids, marriage, me, motherhood

Five Signs Your Kids are Staging a Coup

January 14, 2016 By Lauren

Think your kids are happy with the way family life is going? Think again. Here are five signs they're planning a hostile takeover.

A version of this post originally appeared on Scary Mommy. Is everything peaceful on the home front? Despite a few rough moments now and then, do you feel good about the familial order of things? Do your kids know the roles they play and and are happy with their places in the family? You poor delusional fool. Your children […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: coup, family, humor, kids, motherhood, parenthood, parents

71 Ways to Show Gratitude to Family, Friends, and Strangers

November 5, 2015 By Lauren

Ways to Show Gratitude

A light drizzle fell as I pumped gas on an unseasonably warm October day. As I waited for the tank to fill, I grabbed my phone. One new email message greeted me and it didn’t contain news I wanted to read. A project I was working on had hit a slight speed bump, and something […]

Filed Under: Holidays, I Tried It! Tagged With: attitude, family, friends, grateful, gratitude, strangers, thankful, thankfulness

Five Ways to Keep in Touch With Family Who Lives Far Away

July 8, 2015 By Lauren

5 Ways to Keep in Touch with Family Who Lives Far Away

For most of my adult life, my extended family lived within a few hours of each other. When holidays, birthdays, or special events happened, it was easy to get together to celebrate. We took it for granted that we could easily see each other and that our kids would grow up near their cousins. Five Ways […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Informational Tagged With: connect, cousins, family, kids, long distance, realtimes app

9 Tips to Keep Everyone Happy on a Family Road Trip

June 25, 2015 By Lauren

Family Road Trip

As we head into summer, millions of families will be hitting the road for a good, old-fashioned family vacation. Whether heading across town or across the country, traveling with kids can turn even the calmest parent into a bundle of nerves. With a little planning though, the entire family can have a (relatively) stress-free and absolutely fun experience that will create […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Informational Tagged With: family, fun, LEGO Juniors, road trip, summer, tips, travel, vacation

What’s Really Important

March 1, 2015 By Lauren

What's Really Important

What’s Really Important I’m staring at my phone when he opens the driver’s door. He climbs in, drops two paper bags onto my lap, and backs out of our parking spot. I take a moment to place them at my feet, then return to my reading. As we pull out of the parking lot, he remarks, […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Parenting Essays Tagged With: death, family, important, life, Oren Miller, remember, reminder

Week 49: Did Christmas Meet Your Expectations?

December 29, 2014 By Lauren

Keeping It Real Christmas Expectations

Does anyone else feel like Christmas day is always a little anticlimactic? I love love love the season leading up to it, but then the actual day arrives and it’s kinda like, eh. It doesn’t usually live up to the hype. Or maybe I should say, it doesn’t usually live up to my ridiculous expectations. […]

Filed Under: Keeping It Real Challenge Tagged With: Christmas, christmas expectations, expectations, family, family time, fun, keeping it real, lower expectations

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