“Didn’t make it, don’t care,†was the text message I got from my son. As a high school freshman, he was trying out for high school baseball for the first time. Twenty one kids tried out for the “C†team, the coach indicating that about … [Read more...] about The Cost Of High School Sports When You Don’t Make the Team
Image courtesy of vectorolie / FreeDigitalPhotos.net I remember the first day back to school as a kid getting together with my friends and telling each other what we got for Christmas. Young children don't have a firm grasp on how much their … [Read more...] about My Son’s Christmas List Revealed – How Much Do You Spend on Kids For Christmas?
When our son was in elementary school, my wife and I would joke that he had an approved list of 10 things that he would eat. He didn't care for many of the food options at school, plus he complained about not having much time to eat once … [Read more...] about Six Ways to Rock The School Lunchbox
The stiffness of a new pair of jeans, the whiteness of a new pair of shoes, and that “fresh off the rack†smell of a new shirt are all childhood memories I have of the first day of school. Parents all across the United States buy … [Read more...] about Dress Your Kids for Success This School Year
Summer vacation meant being outside all the time. Riding bikes for hours, playing baseball in an empty lot, and building forts at the edge of town were the norm for me. But this summer isn't working out like that at all for my fourteen … [Read more...] about I Will NOT Let My Son Waste His Summer Vacation, Or Our Gym Membership
A week after school let out, my son emerged from his room just after 11:30am, immediately laid on the living room floor and and claimed complete boredom of summer vacation. That didn't take long. Our teenage son had fallen into a … [Read more...] about I’ve Got the (Free) Cure For the Summertime Blues
