They other day I was at the airport flying from Minneapolis to Chicago. With an hour to spare, I decided to dive into a book I’m reading, “Lean In”. One problem. A teenage boy was pacing back and forth while speaking loudly on his phone which made it impossible to concentrate. I would have moved, but the …
One of those kids ready to dive in and soak it up, my daughter had just started kindergarten. Well liked by her teachers and peers, she made friends easily. Everyone liked Kate. Everyone but Mary. Far from the nicest kid in the class, Mary chose Kate as her punching bag. The last straw fell the …
Two of my worst fears as a parent include my children drowning or being hit by a car in a parking lot. I’ll never forget the time my daughters and I were walking through a Chick-fil-a parking lot and a car almost backed into my daughters. Luckily, I always make them hold my hands , …
Researchers are finding that head lice that are becoming resistant to OTC treatments. Red states: 100 percent of the tested lice were resistant. Orange states: 50 to 90 percent of lice were resistant. Yellow states: 1 percent to 49 percent were resistant. Blue states: Data hasn’t been analyzed yet. White states haven’t been tested. We’ve …
This weekend The Henry Ford hosts the Maker Faire Detroit. It runs Saturday (July 25, 2015) through Sunday July 26, 2015. If you or anyone in your family gets excited about creative inventions and likes puttering around making things, then this is the show for you. The Maker Faire returns to The Henry Ford …
Monthly Shopping Event Invites Ann Arbor To Come Out and Play! Arbor Hills shopping center is bringing Ann Arbor free family fun to celebrate the long days of summer. On Wednesday, July 15, 2015 from 6-8PM, the shopping center will host its monthly Why Not Wednesday? (WNW?) shopping event. This event offers something fun for everyone – even cynical teenagers. WNW? …