Author Archives: AllMomDoes

Every time I catch a glimpse of the three brightest stars in Orion's belt, I stop for a moment. It's been a habit since childhood: We stood in the yard, heads tilted back, fingers pointing even though...

I love spending summers with my kids. Each May, as the school year winds down, my kids and I get almost giddy with excitement-park dates, zoo trips, afternoons at the pool, ice cream, the endless adve...

Librarians know book recommendations cause books to magically fly off of shelves into the hands of children. Most often, kids get recommendations from their peers. But what if, this summer, your kids ...

This town ain't big enough for you and me. Well, maybe it's the apartment or the house that isn't big enough to contain the sheer excitement and energy of your kids. Maybe you need some space to breat...

Now that summer is here, there is nothing my kids look forward to more than the educational opportunities that I plan for them. If only that were true. They want nothing to do with anything remotely r...

SHOUT OUT to all you gorgeous, wonderful, amazing Mommas!!! The time is near, friends. That's right. The day is coming when school is over for 3 months, toddlers are running amuck and we won't give a ...

Your Facebook feed has seen parents around the country declaring the "last day of school!" for weeks now. Here is Western Washington, it's finally our turn. So kick off the summer the right way - with...

Millions of kids rely on the free and reduced lunch program during the school year to keep their bellies full and give them good nutrition. That need doesn't subside during the summer, when parents wh...

Today's world is so different than the one we grew up in. My children have listed a cell phone on their Christmas and birthday wish lists since they were 7 years old! We told them they could...

Well, Mother’s Day has passed. I hope your day went well. I actually received a gift from one of my stepsons and his wife. This really cute balloon was attached to a bottle of wine. Th...