Road Trips, Punch Buggies & Cybertrucks, Oh My!

Although first referred to as slug bug, I’ve always referred to this car game as punch buggy and if you are unfamiliar with this particular game, it involves the following frivolity: when one person in the car you are riding in spots a Volkswagen Beetle, they call out...

A Great Pumpkin Night

Good grief, Halloween is on the horizon and until today, we remained pumpkinless. But, at the suggestion of my 17 year old, almost as if she were reading my mind ( I love when we are on that same frequency), this evening we rounded up a small group of perfect pumpkins...

Sing Me a Song

When it comes to music, science tells us that whether it’s by listening to it, playing an instrument or singing, music provides us with some amazing mental health benefits, including reducing stress and improving our mood. Even more, it can foster creativity as well...

One-on-One Car Connections

Because I knew our week was going to kick off with a busy start, including a lot of drive time, 45 minutes with the 17-year-old in each direction to and from her teen hangout and almost an hour with the 15-year-old in each direction to and from her final counseling...

A Little Something to Talk About

Thursdays are one of our busier days because each of our teens has a weekly appointment, one requiring the 15 year old to get out of bed more readily than on the other days so she can get to her weekly volunteering and the other requiring the 17 year old to be ready...