Summer break starts in just a few days (!!!) for our family, and this year I'm ready to roll!  Because when you have curly-headed, melan...

Summer is in full swing here, and if you're like me, you know it's going to be three months of both fun and sibling bickering and bo...

Hey, Sugar: I know.  We're in the homestretch.   Kids restless.   Mama exhausted.  Boredom collides with sibling arguments collides wi...

Dear Sugar: I'm a bit behind on the fairy garden trend...and pretty much all trends. Because I'm a mom of four, and trendy real...

Dear Sugar, We live just outside St. Louis.  The first few weeks of summer break are tolerable, some days even mild.  But soon, it heats u...

Dear Sugar: I'm not brand-new to homeschooling, but I am new to homeschooling multiple children at once.  And since it's summ...