by admin | May 7, 2014 | Grown Up
By Karen McNamara
This was originally posted a couple years ago but we thought the timing of these tips might be helpful as everyone tries to manage the end-of-school-year craziness! Thanks to Karen for these tips and here’s to eating healthy AND staying sane!
As an early riser with a packed day, my mental functioning and decision-making start to wane around 5:00 pm. So if I didn’t have a plan in place for dinner, I’d end up spending an inordinate amount of time trying to think of what to make, especially if I didn’t have all of my ingredients on hand.
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by admin | May 2, 2014 | Grown Up
By Julie Green
We share this fun idea every year, because it seems to really be a cost-efficient, yet meaningful way to show teachers your appreciation for all hard work they put in day in and day out!
Kids are getting excited that the end of the school year is soon approaching. It’s almost summer time!! As a parent, the end of the school year means some added expenses that may not be in the budget, including costly teacher appreciation gifts. If your child has several teachers, or you have several children with one or many teachers, this can be a costly undertaking.
Teachers love gifts, but mostly gifts from the heart of the children they have taught. An Acrostic Poem from a student will always be a cherished gift; it is a creative way to communicate feelings of appreciation in an artistic way.
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by admin | Apr 25, 2014 | Grown Up
By Karen McNamara
When the child is ready, the sport will appear! My now 14-year-old daughter was the hand-holder/skipper on the soccer field, the flower picker in the outfield, and the manner police on the basketball court (Pardon me, can I steal that ball?). She saw sports as a social event, while her mother – who came from a serious sporting family – was horrified that she did something wrong in her child rearing.
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by admin | Apr 11, 2014 | Grown Up
By Dr. Michelle Lombardo
Because it’s National Gardening Month, I wanted to share some pictures from my own personal garden here at OWG Headquarters in Duluth, Georgia.
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by admin | Mar 6, 2014 | Grown Up
We first shared our breakfast favorites last year but thought we would share again since breakfast is on our brains with it being National School Breakfast Week. Read on for some of our favorite ways to start each day as well as some recipes for some other healthy breakfast ideas!
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