Category: Home Life

What’s On Your Nightstand: Fall Edition

{Stack of Old Books by Austin Kirk / Attribution CC BY 2.0} Although fall can be a busy time of year, we still love to sneak in reading when we

Great Parenting Quotes

{photo by Jessica Wilson} We have a few weeks under our belt now, and we hope everyone is settling in and finding routines that work between school and home. We

What’s Your Mindset?

{photo by Moss on Flickr / CC BY-NC 2.0} Have you been hearing people around school talk about the book Mindset? Are you curious about it, or thinking of picking

Wednesday Wonders: Play is Good Work

{photos by Lisa Ann Dillon} Just watch kids long enough and you’re likely to behold some wonders. Today’s Wednesday Wonder comes from the Dillon family. Lisa Ann Dillon, her husband

Throwback Summer: Keeping Toddlers Busy

{photo by Joy Newman} For those of you with toddlers in the family, we know the home days at SLOCA can require some pretty creative scheduling and maneuvering at times.

Throwback Summer: No-Cook Dinners

{image credit: Good Cheap Eats} Feeding our families is an everyday reality and often a challenge! Here’s a favorite “What’s for Dinner” post from the past, that we hope will encourage

Throwback Summer: The Power of Music

{photo by Jill Talley, 2012} We are wrapping up the week with a throwback from way back in 2012! This Magical Moment was sent in by Track A mom Jill

Throwback Summer: What’s On Your Nightstand?

{image credit: Marty Hadding / CC BY-NC 2.0} Who remembers the series, “What’s On Your Nightstand?” We are a book-loving community, and we really enjoyed this look into what other SLOCA

Summer 2014: Indoor Boredom Busters

{source} Last week we shared a few fun outdoor activities, so let’s look at some indoor suggestions too. Some of these can be done independently by kids, while others require