Both my family and my husband’s family grew up playing games and cards. When my husband and I got married I had to learn Nertz. It was a favorite among his family. Today my entire extended family over about age 8 knows how to play Nertz. It is a great party game or family reunion game because it is fast paced and any number of players can play.
Have you ever watched a marriage fall apart right after the kids move out? I have. My parents divorced when my youngest sibling went off to college. Looking back, I realize it didn’t happen suddenly. The distance had been growing quietly for years beneath the busyness of parenting, work, stress, and everyday life. That reality
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I have 3 teenage girls and through all this chaos I have learned a few things about how to live in the same house and actually get along. All 3 were really tough in 8th and 9th grade. It seems they are attempting to assert their independence at this age. It felt like toddlers were back in the house in big bodies with terrible tantrums. I let all 3 have some space but learned that the more they push us away the more they actually need us to draw near.
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The month-long camping adventure is still going and an adventure it is! Our kids decided to drive to meet us at this last camp site due to their work schedules (ages 15, 17, 19). It is a 5 ½ hour drive though Wyoming and South Dakota to our camp site. Cell service is intermittent but
Enjoy summer camping more by creating make ahead food so that you can relax at the campfire! Here are several camp recipes to try.
