• Happy, Healthy and Successful boys running

    Help Your Kids to Be Happy, Healthy and Successful!

    Every parent wants their children to grow up happy, healthy and successful. We all do our best to try and make this happen, but it can sometimes be difficult to know what to do for the best. Well, here are a few things that research has suggested could be helpful… Put them in daycare If you have a young child and you’re wondering whether it’s worth putting them into daycare, the answer is yes. There are numerous benefits to children who attend daycare, including an increased likelihood that they will graduate from college, so if you can do it, get them into an education setting early and they will reap…

  • Deer in Sandpoint Idaho Photo-A-Day

    Trail Cam Friday!

    I moved the trail cam just a little. It’s much better than looking at the side of the barn. RIGHT?!?! This is to the side of our house looking down our road. This angle will hopefully show me who is walking up to our yard. I mean……. hellllo. It’s a long driveway. It’s obvious it’s someone’s house and yet…… they never come to the door. They walk up this long driveway……… it’s weird. Right?  Some day I will video tape how far off the road we actually are. It’s A HIKE! Okay… see? Shiny…. side tracked…… gesh! I like this first set of pictures because it reminds me of Alice.…

  • Ideal Babysitter

    Ten Tips to Help You Find the Ideal Babysitter for Your Family

    Any parent will tell you that being a mom or dad is a full-time, never-ending job. Between homework, dance lessons, swimming classes, doctor’s appointments, and everything else in between, many parents feel that they are stretched so thin it’s a miracle that they have the time to do anything else. The ideal babysitter is the answer.   That’s why most parents find it handy to have a good babysitter on speed dial; somebody who can turn up at short notice when you need them and provide you with peace of mind knowing that your precious little ones are in safe, capable hands while you get on with whatever needed to be…