Lego creations falling apart on cookie sheets throughout the house, Pokémon cards stashed in your favorite Tupperware container, heaps of mismatched doll shoes piled in a corner. . . Sound familiar? While we love the child that comes with the…
Moving With Kids & Pets
Sometimes circumstances mean you need to move. Immediately. Thirty-six million Americans move every year and millions of moves do not coincide with the academic calendar. If your child will be starting in the middle of the school year, consider yourself…
Moving with kids can be an ordeal. Even though my husband and I moved many times, we didn’t recognize how hard moving could be until we moved with our three children. Don’t despair. This website isn’t called The Art of…
We started packing up our house with two kids ages three and under and one more on the way. As if life weren’t chaotic enough, we decided to sell our house by owner. (I just felt lucky we weren’t moving with ten kids.)…
“I’m worried about the kids.” It’s the first thing parents tell me when I talk to them before or after a move. I’ll tell you what I tell them. It’s going to be hard. There will be tears. Moving can…
Sandra and Chris worked hard to create their dream life. After countless years of school, they could finally reap the benefits. Working at two prestigious companies, Sandra and Chris bought their first townhouse in Chicago. They loved city living and…
Christmas morning. Our kids race to the tree, toddling their way down the stairs to see if Santa came. My husband and I grab our coffee, sit on the couch and take in the scene. Life doesn’t give you too…
Stuffing kids’ toys into a black, opaque garbage bag when they fall asleep. It’s what you do. If you want to save 15% or more on your taxes, you switch to the Ali Toy Store Method. It’s what you do.…
If you’re a civilian like me, you may not consider everyone affected by a military deployment. You may think about the tough good-byes of loved ones and the tear-jerking reunions when soldiers return. We may not imagine the daily living…
Linda, a professor in her sixties, remembers the immense guilt she felt when she moved her family from Illinois to Minnesota. She and her husband, David, uprooted their three children ages 11 to 15 for the promise of a better…