Back To School

Looks like we have another day where schools are closed due to the bad weather. This means that kids will be staying at home with their parents ALL. DAY. LONG. There will be a lot of statements, some rational and others quite annoying: "Mommy, I'm bored...

I'm taking advantage of Kid's Castle playtime to have a quiet moment to organize myself for the week! So far, all I've done is procrastinate by taking this picture of myself trying to get organized. Baby steps to organization!

My daughter, Willow, broke her expensive glasses about two weeks ago. Her father had bought them in Federal Way at LensCrafters, and he said that if they ever broke, I could get them repaired for free at any store location. I was just about to head out to Valley Mall in Union Gap to get them fixed, but as I typically do, I went online to check store hours for the places I'm headed to visit. I was

Right after the first day of kindergarten, I discovered that my 5-year old daughter, Willow, has developed an eye condition that causes her to cross both of her eyes. I rushed her to the optometrist and was shocked to hear his diagnosis: Willow's brain is having trouble ordering her eyes to focus near AND far. Poor thing. The eye doctor suggested that she wear some high prescription eyeglasses for

A teacher is trying something new this year with homework.

Parents who have kids about to start school in the Yakima School District may not know about this, so keep reading; you will save yourself a lot of time and money buying unnecessary food. Use my experience as a cautionary tale! My daughter Willow is entering kindergarten in a couple of weeks, so I am furiously trying to get prepared for her first year of elementary school...

If you’ve missed out on previous Festival In The Parking Lot events put on by Yakima Neighborhood Health Services, then this is your week (in honor of National Health Center Week). Join me in Yakima and Sunnyside for the celebration...

Get your elementary-age kids out of the house and on the move with a fun and FREE dance class, brought to you by two Yakima-area nonprofits: Art In Motion (AIM) and The Seasons Performance Hall. In a fresh press release, AIM's president, Noel Manderville, says that "each class will be taught by three professional teaching artists...

I got the blues. The "Back to Work Blues." I have "*Janxiety." This morning, when I returned to work after a lovely Christmas, Festivus, Kwanzaa and New Year's Eve break, I just felt so down and depressed. I couldn't understand why I was feeling this way, but as per usual, Twitter came to my rescue and diagnosed my problem...

This Saturday (Aug. 8) you can enjoy a fun -- and free! -- fiesta in front of The Seasons Performance Hall in downtown Yakima. It's La Casa Hogar's annual Community Festival, a back-to-school celebration featuring food, live music, games, free bike helmets, free school supplies -- and kids' backpacks for just $1 each with a gently used trade-in...

A school in Richland has decided not to replace swing sets in schools to avoid any more accidents on the playground, according to the Tri-City Herald. It seems that insurance companies are not thrilled at the liability schools are facing, and the aim is to promote extra safety precautions for younger children...

School's back in session, and if you have kids I'm sure you've been busy getting them ready for the new year. Now, let's take you back to your days in school and find out your least favorite subject? <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/8272486/">What was your least favorite subject in high school?</a>...