This Week:

Work at Home Moms Week

"Balancing professional life and motherhood is never easy - and especially not for those moms who work at home." (picture and quote taken from Daily Holidays on the Net website)

So.....if you are a mom who has a home business or who works for a company from your home office, our hats are off to you!

And remember to take a few minutes each day for your self!






AND: this week is also known as "National Backyard Games Week"

So, grab a kickball and have a rousing game with the children after dinner and homework.
Enjoy a special dessert when the game is done. Have the winning team clean up the dishes!
OR: play some of the old-fashioned games like these:

• Red Light Green Light (for ages 4-7)
  
• Mother, May I? (ages 4-7)
  
• HopScotch (ages 6-10)
  
• Red Rover, Red Rover (ages 6-10)
  
• Relay Races (ages 5-14)
  
• Jump Rope games (ages 8-14)
  
• Wiffle ball (ages 5-adult)
  
• Croquet (ages 4-adult)
• Badminton (ages 8-adult)

One of our favorite backyard games is badminton. My husband and I get our after dinner exercise by playing a game on an evening when there are no church activities, school functions or extracurricular lessons to shlep a kid to....it is great exercise, equipment is cheap and ya don't need a net...which is a good thing because the boys from Youth Group broke ours at the last big backyard bash!

Whatever you choose to play, have fun! And remember: teach your child how to be a good sport, how to lose graciously or....just don't keep score...just do it for fun! ENJOY!