Please don't tell me you are able to make a complete traditional Thanksgiving dinner all on your own with no help! If any of you are like me, you’ll need to cheat a little with a few prepared-ahead sides that go from freezer to oven to table. (I may have to cheat on the whole meal... shhh!)  read more »

November marks American Diabetes Month and World Diabetes Day is recognized on November 14th. With more than 230 million children and adults suffering from diabetes worldwide, it’s more important than ever for parents to understand this disease and how they can help in prevention.

About Diabetes  read more »

We asked our friends at Powell‘s to recommend some pre-
feminist reads. Not that there‘s anything wrong with princesses, mind you, but a little Girrrl power can‘t hurt, right?

The Princesses Have a Ball
by Teresa Bateman
A clever retelling of the fairy tale, The Twelve Dancing Princesses, these girls spend their nights secretly enjoying a different kind of “ball,” a basketball! Instead of dreaming of their handsome prince, these princesses make their own dreams come true.  read more »

Financial Planning 101:

Develop a Roadmap to Help Navigate Life’s Journey

Most people think financial planning simply means investing money for retirement. And while it is a bit of that, it’s also a whole lot more. A comprehensive financial plan is like a personal financial roadmap, taking you from now into and through retirement, and leading you to all the destinations along the way.  read more »

The Roadmap to Financial Health

But I Don’t Want to go to School!

Managing School Avoidance
-Dr. Joe Sweeney, Portland Clinic  read more »

One local mama’s quest to fund research on her daughter’s illness

“From the day Ella got diagnosed I have wanted to do something, anything, to make my baby better.” These are the words of Laurel Ackerman, a local mama-turned-determined-fundraiser. Laurel’s daughter is fighting a disease called Langerhas Cell Histiocytosis (LCH or Histio), which has entailed two years of chemotherapy treatments, constant pokes, surgeries, anesthesia, you name it.  read more »