Austin in Action
Beginning August 1, you can download a ticket for Smithsonian magazine’s Museum Day Live! Scheduled for Saturday, September 26, participating museums across the U.S. will offer free admission to those holding a Museum Day Live! ticket. The downloaded ticket is good...
Austin in Action
The Goodwill Excel Center, the first public charter high school in Texas for individuals over age 26, celebrated its first graduating class on June 26. “This is a momentous day for these graduates and their families, but more importantly, for our Central Texas...
10 Things to do
1. Make a blanket fort. 2. Declare a family game night. 3. Have a build-your-own meal, like funny-face pancakes, pizzas or sundaes. 4. Create a summer memories time capsule. 5. Turn everyday dinner into a fancy affair: use...
Recalls
Otteroo is recalling about 3,000 baby floats because the seam on the flotation device can leak air and deflate, posing a risk of drowning. The recall involves the Otteroo Inflatable Baby Float, a round ring made of clear and blue plastic material. It has two air...
KidZone
From travel costs to work obligations, lots of factors prevent us from leaving town for a traditional vacation…but that doesn’t mean you can’t have a great time right at home. Why not plan a staycation? It’s more than just free time at home; it’s an intentional...
Humor
Someone help me someone help me someone help me, was my internal monologue during my first experience with vacation Bible school. Surrounded by children. Small ones, who kept hugging me. For context: I have a one-year-old baby who is perfectly content with chewing on...
Lifelines
With summer winding down and a new school year starting up, it’s a great time to look through the family medicine cabinet and make sure you are prepared. Here are a few of the questions I get asked frequently about over-the-counter (OTC) medications. Q: Are store...
Family Connections
I’m prone to start this little ditty with a lilting sob story about how I used to walk to school three miles, both ways…in the snow…up hill. But I rode the bus. I did walk several hundred feet on a slight incline of sand and pea gravel, though. Hard times. I guess it...
Education
There are some things you just can’t do for your child. Driving test. Summer job interview. Or the highly anticipated college essay. While you can’t write it for him, there are things you can do to help. From supporting his research to double and triple checking for...
Family Matters
Q. Yesterday, I came home to a messy house, which is typical. There were dirty dishes all over the kitchen, toys everywhere and piles of undone laundry. I lost my self-control and yelled at my wife and kids. When we married, I didn’t realize my wife would be so messy....
