Author Archives: Lisa Scott

When Life Throws a Curveball…and You Land in the Sandwich Generation

It all started last Sunday morning, with my husband tentatively telling me that he’d had a disturbing dream the night before. “I don’t know if I should tell you this, ” he said (as I got that queasy feeling in my stomach), “but I had a dream last night that your dad died.”  Not theContinue reading “When Life Throws a Curveball…and You Land in the Sandwich Generation”

Educational Excellence in a Personal Environment

Educational Excellence in a Personal Environment That is the motto of the University of West Georgia, which we visited last weekend, and is also in line with our family’s values.  They have one of the few residential early-college entrance programs in the country. These programs are designed for gifted high school students who are notContinue reading “Educational Excellence in a Personal Environment”

Walk a Mile in My Shoes, or What To Do With a Gifted High Schooler

I never understood before how the parents of young Olympic athletes in our country could fathom allowing their child to move away from home while still a child, live in a dorm with other highly driven and dedicated athletes, and only visit their families a few times a year. Now, we were not blessed withContinue reading “Walk a Mile in My Shoes, or What To Do With a Gifted High Schooler”

Crockpot Brown Sugar Glazed Pork Roast

How can you save money on groceries, save time in your day, and still please the whole family? With a recipe that takes advantage of a cheaper cut of meat by cooking it all day in the crockpot, making for an easy dinner when you get home in the evening. My oldest son LOVES porkContinue reading “Crockpot Brown Sugar Glazed Pork Roast”

How a Bonfire Can Keep Your Kids Off Drugs

A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body. Benjamin Franklin Lectures, DARE presentations, and well-scripted movies have nothing over a bonfire for keeping your kids off drugs. Why? Because one of the top ways to keep your kids clean is to have strongContinue reading “How a Bonfire Can Keep Your Kids Off Drugs”

Panic or Adapt – It’s Up to You!

Group presentations. One of my least favorite memories from high school! My ninth grader was assigned his first group presentation in history class with two other boys he knew from his previous school. They were to have one week to work on it, but the illness of one combined with unexpected snow days left twoContinue reading “Panic or Adapt – It’s Up to You!”

Feeling Stressed? Think Coffee!

Perhaps you have seen this story circulating before, but I read it for the first time recently and thought it was worth passing along. Carrots, Eggs, And Coffee A certain daughter complained to her father about her life and how things have been so hard for her. She did not know how she was goingContinue reading “Feeling Stressed? Think Coffee!”

A Dinosaur Attends Blissdom ’09

This weekend was an eye-opener for me. I attended my first ever blogging conference, sponsored by Blissfully Domestic and One2OneNetwork, and got a taste of just how popular blogging has become and of what a techno-dinosaur I really am. My geeky husband was probably surprised to learn that I now have computer envy – me,Continue reading “A Dinosaur Attends Blissdom ’09”