It's girls against boys in HONESTLY, KATIE JOHN (1963), the third book of the Katie John series by Mary Calhoun. Katie John has just begun sixth grade and her conflicting feelings about someday growing up and beginning to date have led to the alienation o
My little slugger! Teeball is so hilarious to watch because it really is like herding cats. The kids sometimes forget to drop the bat after they make a hit, or in the outfield they all want to run and catch the ball, often jumping into a huge pile and fig
California poppies, spotted at the visitors center at Cosumnes River Preserve, one of our favorite places for nature walks with the kids. It was a beautiful sunny day, though pleasantly cool. It was the perfect place for a Mother's Day hike together. How
