Family

The best sign that it's time to be OUTSIDE!

The year 2018 is coming to a close, how popular is your name?

Sunday is family fun day!

This is the first time in a very long time that I am in the "Christmas Mood" and I really don't want to ruin a good thing. Every year when the whole family gets together and we gather in the living room, all our "spidey senses" start tingling when we hear keywords or topics which make us want to run away. So let's discuss some important things to NOT talk about so we can make this holiday enjoyable for everyone.

When your child does NOT want to be filmed.

Over 100 years ago, my grandfather started this family tradition in the (c)old country. First snowfall of the season, he'd run outside barefooted in the snow.

Drunk uncles? Relatives arguing about politics? Before you start piling mashed potatoes on your plate, get to know some of the worst people coming to Thanksgiving dinner this year.

Who says you can't do all of these things with a newborn baby?

My mom and sister came to visit so I showed them around Kalamazoo

Kalamazoo Central Family and Consumer Science teacher, Lisa Boulding, who established a student leadership and community service program and has guided its growth to more than 100 members in five years, has been honored with an Excellence in Education award from the Michigan Lottery.