Help Raise $10,000 for Adopt-a-Classroom from Elmer’s

Elmer’s is making it easy to do good this summer in the spirit of Bagging It Forward by donating $10, up to $10,000, to Adopt-a-Classroom for every Elmer’s Virtual Bag It Forward blog meme post. HOW CAN YOU JOIN? Participate in the Elmer’s Virtual Bag It Forward...

A Few Announcements

First, I want to give you a heads up that I have a new NAPP referral bonus—now you not only get a $10 discount, but Scott Kelby’s Photo Recipes Live Behind the Scenes: Your Guide to Today’s Most Popular Lighting Techniques DVD/book combo! (Click the link to read my...

Your Child Needs You to be a Parent (and then you can be a friend)

Communicating with teens is not always easy. One of my biggest problems is a tendency to want to project a maturity of thought onto my kids beyond their years, and being dismayed when they don’t achieve it. We’re all a work in progress, and it takes time...
Backyard Baseball

Backyard Baseball

Through the kitchen window, I spied three of my boys and four neighbors playing baseball in our yard. The side of our house has been converted into an unofficial baseball field where games are played most sunny summer afternoons. It’s so fancy they’ve...
Bag It Forward for Back-to-School

Bag It Forward for Back-to-School

This Tuesday my family had the chance to do some good and have a whole lot of fun in the process thanks to Elmer’s Bag It Forward campaign. I am one of five ambassadors for the program, whose mission is to encourage others to gather and donate school supplies...

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