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Jen was born and raised in Overland Park. After going to Indiana University for college, then living in Washington, D.C. and Chicago, she grew exhausted of circling for a parking spot and headed back home to be near family. She and her husband Matt are parents to a 10 year-old boy and a 8 year-old girl. Jen teaches kindergarten and her husband teaches high school, so they wonder how they’ll relate to their kids during the middle school years. She spends her free time cheering on the Chiefs, Royals, and Hoosiers, hanging out with family, laughing with her teacher friends, and fostering a love/hate relationship with boxing. She also loves traveling, Target, coffee, wine, sunflowers and all things pop culture.
Mom’s Guide to the Art Course at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
If you’re looking for a fun outing with the kids this summer, look no further than the Art Course at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of...
Go Wild at Tanganyika Wildlife Park
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Do you have animal-lovers in your family? If you have children, then...
Visit Wichita – The Heart of the Country
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Are you looking for a weekend with your family that’s jam-packed with things...
A Love for the Girl Scouts
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When I was growing up in the...
A Midlife Job Change
At the end of the 2020-2021 school year, I did a thing. I left my teaching job.
Now, I didn’t up and leave the profession...
Birth Story: 5 Weeks Early
This birth story series is sponsored by HCA Midwest Health.
I became pregnant with my first child at 35. While I liked to think that...
Dear 2020: Now That You’re Leaving, I Feel…
Dear 2020,Now that you are leaving, I feel EXHAUSTED. I mean, what a roller coaster you had us on this year. Highs, lows, dips,...
Ringing in the New Year at Home
I’ve always had a love/hate relationship with New Year’s Eve. As a kid, I loved it! We could stay up until midnight at age...
Summer Reading Programs in Kansas City
In these turbulent times of quarantines and lockdowns, the partial reopening of local libraries are giving us the distractions we need, both as adults...
Acing the School Valentine’s Day Party
Alright moms, raise your hand if you’ve gotten the email, looking for volunteers to help with your child’s Valentine’s Day party at school. Now,...
The Dyslexia Debate
In early November 2019, the Kansas State Board of Education voted unanimously to approve policies aimed at improving the identification of students with dyslexia....
Amazing KC Kids: Meet Kate VanKeirsbilck, Lemon Club Founder
Meet Kate VanKeirsbilck, this month’s Amazing KC Kid! Kate is a busy junior at Notre Dame de Sion High School in Kansas City, MO....
The Day My Son Became a Tween
My family and I went on a Disney Cruise in July. This was our second cruise, and we loved the first one SO much,...
Cheering for the Chiefs: A Season of Hope
This morning, our eight-year-old crawled into our bed and asked, “What are we doing today?”
I said her grandparents were coming over to watch the...
Updating My Resume: Learning to Celebrate My Accomplishments
So, in April, I did a thing. I hadn’t done this in, oh, 17 years. I updated my resume and interviewed for a job....
