Now that summer has officially arrived, are you prepared for it?  While most of us hope our summers will be filled with long days languishing in the sun, the reality can often be quite different.   Since my kids are still small, I've yet to experience the abrupt change of pace that can accompany school being out for the year.  This post from the New York Time's Motherlode blog has opened my eyes a bit as to what awaits me:   "the need to suddenly create and manage a different structure … [Read more...]