Double Dating With Other Parents

4 Reasons Why Double Dating With Other Parents is Great

As hardworking parents, we can all use the occasional night out with our significant other and close friends. It doesn’t quite matter if everyone goes to a local sporting event, restaurant, bar or movie theater, all that matters is that it is adults only (and that mask are worn, of course)! Whether you are going

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school be like in 2021

What Will School Be Like in 2021? Florida Waits to Find Out

Many parents are asking themselves, "What will school be like in 2021?," and Richard Corcoran, Florida's Education Commissioner, is working on the answer. A plan to extend the current Emergency Order and remote learning options for schools into 2021 is in the works after a State Board of Education meeting in Tallahassee on Wednesday, November

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Salt and Sugar Scrubs

8 Must-Have Salt and Sugar Scrubs

Say goodbye to the flakes and hello to soft and shimmery skin! Fall is the perfect time to begin exfoliating your skin and removing dead skin cells with a gentle sugar or salt scrub. Not sure which is best? Sugar scrubs are best for a gentle exfoliation, sensitive areas like the face or for overall

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Lola Perkins Memorial Scholarship

Sun Country Offers the Lola Perkins Memorial Scholarship

In memory of Lola Perkins (picture above, far left), a Team Sun Country athlete, the Perkins family is offering to pay the tuition of one gymnast at Sun County Sport Center through the Lola Perkins Memorial Scholarship. "All gymnasts who indicate an interest in gymnastics will be considered for the scholarship," according to Sun Country's

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Free Thanksgiving Dinner

Walmart and Ibotta Offer Free Thanksgiving Dinner for Families

Walmart and Ibotta have teamed up to provide free Thanksgiving dinner for families. All you have to do is download an app and go shopping! Ibotta is an app that people use to get paid back for common, everyday purchases. Click here to download the app; you will need it to take advantage of this

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Foodservice Director of the Year

ACPS Food Service Director Wins Foodservice Director of the Year

The Alachua County Public Schools’ (ACPS) director of Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) Department won the Golden School Foodservice Director of the Year Award! Her name is Maria Eunice (pictured above), and she was awarded this highest honor because of her dedication to Alachua County students over the years, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. “We

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How to Address Bad Toddler Behavior and Time-Outs

Terrible two’s and "threenager" are often terms applied to that toddler age usually associated with the age- old toddler tantrum. Already exhausted parents find themselves frustrated with how to deal with bad behavior from their toddlers. Time-outs are often cited as a possible solution. Now being six to seven years out from that stage with

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Type 1 Diabetes

Type 1 Diabetes… 2 Years In

It’s been over two years since Tyler was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. They were right when they said it is the disease that never sleeps. For the last two years, we have monitored sugars, counted carbs, budgeted for supplies, worried about insurance premiums, educated others about his conditions, worried, prayed and cried. It’s the

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