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I left my heart in Los Gatos.  And San Diego.  And by the beaches of the Bay Area.  Oh, and my heart is also in Scottsdale. 

I’ve lived a handful of places—a handful of amazingly beautiful and wonderful places. Even though my heart, home, and family is now in Scottsdale, there are pieces of me everywhere I’ve lived, and everywhere I’ve ever loved.

There’s nothing like taking your children to the places you’ve lived. It’s like recreating moments of the past, while making new memories.  And so for this post...

As a parent, you probably have one of two types of children when back-to-school season approaches: the kid eager to break out new pencils and learn, or the one moping that there’s only a few days left of summer. If you have the latter on your hands, or if you just want more tips to further smoothen the transition of going back to the classroom, Phoenix executive director for Girls on the Run Meagan Kukowski has some tips.

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As August draws near, back-to-school sales are beginning to rev up. From whole new wardrobes to a new pair of jeans, kids and teens are just as much into fashion as adults these days. Students K-12 all want to enter their new classrooms in fun, fashion-forward outfits. To help you out with back-to-school shopping, here are the top trending 2015 school styles for kids and teens.

As Nicholas's second birthday draws near, I can't help but mentally revisit our adventure in pregnancy. I can't believe my thriving, sweet, snuggly, active, beautiful little boy was born a four pound little doll--skin and bones, and completely perfect. I look at my toddler--now a big brother--and wonder where my baby went, but at the same time, am in awe at the independent, strong-willed little man he is becoming. 

Nicholas was born six weeks early due to my pregnancy condition called Placenta Previa. Thankfully, he...