Marsha Roth
“I’m Marsha, the devoted wife of a Nebraska Husker fan, mother to a sweet laid back 11-year-old boy named Kellen and a 9-year-old spunky know-it-all named Rowen. I am a Kansas City native, proud Northwest Bearcat Alumni, and enthusiastic 4th grade teacher! I enjoy stolen moments where I can read in peace, indulging in chocolate chip cookies whenever possible, tending to my vegetable garden and finding new ways to annoy my daughter! My goal in life is to be my authentic self, follow the motto of ‘She did what she could,’ and share that with other moms!”
When Your Parents Move In
Being an “Elder Millennial,” I am on the cusp of sending my kids away to college (I mean, like seven years from now), but that was the step we were mentally preparing for. Instead,...
The Day the iPad Crashed
Our iPad was slowing down and hadn’t worked correctly for about a week. It kept turning off, wouldn’t load things correctly and continued saying there was no space available. I was sitting in a...
Cooking with Crazy
Raise your hand if you grew up in a house with a feminist mom who was into women’s rights and breaking down stereotypes! The kind of mom that taught you Barbie could have any...
The Power of Noticing
Children need to be noticed. They need more than just, “I like that!” or “You are so nice!” If you stop and think about it, who doesn’t? If we rephrase our words to focus...
Game Night Lessons
Games. Board games or card games -- it doesn’t matter. Bring on the games in this house! There is so much to be learned through a simple, no-risk game. In our home, game night...
Parenting Lessons from Aunt B
Recently my favorite TVLand Aunt along with many other moms have been making headlines for allegedly doing things to help get their children into good schools. Lots of people jumped to their defense saying...
Technology: The Addiction We Didn’t See Coming
I am a child of the 80’s. I grew up watching The Smurfs, Full House, and TGIF. I learned valuable life lessons from Saved By the Bell! My husband can quote entire episodes of The...
Grand Carnivale at Worlds of Fun: A International Festival of Fun for All Ages!
Grand Carnivale has arrived in KC! Worlds of Fun is bringing the largest summer event in park history through August 4. This international festival features five countries: India, Italy, Germany, China and France.
Each country...
My View from the Pool
As we plunge into summer weather, my recent view from the pool has made me very reflective. If you are reading this and you have met all of your summer fitness goals and fit...
Lessons from Grandma
Have you ever had a role model that you didn’t realize was your role model until later in life? Without even realizing it my grandma shaped me into the wife and mother I am...
My Kids Don’t Need a Lawn Mower!
Now that the weather is nicer and we are able to get out of the house and do things around the city I have come to the realization that while I myself am not...
Youth Sports: Not FOR Me
You know the drill: dance on Monday, baseball and gymnastics on Tuesday, basketball on Wednesday, art club and choir on Thursday... and so on. Youth activities have completely turned families upside down. So many...
My Breakup with Makeup
We all remember our first makeup. The overly sticky sparkly plastic set of something or other as a kid. The first time we got a real makeover at the mall. When we learned to...
A Run with My Son
I thought I had nailed parenting. My son and I laughed and played together great. Then he began to grow up. Slowly I realized that my way of playing was too tame for...
My First Mammogram
Breast cancer.
Two words that terrify me. How could two things on my body that provided health and nourishment to my babies potentially be my downfall?
When my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer...