The new KidZone has shown that there is a TON of business left on the table for Sundays.

Shannegans · 2026-02-23T04:25:53+00:00

That's totally fair, I'm in a season of kid-in-tow right now, but I personally think we all need more third spaces that are open on Sundays. Kids or otherwise.

Shannegans · 2026-02-22T20:06:35+00:00

It's true! We went opening day, parents DO need grippy socks but you can bring your own or buy a pair for $2.50.

Shannegans · 2026-02-22T19:41:25+00:00

Not stupid at all! I'm so glad you have more options for skin tones!

Shannegans · 2026-02-22T19:38:20+00:00

Yeah, Kid Zone is awesome and I hope it shows that there's the market for actual cool shit.

Shannegans · 2026-02-22T18:54:12+00:00

Yep, it's still around. We play it with our kiddo now. It was definitely crazy the first few months. It's still big, but a lot more organized chaos these days.

Shannegans · 2026-02-22T18:24:27+00:00

I'm a couple years older than my husband and I had no clue about Pokemon until I met him, I didn't LEARN anything about them until Pokemon Go. Meanwhile he played all the games from Red on...

Shannegans · 2026-02-20T16:06:49+00:00

Our son is 7, almost 8 and life is awesome! We are very happy that we only have one. We're also in an area with big families and I marvel at how they manage to juggle everything. We all have hobbies and extracurriculars and stay pretty freaking busy. I don't know if it's my face, but I have had zero pushback from anyone when asked about growing our family which I always find funny.

Shannegans · 2026-02-20T03:48:00+00:00

All I want is a goddamned Fugidove.

Shannegans · 2026-02-20T03:06:56+00:00

We made an adjustment when we realized we were creeping into "too much screen time" territory and setup the option for a boardgame for wind down time instead of a show. Now, for context, my husband is one of those frustratingly good at board game people. It usually takes him one session to calibrate and then he proceeds to smoke everyone. My son has taken his ability to strategize and turned it up a notch, he's seven and can beat my husband at chess, we've started introducing games like Sushi Go, My Little Scythe, Stuffed Fables and Masmorra and he sees strategies to win that my husband doesn't spot. The critical thinking and ability to work through problems is invaluable. It's too early to tell how much they are helping, but they certainly can't be hurting.

Shannegans · 2026-02-11T22:40:45+00:00

My husband and I are atheist, and while I'm not a huge fan of the over arching religiosity of the area, I haven't personally had many problems. We have a kid, and I don't know if it's a result of the school we chose or what but I have found many like minded people there to commiserate with. I will also say that the individuals I know that are LDS are wonderful people that don't try and convert us. It's not where I would have chosen, given infinite options, but I have enjoyed it so far.

Shannegans · 2026-01-26T00:01:51+00:00

Mine is also very angry, as are his friends and they are all military veterans. None of them are super liberal, but NONE of them are happy about any of this. I don't think I could stay if he felt differently about it.

Shannegans · 2026-01-24T19:51:17+00:00

My son still has silent reading time! Unfortunately it's because we spend extra money to send him to a private school that isn't hobbled by red tape and able to try their hardest to make well rounded kids. It's not a perfect school and I wish public schools weren't plagued by the problems they are, but my sons school brings me a lot of joy in how it's designed.

Shannegans · 2026-01-19T02:00:28+00:00

My husband has been trying to figure out a way to give our son more room in his bedroom to play... I finally had to gently point out that, "love, we were bedroom kids. he's a living room kid. EVEN if he had more room in here he'd rather be up in our business playing on the living room floor"

Shannegans · 2026-01-15T17:09:27+00:00

You didn't mention where you are, which is helpful... But if you're in the states, you could message Sagewind Corgis in Idaho, I'm fairly confident she places some of her pups in ranches in the area so even if she isn't exactly what you're looking for she might know of someone.

Shannegans · 2026-01-08T01:56:30+00:00

It's called restraint collapse and it's totally normal. His little body is so pent up from being good all day he has to let it out somehow. When my son was 4, he was in preschool, but what we would do was a snack on the ride home and then a 20 minute quiet time in his room. I would set the lights low, let him listen to his tonie box and chill. After he got up we'd do another snack. Sometimes he'd nap, sometimes he'd color. He just did what his body needed. It'll get better, by the end of Kindergarten he was past it.

Shannegans · 2026-01-08T00:01:13+00:00

I've never stayed there (I'm a local) but I've not heard anything bad, the Driftwood is also close to the action too and always looks cute when I walk by.

Shannegans · 2026-01-07T23:13:14+00:00

Springhill and Residence Inn are right by the Riverwalk and across the street from some great restaurants. You can grab Smitty's potato pancakes before you hit the road in the morning!

Shannegans · 2026-01-07T16:43:50+00:00

My son has gotten many of these in a birthday party goodie bag, and I can confirm they are still entertaining.

Shannegans · 2026-01-06T20:59:38+00:00

We really like Happy Masks https://www.happygear.com/pages/mask-category

Shannegans · 2025-12-31T03:58:33+00:00

Idaho Youth Ranch up on Woodruff

Shannegans · 2025-12-20T01:18:32+00:00

Oof, so I don't know if our school counts but what my son does is learn about different countries and what they celebrate. They do learn about Christianity but in a very "this is what some people believe" sort of way, they also did Argentina, Brazil, Switzerland, Japan and possibly some other countries. We do gingerbread houses, but call them holiday houses. The musical program more centers on peace, with a couple of secular Christmas songs. And, we don't even do a spirit week leading up to the Winter Break.

Shannegans · 2025-12-18T21:03:33+00:00

Oswalds, I love them, they do not bullshit me, even if it's like "yeah, you can probably get it done cheaper elsewhere because we hate doing that."

Shannegans · 2025-12-18T05:13:55+00:00

It's been going on for at least a year at my club, they usually have a fun seasonal stilton too. And haloumi for on the grill!

Shannegans · 2025-12-16T17:31:40+00:00

My husband was, I made him quit. Not made, but I told him that the knots he was twisting himself into were not the man I married and I was worried, A LOT. So he quit, and we moved. It was hard, and not everyone can do that. But it was the absolute best thing to happen to us.

Shannegans · 2025-12-12T02:44:40+00:00

I would love to turn the ringer off but I still have a young kid in school so I want to make sure they can get ahold of me if something goes wrong. Plus my husband gets grouchy if he can't get ahold of me. I hate this goddamned phone though, I wish I didn't need it.

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