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A Guide to Elementary Sleep Overs
Hello, imaginary friends! I hope you all had as good of a weekend as I did. My Facebook and Insta feeds are full of all your fall activities and cute fall outfits and…
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The End is Near
This week we had Meet the Teacher night at the kids’ school. Both of them got really great teachers this year and I am anticipating another great school year for both of them.…
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The Sneaky Entrepreneur
I picked Bean and Gracie up from their aftercare program yesterday afternoon and one of the teachers pulled me aside. “Um… Mrs. Brown… Michael has been making rainbow loom bracelets for all the…
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5 Little Moments
1. Twice a week, I sit in my van for an hour while Gracie goes to tennis lessons. Bean stays in the van with me. And it is torture for both of us. …
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A Different Kind of Summer
In the first few weeks of summer, I quickly realized that this summer would be… different. For one thing, Bean and Gracie are starting to separate themselves from each other in some ways.…
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Another Attempt at Toy Organization
Over the years, I have tried to keep our toy storage organized and somewhat contained in our house. I don’t want to be one of those houses that looks like a toy store……
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The Whooshie Coonin
For Christmas, my mom put a whoopie cushion in one of the kids’ stockings. It has provided hours of entertainment at our house, and might be one of the best presents they got.…
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Important Conversations and a Haircut
I took Gracie to get a haircut after school today because she decided to cut huge chunks out of her own hair a few weeks ago and it’s taken me a while to…
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The Merriest of Times!
Since we’re still catching up, I thought I would share some pictures from our holidays. We had such a good two weeks with all different parts of our family! Nothing beats a full…
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It’s Under the Log
Some of my favorite conversations are the ones I have with the kids while driving around. It’s pretty funny to hear what they think about things. They are even getting to the age…