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All Good Things Come to an End
Last week was my first week back at school. Boooooooo!!!!!! Hisssssssssss!!!!! Students don’t come back to school until August 18, but we had to go back early for a two week training and…
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Rainy Day Activities
The summer showers around here are getting intense. Lightning, thunder, wind, rain. Thankfully, neither of the kids or Big Molly are scared of thunderstorms, so that means we all just walk around the…
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If You Give a Teacher a Summer Vacation…
Last Friday, I had to go to the grocery store. Simple enough task, right? We had a ton of food leftover from the Fourth of July, and our family had been eating hot…
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Rainy Summer Afternoons
We have entered that time of summer in Florida when afternoon thunderstorms are part of the daily routine. Every afternoon around 3:00, the heavens open up and rain down on us. I actually…
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Snack Happy
I don’t know about you guys, but my kids are SNACK HAPPY these days! Goodness! That’s all they ever want! Snack, snack, snack! If someone asks me for a snack one more time,…
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A Fabulous Fourth!
The Fourth of July is one of Chris’s favorite holidays. And with all the grilling, swimming, and firework action, who wouldn’t love it? We had a fun time with friends and – bonus!…
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A Hypothetical Playdate
Let’s say – hypothetically – that there were two families who lived in Orlando and were tired of their own pools and had OD’d on the beach the week before. And so –…
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But, Oh, Those Summer Nights
Summer days around here are pretty awesome. The pool, the beach, splash pads, ice cream trucks, skipping naps, library visits, play dates, movie days, Disney adventures, playground afternoons, swimming lessons, imagination camps… and…
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A Summer List
1. Thank you all so much for your feedback about Bean. Chris and I talked to him about his behavior, and he said he was missing his friends from school. Even though he…
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If You Give a Boy a Swing Set
If you give a boy a swing set, chances are he’s going to ask for you to turn the sprinklers on so he can swing in the “rain.” And if the boy gets…
