Parenting
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My Attempt at Homeschool
Oh, imaginary friends! I have worried about you during this crazy, weird time! I hope you all are safe and healthy. I hope your jobs are secure and your futures are as certain…
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One of Those Mornings
This morning was just… it was… it was a shit show, is really what it was. It was a nightmare of large scale proportions and I wanted to jump back in my bed…
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A Guilt-Driven 10 Year Old Birthday Celebration
This Saturday, Bean turned 10 years old. Ten. As in, two hands of fingers. As in double digits. As in, according to my high school English teacher, Mr. King, I no longer have…
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Life Lessons from the Safety Patrol
I can hardly believe it, but Bean is going to be in 5th grade next year. Where has the time gone?! Anyway, apparently I don’t get a vote in the whole growing up…
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Report from the Homefront
I feel like a do a pretty good job of telling it like it is around here. When we struggle, I share. When we fall short, I share. When we face challenges, I…
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Our First Issue with Body Image
Last week, Gracie got the most adorable two piece bathing suit from one of her besties for her birthday. She was super excited when she got it because it also came with really…
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Brownie Adventures: Earning Our Brownie Pets Badge
I’m a reluctant Girl Scout leader. My mom and I co-lead together. She takes care of the traditional meetings because she is better with arts and crafts and all that jazz. I take…
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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 First Day of School (…one week later)
So, I meant to post this blog post last week, but… life. Despite the late posting, our first week back was really great! The kids have excellent teachers this year and both have…
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Sunday Back to School Prep
Yesterday, the kids started another school year. I’ll share pictures of that and details about our first day tomorrow. Before they could go back to school, though, we did some back to school…
