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Fly away home
Connor has spent a large portion of this school year studying birds because his teacher is a bird enthusiast. It’s become an obsession for him, for some reason the Mexican chickadee is his favorite....
View ArticleThe downhill of summer
My vacation is over, and now begins the slow decline of summer. School supplies are bought, projects started, fall sports sign up for and the busyness begins. We have at least one party every weekend...
View ArticleLessons learned
Lessons learned from this vacation… 10. A learning vacation is not for little kids. We hit up Colonial Williamsburg, Yorktown, the Shirley Plantation (awesome!) and the Berkeley Plantation. So glad we...
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Car seat blues
An article on NBCnews.com today talks about poor compliance with car seat rules. This is something that is talked about in the news frequently, and I’ve probably talked about it here too. I guess you...
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Alone time
Sometimes, you just want time alone… no one to bother you, total peace and quiet, no one yelling “MOMMY” every ten seconds. This looks like the place to get just that. Hudson-Athens Lighthouse
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In remembrance
Shortly after Nana passed away, we asked the kids if they wanted something from Nana to remember her by. My sentimental boy, Austin, asked to have a pillow made from one of the shirts Nana wore all the...
View ArticleShopping lists
I realize Halloween is still a week away, but I’m a planner. I need to know what the kids want for Christmas. Plus family keeps asking me what to get them. So Sunday we headed over to Toys R Us and hit...
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SnackTAXI
When I come across a product I really love, I want to share with my readers. Last Christmas, my boys received SnackTAXI’s from my cousin. They use these daily to carry their snack to and from school....
View ArticleCome straight home
It’s something I have said often to my kids, but yesterday, they understood the meaning. Jeff and I both got home early because our new oven was arriving. As I pull up he said I had just missed the...
View ArticleOn their own
At what age do you let your kids play outside alone? Times have certainly changed. As a child, I think my brother and I spent more time outside than in, not coming in til we could barely see the house...
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#fbf
So all over Facebook yesterday, I saw pictures tagged #tbt. I’m not on Twitter, but I assume it refers to “throw back Thursday”. That, coupled with a comment on my earlier post got me thinking how much...
View ArticleJust un…
I’m not sure what happened. I am usually on top of my game, house tidy, everything done that needs to be done. But this summer… I am just “un”. Unorganized and unmotivated. Is it the unsummer-like...
View ArticleHome alone?
My kids are reaching that age where they don’t want to go EVERYWHERE with mom and dad. But I’m still trying to figure out what that age of freedom should be. How old is old enough to stay home alone?...
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