A friend left a Facebook status about the parent orientation for middle school. She has twin boys. I can’t imagine going through 6th grade with two kids. I survived 6th grade with two kids, but had two years in between…
Category: Schools
Getting Science-y for WhyMommy
I lay in bed yesterday morning pondering what science experiment we would do later in the day. The kids are on Spring Break. I have to admit that my pondering did not get very far before I fell back to…
Autism and Vaccines Discussion in Rockville at Universities at Shady Grove
Thought this event might be of interest to my readers… The Universities at Shady Grove in Rockville, MD, is hosting a free panel discussion about the recent controversial findings about the link between vaccines and autism on Wednesday, April 7…
Take Your Daughter/Son to Work Day — April 22
My middle child came home from school abuzz with “Take Your Daughter/Son to Work.” Her friends were abuzz with talk about who would be going with mom or dad. She had never participated in Take Your daughter/Son to Work before.…
Your Kid Will Be a Happy Camper at KinderCare!
As a new mom, I never considered using a babysitter or day care or summer camp for my child. I was blissfully ignorant of how hard it is to work from home AND care for children. I enrolled my daughter…
Breaking the Routine
Our mornings are scheduled. All three kids are scheduled during the school day. Our evenings are a sandwich of snack, swimming, volleyball, karate, dinner, homework, and reading. Bedtime is set in stone. Weekends are either heavily scheduled. It’s the season…
The Key to Middle School Success and a Giveaway
My tween was a bag of nerves before she stated middle school. She had watched her older sister go to 6th grade. She knew the ropes. We had visited the middle school many times. But, she was nervous… It did…
All I Want for Easter Is My Two Front Teeth
I just do not know where to begin… 3:05 p.m. phone rang. I missed the call as I was searching for the ding dang missing cordless phone. I saw the school number. Immediately thought my son never got on the…
Oh No! My Kid Forgot To Do His Homework
Daylight Savings Time is sending the Musings from Me family for a loop. Late bedtimes. Rushed mornings. Forgotten homework. Missing items. I don’t recall a time change so dramatic to our family schedule. For as messy as my family room…
Where Am I This Week?
Let’s start with where I was last week. This week is all about recovering from taking the train to New York and flying to and from Houston. New York was awesome. I met a niche toy company. This company have…
