A month or so ago I clicked on a link to the Mom Congress. I am a clicking fool lately. If I see it, I must click. Now I must admit that clicking around has led me to opps I…
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Read a Book, Give a Book at WeGiveBooks.org
As a kid I devoured books. I read through the Judy Blumes. I raced through Harriet the Spy. I became obsessed with reading every book in the Chalet School book series. The Chalet School books were written in 1930s and…
App of the Week and a Giveaway: Arithmaroo
I won an ipod touch. I know! Can you believe my good fortune? I won it before Christmas. It was a Christmas gift to myself…except my kids pounced on it. Two have ipods and were anxious to check out the…
#SchoolFail
I swear to you that I am a good Mom. I make lunches. Supervise homework. Kids have clean clothes for school. We have a set bedtime on schoolnights — different times for different aged kids. My youngest is read to…
Middle School Transition…It All Works Out Fine
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…
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…
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…
