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Sponsored: Follow Your Child’s Reading Journey Through #AgentMagic App #famloop
Sponsored: I was given a code to try out FamLoop’s Agent Magic for this post. If I had a Native American given name. I’m not Native American, though my husband and children are part Cherokee. But, if I was bestowed…
Sponsored: Organizing Photos of a Special Birthday Party for a Special Guy @Tapsbook
Sponsored: I was compensated to write this post. Something happened this spring that has never happened before. I’m still kind of reeling about it. I did something I have never done before. I didn’t host a birthday party for one…
Pondering the College Search Process with My 11th Grader #MOOCadvisor and #spon
There’s no avoiding the fact that my 11th grader is looking at colleges. I cannot be in denial any longer. For the last 18 months, our mailbox has been stuffed to overflowing with postcards, flyers, and letters of interest from…
Preparing for Seasonal Allergies with the Children’s Claritin Mom Crew
Sponsored: I’m in the Children’s Claritin Mom Crew. I was sent a Spring in Your Step Meet-Up Kit as compensation for writing this post. Sniffles. Sneezing. Coughing. Tissues. Aachoo! Bless You! Cover your mouth when you sneeze. If I have…
Making the Best of It…Always
I’m a “make the best of it” type of person. In only the most dire circumstances do I allow myself to wallow. When I hit a rough patch I take a deep breath or two or three breaths and make…
Sponsored: Planning Activities for Summer @Kelloggs Frosted Mini Wheats
This is a sponsored post, though all opinions are my own. I only need one word to describe the school year. Busy. BUSY. Very busy. Three children in three schools. Two with school bus service. One without. By necessity I…
Wordless Wednesday: The Class Picnic
The 4th grade picnic is kid driven. No input is needed from mom or dad. Unlike other picnics where the teachers decide the format or the parent sign up to bring items, at the 4th grade picnic the kids are…
I Can See the End of the School Year…Just Barely
Remember when you were in elementary school and your mom told you that the school year was almost over? You probably had a so-so handle on the concept of time. You probably asked every day if today was the last…
Messing About in Boats
Is there anything more fun than being near the water? As a kid, I have vivid memories of playing at Cheesequake Park somewhere in New Jersey. There was a sandy beach on the edge of the lake. At least I…
