So, here’s the deal. I have wanted to write a book since I was about 9. I filled composition books, notepads, scraps of paper, and even those thin as onion skin sheets of typing paper. I can still feel the…
Tag: school
Getting Through It
School needs to be done. Now. Why? Because I am done. Kids are antsy for school to be over. School-year activities are mostly done. Two of the kids stopped getting homework this week. I’m struggling to keep the younger two…
Big Bag o’ Box Tops Stuff [Giveaway]
A few weeks ago I was a celebrity of sorts. Here’s the scoop on my minute or two of fame. I loved it…every minute of it! The folks at Box Tops for Education or BTFE invited me to an event.…
This Whole Homework Thing Gets in the Way
Do you remember those carefree days before your child started school? You know the days when you could laze around in your jammies for the entire day. No where to go. No one to see. Certainly no school to get…
Concluding the Science Fair Project #ProjectReady
My tween and I embarked on a project this past month. After a few days of the project, I knew that my tween was able to do all the work by herself. As a mom it is easy to micromanage…
Snow Days
Today’s snow day was just what the kids wanted. But, wait Monday was a day off for them. And so was Friday. So today made it a 5-day weekend. Oh and did I mention that last week in addition to…
The Dust Is Beginning to Clear…Somewhat
My blog philosophy is “if it has anything to do with the kids I don’t blog about it.” What??? Yeah, it’s as bad as that when you have a teen and a tween. Most topics are off limits. Hard for…
Getting Your Science Fair On! #ProjectReady
My 7th grader loves shopping. She’s the type who gets excited about a trip to Walmart. Doesn’t matter what we are there for. She loves shopping. Last night we needed to pick up the supplies for her Science Fair project.…
Musings on Science Fairs #ProjectReady
I never did a Science Fair project when I was a kid. Not at any level of school — elementary, middle, or high school. My school — an all girls school in the north of England — was wholly focused…