Category: Parenting
Why I absolutely love, love, LOVE parent-teacher night
Me + my guy at Neptune Theatre for a little date I came prepared with my little list of questions and was the first one sitting on the chair outside the classroom door. My mom always said she loved going to parent-teacher night because it… Continue Reading “Why I absolutely love, love, LOVE parent-teacher night”
10 steps to a work-at-home snow day
1. Be grateful you don’t have to rush around getting everybody dressed and into snowpants and making breakfast and lunch and packing schoolbags. 2. Oh … but all that rushing around is your ticket to freedom (well, two hours of it while the littlest… Continue Reading “10 steps to a work-at-home snow day”
Not-so-easy ‘easy’ readers
My son is six. He needs to read. Look for a book! It must be short. It must be simple. It is fun to read. We read every day. (See?! Short little sentences are permeating my brain!) Grade 1 means nightly reading homework, and… Continue Reading “Not-so-easy ‘easy’ readers”
Eight kids’ fads I just don’t understand
There are plenty of times when I really remember what it was like to be a kid and feel connected to my son and daughter. Wrapping a fruit roll-up around your index finger and then chewing it off? Heck yes! Intertwining your feet with… Continue Reading “Eight kids’ fads I just don’t understand”
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