In fifteen hours I’m leaving to take Number 4 to school. She starts her freshman year at the boarding school she worked her ass off to get into. When she discovered the school two and a half years ago, she decided she was going there for high school. We told her she could go, but […]
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The Five Minute Rule
Yesterday I was having a hard time getting to a mental place where I was able to do some of the things I needed to do. It was a rainy and gray day here in Connecticut, and that is the hardest kind of weather for me to find motivation. When that kind of weather falls […]
We Should Not Be Requiring Parents To Teach Their Children From Home (work friendly edition)
Yesterday our school district began distance learning. Our kids are receiving instruction via Google Classroom. And yesterday, as I helped my 9-year-old navigate GC for the first time ever, it became apparent that this is not how to handle our current situation. I appreciate the Herculean effort our administration and elementary school teachers made to […]
It’s Okay
It’s okay if you haven’t wrapped any presents yet. It’s okay if you haven’t bought your presents yet. It’s okay if you don’t buy all the presents you originally planned to buy. It’s okay if your kids have eaten frozen pizza for the last four nights in a row. It’s okay for you to set […]
Why I Stopped Sending Out Christmas Cards
When I was a kid my parents got Christmas cards from most of their friends, but back then, most of them were just plain old cards with a picture of Santa or a cardinal or the words Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays written across the front. Hardly anyone sent out cards with pictures on them. […]
21 Holiday Books To Read To Your Kids This Christmas
A couple weeks ago I put a question up on the Not Your Average Mom Facebook page asking readers to share their favorite Christmas books to read with the kids. There were so many great suggestions — we haven’t read most of them! I’m really looking forward to reading these this year. So I thought […]