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The Dirty Heart Nut

April 23, 2018 by not your average mom 1 Comment

No part of this day went the way I envisioned it would after 12 pm. After a really exhausting and trying spring break, I thought I still had a few (much anticipated and appreciated) hours to myself today, and then I got the reminder text from the dentist’s office that I had scheduled appointments for […]

Filed Under: Lessons I've Learned, Life at My House, Parenting Tagged With: dirt, frustration, heart, kids, nut, reality check, when your day doesn't go as planned

What I’ll Teach My Kids This Summer (It Won’t Be Math Facts)

June 7, 2017 by not your average mom 8 Comments

This summer, I will not complete summer math packets. I will not practice math facts with my kids or even touch a flashcard. I will not sit my kids in front of a computer to “play math games” or even utter the letters IXL. I will not look at a reading log. I will not […]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: accountability, dirt, flash cards, kids, library, math facts, organization, reading logs, reading packets, responsibility, school, summer

You Don’t Grow A Garden — Or A Child — Inside

October 2, 2015 by not your average mom 11 Comments

Our kids finished up their fifth week of school today. This year we have a junior, a fifth grader, a fourth grader, a first grader, a kindergartner, and a preschooler. And I’m concerned about kindergarten again. It has nothing to do with the teacher. I’m more concerned with what kindergarten has become here in Connecticut and […]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: candy land, dirt, fingernails, homework, kindergarten, play, swings

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