Last summer I made myself a Summer Bucket List. I had a whole bunch of quintessential summer experiences I wanted to cram into a couple of months. I’ve also been known to make a Christmas Bucket List in the past. So the kids have experienced these in the past. This summer though, the only bullet […]
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5:00 On A Friday Night
Yesterday I had a significant freakout about the arrival of summer. I was panicking. And I wasn’t at all physically or emotionally prepared for the transition. I was so exhausted that as soon as I got Number 6 and 7 into bed, I crashed on my own bed before 9 pm. My husband was working […]
For Those Of You Struggling With The Transition Into Summer
This first day of summer has snuck up on me. I’m not prepared. I’m not organized. It’s kind of like when Christmas seems so far away, and you know you have plenty of time. And then all of a sudden, BAM. It’s Christmas Eve Day and you haven’t wrapped a single present. You haven’t even […]
Last Day, First Day
Last day of school, summer is here. Last day of my baby’s kindergarten year. Last day packing lunches and taking the bus. Last day for alarm clocks and making a fuss. Last day for ripping the brush through the hair, and frantically searching for something to wear. Last day of forgetting to send in the […]
What I’ll Teach My Kids This Summer (It Won’t Be Math Facts)
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 […]
The Little Bear
For the first time in the history of, um… ever, I have all my Christmas shopping done. And all of my presents are wrapped. It’s a Christmas miracle. Of course, that means that one of the kids was going to add something onto their Christmas list, something that they wanted MORE. THAN. ANYTHING. Number 4, […]