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new normal

August 21, 2011
Boy age 5 smiling

Summer ends today and so does life as normal. Life as normal for over 10 years has included kid(s) under my supervision 24/7. When we registered Rhett for Kindergarten last year, it dawned on me that 3 days a week* I would be FREE. *I partially homeschool.  The kids go to school on MWF and [...]

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a tale of 3 backpacks

August 31, 2010
Thumbnail image for a tale of 3 backpacks Three backpacks

This is one of my favorite posts from last year about this time.    The orange backpack continues to return home each morning pulled now by a four year old who still isn’t in school. Once upon a time there were three backpacks. A brand new yellow one. A brand new green one. A hand-me-down orange [...]

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heres hoping that distance helps the heart

August 23, 2010
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I just dropped off a 2nd grader and a 4th grader for the first day of school. It was time. This was the first time that I considered NOT walking them in on the first day. They know more about what goes on at school than I do. I ended up walking in with them [...]

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He MUST not be a boy

August 24, 2009
Reid

Reid(6) has successfully completed his first week of first grade.  Since he did not go to Kindergarten I was a little worried about him. The week went well.  When I picked him up the first day he looked me straight in the eye and said, “Mom, it was a very good first day“. Reassuring. Sweet. [...]

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When size matters

August 16, 2009
How to collapse matter
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