With five kids in the public school system, my family has been influenced and taught by no less than 55 teachers in the last 10 years (I did a rough count!). As a trained and certified teacher myself, I know how much work teaching a classroom full of energetic kids can be, especially when resources…
Kindergarten at the Pumpkin Patch
I’ve now been on five kindergarten field trips to the pumpkin patch. Five hay rides with shouting, giggling, wiggling five years olds. Five runs through corn mazes. Five searches for the perfect pumpkin times 20. There’s nothing like the annual Fall Farm Field Trip. But this was my last. My last kindergartener. Of all the…
Halloween Parade 2010
The school-wide Halloween parade has got to be my favorite part of Halloween (the parade is only slightly ahead of the post-trick-or-treating candy tasting). This year, AJ decided at the last minute that he no longer wanted to be the werewolf and would rather dress in his size 2T-3T knight costume instead. Luckily, I was…
Kaplan Tutoring Test Drive
Keeping on top of the progress of five children in school can be tough. I’ve got a couple of kids who are very independent and self motivated. And then I’ve got a couple of kids who need a little bit more help and prodding. AJ, my kindergartener, is yet to be decided. My kids are…
Walk to School Challenge
Help me win the Amazing Avocado Big Hit Grand Prize ($5000!) for my yummy Avocado recipe by voting daily for me at https://www.theamazingavocado.com/bighit/vote.php?id=8 When we bought our townhouse 12 years ago, we had no idea how lucky we were. You know the old real estate rule: “Location, Location, Location!” As first-time home buyers with a…
How to Avoid Before-School Melt-Downs
Help me win the Amazing Avocado Big Hit Grand Prize ($5000!) for my yummy Avocado recipe by voting daily for me at https://www.theamazingavocado.com/bighit/vote.php?id=8 Mornings can be hectic with five kids in school. Heck, afternoons and evenings are hectic with five kids in school. But mornings present a completely unique and challenging…. challenge. Getting five kids…
When am I going to use this in the real world?
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of ATETV.org. All opinions are 100% mine. It’s hard for me to believe that my oldest daughter needs to start thinking about college and a career path already. She’s only just begun her freshman year of high school, and yet we’ve already talked about graduating…
Back to Blogging Day 1
The SITS girls have set out a series of challenges to get back into blogging. I admit–the summer is a difficult time to stay on a consistent schedule of blogging (and especially reading and commenting on other blogs) so I like this idea of following a daily challenge to get back into the blogging groove….
Elffolk and the Crystal Caves of Atlantis Giveaway
Back to School Giveaway Week, Day Five: Want to know the secret of making great connections and meeting people at Blogher and other larger-scale blogging conferences? Ride the elevator. Yes, it’s true (those of you who have attended Blogher can back me up, I’m sure). Some of the most meaningful conversations and some of the…
Back To School (We Made It!)
Since I’ve already shown off a picture of my oldest heading off to high school, I figured I’d better include a few of the younger ones on their way to school this week. The good news? Everyone is loving it so far, although KitKat is shocked at how much more work there is in high…
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