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My kids have always been independent and were ready to take off for sleep-away camp and not look back from the first summer they were old enough. After many seasons
When I was pregnant and took a tour of my daughter’s future daycare, I wasn’t surprised to see a computer lab called “Tech Town.” I assumed Tech Town was for
When my daughter was in third grade, my husband and I showed up for a parent-teacher conference where we were told that our child was spending too much time reading
Before I jump onto my mommy soapbox about DVD players in the car, I need to be completely honest: the eight-year-old inside me is jealous. That girl would have loved a
As the end of the school year gets closer and closer, I wanted to take a minute to recognize all the wonderful teachers out there. You don’t get paid nearly
This year, on May 4th, my oldest daughter’s school celebrated bike to school day. My husband and I got voluntold we were running this event. “Join the PTA!” they said.
I may have mentioned in a previous blog (or five) that my family loves scavenger hunts. We play them all the time in the form of Easter Egg hunts, geocaching,
Like many little girls, my oldest daughter has always been a huge animal lover. In her case, it goes beyond ponies and puppies – though she really loves ponies and
I am quite possible the world’s most illiterate map reader. And to make matters worse, if I *DO* figure out where I am on a map, I will never be
If your family was anything like mine when I was a kid, your mother probably made you watch The Wizard of Oz. And if you were anything like me, you
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