Every time you wonder, How does she? Know that she doesn't. My kids cry, my house gets messy and even "dangerous" and me and the hubs fight. Yup, life around here is normal. Who really wants to visit a blog full of pictures of mess and chaos? So yes, we try to put our best foot forward around here. Does that make us fake? I don't think so. You don't wear your sweats on your date or your date outfit to work (Okay, so I probably have done both, but you get the ...
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Birthday Treat (printable)
Today is my birthday. I am twenty-nine! Wow! Twenty-nine! When you are a kid birthdays are just a celebration. When you are an adult they become a marker of time that force you look back and reflect on your life. I don't know if this is because my birthday falls so close to New Years or if all people reflect on their life and make plans for the years to come. My last year of my twenties! Man, the twenties were full of all sorts of amazing firsts. I met my husband weeks after I turned twenty. ...
10 Steps To A Great School Year and Raising A Stand Up Kid
1. Sit down with you child and explain to them your expectation. Tell them how you expect them to act in the classroom, lunchroom, hallway, recess, etc. Tell them how you expect them to treat adults and other children. So many parents assume their child knows how they are expected to act in school and would be astonished if they were a fly on the wall in their child's classroom. Don't assume your child knows, make sure they know. Sitting down to have this kind of conversation tells them you ...