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Squeaky Wheels (The world needs more Ts in it)

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It’s often said that squeaky wheels get the oil and it’s absolutely true. The question is, is it fair?? In our family, there one child who is so intense, so persistent, so over-the-top, so busy, that he demands a lot of our attention. I am forever feeling guilty about the amount of time and energy spent…

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On Sensitivity- TV Phobia Anyone?

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At the risk of appearing pathological, here goes nothing…  Leo is afraid of the television [and I may be to blame]. Leo was born busy.  He’s spirited.  He has spunk.  Actually, Leo was a mover and a shaker even before he entered the world, but that can be a story for another day.  As an…

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Farewell, double-story g!

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You know how sometimes your kids will do something so completely adorable or quirky or just so them for what seems like forever and then, one day, you realize it’s gone?  That they’ve grown up a bit and you didn’t even notice when it happened? There are so many bittersweet parenting moments like this. T used…

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Officially Homeschooling- Things Just Got Real.

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Guess what I just did?  I just wrote a letter to the Superintendent notifying him of our intent to homeschool next year.  The letter has been signed, printed, sealed in an envelope, stamped, and it will be mailed today. I’m officially homeschooling. Yup, things just got real. What prompted the whole-actually-making-it-official-today-thing? I met a mentor!!  A…

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Plan? What plan? Homeschooling & Flying By the Seat of My Pants

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This post will be comical to look back on because I’m sure we will change our minds and our direction countless times over the coming months, but here goes… Lots of people have been asking me what Our Plan is for homeschooling this coming school year. “What is your homeschool plan?” they ask. We have…

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Cringe-worthy Candor

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Occasionally Leo lacks a filter. He has cringe-worthy candor: This apology note from Leo to Seuss could use some work. A card Leo made for a friend who was pregnant.   *** Gray hair is God’s graffiti. ~Bill Cosby ***

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