I’m over at Parenting.co writing about a topic near and dear to my heart, my son’s journey with ADHD. Enjoy! I vividly remember sitting in the back of the 4-year-old kindergarten classroom, diligently cutting out laminated pictures and being purely mortified. As a parent volunteer, I had the opportunity to catch a glimpse of…
The hours between 4:00 and 6:00 pm can bring me to my knees. People call this time of day “The Witching Hours” but I prefer to call it “The Hours That Can Send Me Spinning into the Vortex of Doom” (admittedly not as catchy). This has been going on since I gave birth my friends.…
You guys, I have been thinking about raising kind kids lately. I’m working on a piece about it, but today I want to say this. Being a teacher changes you, all kids feel like your kids…forever and ever amen. Because you understand that the “naughty” ones are really never just naughty, they are usually creative,…
I don’t know what I am doing. Really. Who has given me this job of raising these tiny humans? Never mind the fact that my husband and I are winging this thing called parenting on a daily basis, now throw the rest of society in the ring with us and then still insist that we…
We’re over on the Today Show Community page writing about reading. So fun! Click through to read the rest on the Today Show’s page and don’t forget to click the little number by the post and vote us up! The Power of the Family Read Aloud: 8 Tips (From a Teacher and Mom)…
Last night I was confronted with my own demons. One of my kiddos was upset over not getting something she felt she should have. Now, as I see it, this kid is incredibly blessed. So many things are going her way, why on Earth would this one little thing bother her so much? I’m pretty…
We took our spring break a little early this year, which entailed a car trip to Florida from Wisconsin with 5 kids in a minivan. That’s right…2 days there and 2 days back in a minivan with my nearest and dearest and all their STUFF. So because I have blazed a little trail, I will pass…
Why does this happen at 2AM? Awakened by mysterious forces (a.k.a. my now 8-year-old “sneaking” into our bed), my thoughts were busy enough to keep sleep at bay. I am the kind of human who isn’t human if not allowed to sleep for at least 7 hours a night. Eight hours is my sweet spot…
I am a yes girl at heart. For me this means that I love to participate. I love to join in. I love to experience whatever you are suggesting that will make life better or be tons of fun. I’m one of those people that love to be busy, I always have been. I thrive…
Balance. This the real “b-word” in my world. It is like this thing I keep chasing and as soon as I think I have it, it’s gone again. I have had real issues with the “b-word” which, those of you that have been following us from the beginning, know from my post about quitting my…
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