Long Term Gains

January 1, 2018

The more I look back on my life, the more I see that some of my long-term wisest decisions were lowering the bar. Like Mr G and reading. That little selfie-taker up there sort of got interested in reading around age 5, emphasis on “sort of.” I more or less pulled […]

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The cup is fabulous when it’s half full.

December 31, 2017

I had a great opportunity to give my New Year’s Resolution a little dress rehearsal yesterday. Grab your popcorn and snuggle in, cuz here come all the sordid details. Here’s a picture to give you a little stamina to get through it. You’re welcome. This was Christmas. Oh, I love these two. On […]

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My Epic New Year’s Resolution

December 31, 2017

I love this time of year. HAPPY NEW YEAR’S!!! There’s something endlessly enchanting about new beginnings. Growing up, I’d spend hours creating my New Year’s Resolutions every year, pondering, dreaming, scheming, imagining greatness. (Artistic license being used here. It was probably more like 20 minutes.) I’d have such glorious plans for […]

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All Complaints Must Be Submitted in Writing

December 29, 2017

Sometimes in the course of homeschooling, kids don’t like assignments. By “sometimes,” I mean, like, daily-if-not-hourly. So, naturally, I developed a coping mechanism brilliant parenting strategy. All complaints must be submitted in writing. They hated that. I loved it. There’s nothing more endearing than hate mail from a nine year […]

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With deep gratitude

December 28, 2017

When my sweet, amazing Gramsie died, I was touched and changed by so many things. Once again I have to skip over pieces, no matter how important or cherished, to get to the point of this little blurb here. One of the many sparkling highlights of that whole transition was completely unexpected. […]

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My favorite part of Christmas

December 26, 2017

We shook things up this year and departed from tradition. Big time. Why? Well, not that there was anything wrong with the way we’ve always done it. We just thought that we could tailor something to fit our “unique family dynamics” a little better than what we’ve done before. It […]

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I Took the Kids to the Beach Today

November 2, 2017

We went to the beach today. The kids were mad because it was a full hour between when they were told to don the beach-appropriate attire & when we actually pulled into the beach down the street. Beach attire for the 6yo consisted of wearing his ninja costume, by the way. […]

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