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To My Son as You Graduate – Words of Wisdom I Hope You’ll Ignore
The time is short now. Your cap and gown have been hanging in the closet for weeks. Your announcements have been sent, and today you finished your final exams. High school is almost over. Even though...
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Make Believe Memories
Today I cleaned out the dress up box. It isn’t the first time I’ve done this, but I think it might be the last. Over the years I have discarded dragon costumes, princess dresses, Wonder Woman outfits,...
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The Four Stages of Birthday Party Development
I have four kids. This means that by the time the youngest is 16, I will have hosted over 60 birthday parties. We’ve hosted princess parties, pirate parties, spy parties, and disco parties. One of my...
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Ten 80’s Movie Quotes I Use on My Kids
As is the case with most moms, sometimes I open my mouth, and my mother comes out. That’s fine. My mom had some good material. But she isn’t my only source for parenting one-liners. I also find myself...
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My Love/Hate Relationship With the County Fair
Anyone even remotely familiar with small towns knows that that the biggest event of the year (next to Friday Night Football) is the County Fair. For one week, normally sensible parents, forego...
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Seven Reason Taking My Kids to a Corn Maze is a Nightmare
I love fall. Fall in the country means locally grown pumpkins adorning my front porch. Fall means bonfires, hayrides and freshly baked pumpkin everything. The leaves are stunning. The air is crisp....
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Confessions of a Former Homeschooling Mother
I never ever planned to homeschool. When I got pregnant with my first child, my plan was to quit my job as a high school teacher and stay home with my children until the youngest started kindergarten....
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Four Reasons We Didn’t Get a Rescue Dog
We have a new puppy. We didn’t take in a stray. We didn’t find him from a pet rescue website. And we did not, as I had always imagined we would, go to our local shelter and pick out a sad-eyed, fuzzy...
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Six Very Short Christmas Stories for All Ages (with PDF links)
A couple of weeks ago, a friend of mine posted a Literary Advent Calendar on Facebook. Each day there is a link to a Christmas story, poem, or essay. It is delightful, and I was thrilled to discover...
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I Get By With a Little Help From My (Cyber) Friends
I’m not gonna lie. I miss having Little Ones. I mean I really miss it. I miss chubby, jelly-smeared faces. I miss sticky kisses and fat little arms around my neck. I miss the way my little boy said,...
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