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#USCHAMPS2020: The 2020 US Figure Skating Championships
For Christmas 2019, I splurged on the purchase of a full-access pass to the 2020 US Figure Skating Championships, which was being held about 40 minutes from where I live. I had never…
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The Best of Times: 20 Top Moments & Blessings of 2020
2020. I don't know how it's possible to simultaneously have both the worst year of your life and the best year of your life. But I suppose if it was possible for Charles…
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When Grown-Up, Big Boys Cook Thanksgiving Dinner
When I found out our Thanksgiving dinner table was going to have few guests, I was excited about having Ezra's help and making Thanksgiving dinner with him! He did not disappoint! All in…
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ADHD Homeschooling: Balancing Consistency, Novelty, and Sanity
So, what is to be done when our kids so desperately need two antithetical things (consistency and novelty), especially in regard to homeschooling?
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A HUGE list of educational TV shows & book series for elementary kids!
On top of having some great homeschool curriculum, we heavily supplement our learning with books, book series, and TV shows that cover the same content in our lessons. (I will be discussing how…
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“Just you wait…” {Dear Moms of Babies & Toddlers}
Enjoy the now. It's beautiful and wonderful, but I know it's hard and exhausting and draining. The future is also hard and exhausting and draining and beautiful and wonderful. I'm convinced that motherhood doesn't…
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ADHD Homeschooling: Hacks, Tricks, and Tips for Making It Work
When people ask how homeschooling with ADHD is going, I usually reply, "It's going so great. I mean...it's messy and chaotic and loud and frustrating and most of the time I want to…
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10 baby items I’m still using 10 years later
As of tomorrow, I'll officially have a 10-year-old on my hands. Instead of giving you an emotional tribute to 10 years of motherhood, I thought I'd do something fun, as well as practical.…
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Transitional Kindergarten: Homeschooling Our Little Enigma
While homeschooling Little Brother is sometimes confusing and frustrating, it's also very exciting. I'm looking forward to enjoying this transitional kindergarten year!
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3rd Grade Homeschooling End-of-Year Recap & Review
We have just finished up our FIRST year of homeschooling and the completion of Ezra’s 3rd grade year! June 1st marks our first day of year two! As we moved through the summer…