Announcement: Classroom Parties! 2 down, 4 to go! AND, today’s parties were very much okay. Of course, my style is to always focus on the glitches (kids who despise caramel, kids who HATE that I didn’t bring cupcakes, kids who were injured during the popcorn relay, etc.). I’ve made mental notes for the remaining parties [...]

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Hello! It appears that October is already 1/3 of the way over, and that raises my anxiety levels a bit because: Due to circumstances beyond my control but not REALLY beyond my control, I am now the head room parent for Meredith’s class AND Harper’s class. I filled out the form and said something like, [...]

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You know me. I really can’t let a first day of school go by without sharing the photos. And, look. I even made them hug. (It took about 25 failed shots to get one hug photo in which both girls look at least partially happy. “Keep hugging! No! We’re not there yet! Hug! Happy hugs! [...]

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Back in 2006, my friend Tempe shared her idea of embroidered shirts to commemorate her kids’ first day of school. Because I loved the idea, we jumped on the wagon. Meredith’s first day of preschool was on August 16, 2006. She didn’t yet wear glasses, she could barely write her name, and she had no [...]

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Early last week we drove to Kansas City, where we did a little bit of this. (The girls did eventually enter the store.) You know, while I was pregnant, I swore that my daughters would not become girly girls. I also swore that they wouldn’t watch a bunch of television and that they would be [...]

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I was going to start off by showing you this photo: Then I was going to say, “This is the girls on their FIRST day of second grade and kindergarten.” Then I was going to show you THIS photo: And I was going to say, “This is the girls on their LAST day of second [...]

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I volunteer at the girls’ school at least three days each week, and I totally love being there. I love the teachers, I love the office staff, I love the kids, I love using the word Love, and so on! (I *did* try to employ my reliable thesaurus in order to tune down the Love [...]

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We’re back. The trip was amazing and fast and as you can see, we met a beautiful princess. Actually, we met a bunch of princesses. We had breakfast with them! Me: Ask Ariel if she misses her dad. Harper: Why? Me: Because she decided that she would rather have legs and a boy than a [...]

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Harper came out to the car yesterday with a worried look on her face. When I asked her what was up, she hesitated for a bit—which isn’t her normal style. Harper: Well, on the way out to the car, a first grader told me that Santa Claus isn’t real. Me: What?! Harper: Yeah. First she [...]

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Jeff and the girls drove to the library last night and picked up Cake Pops. This afternoon after school, the girls decided to go through the book and flag each of the recipes they would like to try sometime soon. When they were finished with the flags, they decided that flagging wasn’t good enough. What [...]

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