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Seriously, who couldn’t wake up with these people staring at them from the foot of their bed?Most of you know that I Hate Morning with a Passion, but on this morning, I woke up and laughed. The fact that they made a lot of noise gathering their surprises wasn’t lost on me but as a […]
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At the end of the year, the Fifth Graders at our elementary school get to go on a 4-day, 3-night camping trip at Sierra Nevada Journeys. The entire experience is designed for the kids to experience fun, hands-on style learning in a natural environment. It’s really a wonderful way to prepare them for the independence […]
posted in: Balance, Milestones, Things We Do
[Bella is in the middle and those are her teachers. How we luv them!] This Spring is full of milestones for us and here’s another one to add to our list: our last Mother’s Day Tea at Sunflower Preschool. It’s my very favorite event there perhaps because they ask only the Pre-Kers and their mothers, […]
posted in: Family, Holidays, Milestones
We attended Sixth Grade Orientation at the newly opened Kenedi Depaoli Middle School and wow, what an eye-opener. The facility is gorgeous. Fresh. New. Green. We were very excited, can you tell? Alex was excited and perhaps a little nervous. Either way, he didn’t want to pose for his Paparazzi Mama. Do you see that […]
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Alex has been busy this year reading through all of the Percy Jackson books. Have you read them yet? They’re truly wonderful and magical explorations of Greek Mythology in a modern day world. If you haven’t seen the movie, yet, it’s being released on DVD on June 29th. Here comes the endorsement: if you liked […]
posted in: Family, Milestones, People We Love
It’s been such a cold Spring. Lots of freakish snowstorms making me remember another Spring, eleven years ago when a certain little boy was born just when the primroses on our patio began to blossom. Happy Eleventh Birthday, Alex!! Yes, that is our Traditional Birthday Number pancake breakfast made just for a big kid. I […]
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Chalk this up to another valuable life lesson. You see, at Double Diamond Elementary School children are given either Howls or Growls (the school mascot is a coyote, thus the theme) as part of their Encourage Good Behavior Incentive Program. I’m sure you remember those from your own school days. Mine involved a negative focus […]