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Back To School Organization- 5 Ways To Curb The Chaos
It’s at that point in August where the nights are getting cooler, and the school letters are rolling in. I’m trying to stay in denial, but the fact is…. the new school year is barreling in like a freight train. After a free-wheeling, no-schedule summer, getting back into the school routine can be painful. It’s an adjustment for both me and the kids to get back into the swing of things, but here are a few ways that I help the kids (and myself) settle back into a new school year. 1. Keep Supplies Secured Even though kids head off to school with a truckload of supplies, that stuff remains…
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That Bites!
You know those silly, hypothetical questions that you’d ask each other to pass the time? Things like, “For a million dollars, would you… run naked down the highway?” “For 10K, would you eat 12 slugs?” Well, today I learned that I’d be willing to dig through someone else’s mouse-infested trash for…. $275. Let me start off by saying that if you’re one of the genetically gifted minority that produced offspring with impeccably straight teeth, then gets to steppin’, because you probably won’t fully appreciate the angst of the orthodontic process. I don’t mean wearing braces, although it’s not very fun. I mean paying for someone else to wear them. Braces…
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Let Them Eat Cake
This weekend was #5’s birthday, which is always a fun occasion. Of course we love to celebrate each child’s birthday, but #5’s enthusiasm is contagious. No matter what gift she receives, what decorations are hung, or what cake she’s given, everything is just THE BEST in her eyes! But that’s her personality. Everything is fun with #5! Most of the birthday preparations were finished in advance, but the actual day of #5’s birthday still required some errands. One of the things that I left until last minute was her birthday cake. All #5 requested was a chocolate cake with white icing. No problem! Right?? I hustled to our local Stop…
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(Not So) Cozy Coupes
Summer is in full swing here, which means that our days are crammed full of soggy pool towels, BBQs, a herd of extra kids running through the house, and requests for snacks every.five.minutes. It’s busy, but not “when-is-school-over-I’m-so-tired-I-want-to-DIE” busy. Lots of fun & shenanigans! But I want to address something I’ve noticed seems to come hand-in-hand with both warmer weather, and the parenting of younger children. These F&%^*n Things. The Cozy Coupe: a.k.a. “the cars that NEVER DIE” You know these cars. You know them because they are the same.exact.cars we owned thirty years ago. You’d think that thirty years of technology would result in a slicker, cooler coupe,…
