I’m annoyed. I love Dude and Princess’s school - it’s a great school. They’re learning, they’re having fun, they’re making friends, and they don’t feel threatened. One thing I can’t stand, however, is that there is rarely any consequence to being late - whether it’s your self that is late or your homework that is [...]
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Light Headed
My Dude and some of his buddies joined 45 other people from his school to raise money and shave their heads for St. Baldrick’s. Their team of 50 raised $15000! I thought that was pretty awesome
The event was a whole day-long thing . . . they had Leprachauns juggling on stilts, face painting, [...]
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I haven’t talked much about Brownies this year . . . but yes, I’m leading Princess’ Brownie troop again. We have 15 second graders We’re having a blast so far! Earning try-it badges, going on field trips, attending cookie rally sleepovers - we’ve been working hard and having fun.
But the thing I am most [...]
I Like Her Confidence
I found this on the counter when I got home the other day . . .
Princess’ response when I mentioned that it was only November and possibly a bit early for a thank you note to Santa… “I’m crazy busy and I wanted to get this done while I had a minute.”
I have no idea [...]
Stuff The Bus
Every year, Walmart, a local TV station, and a local radio station team up to Stuff The Bus to get school supplies for kids who may not be able to afford them.
And every year when we go get school supplies, each of the kids picks out an extra backpack. Each of them gets double of their [...]
Teacher Gifts - Foam Flowers
We had a rainy Memorial Day weekend - and it’s STILL raining and supposed to be raining all week. We did squeeze in some pickup baseball and barbecues between the rain showers and had a blast!
In between the breaks in the rain, the kiddos and I got busy making gifts for their teachers. They each [...]
Money Well Spent
I guess it’s Dude’s week for the blog. But I was sooo proud of him that I just had to share!
All year they’ve been learning about money in school. They each have a check register and have to earn money and pay desk rental, etc. In December, they had a market day where each kid [...]
The Kid Has Some Values
His mom should be proud.
Every now and then, I get discouraged at the state of our kids. Not any kids specifically, just kids in general. I’d like to believe that kids are generally good people - I know that they are. They are, afterall, just kids. But for me, the issue is their lack of [...]
18 3 and 4 Year Olds
Yesterday I had the pleasure of chaperoning my daughter’s preschool class on a trip to the zoo. The class had earned the trip by making good choices throughout the school year and filling up their jar with buttons. Each chaperone got assigned 4 to 5 kids for the day. I will be the first to [...]
The New Junk Drawer
We got our carpets cleaned yesterday - and in the process I noticed how heavy one of the rolly toy thingies was getting - a brief look in to one of the drawers and I realized it was full of junk toys - you know, Happy Meal toys, cheesy toys from the salon/restaurant, etc. Heck, my [...]