Category: Kids
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5 tips to planning the perfect birthday party
Parties are a lot of fun, but if you are the one planning it, it can be stressful! Here are somethings I do to make planning a birthday party as easy as possible: #1-Use the free Canva feature to make the invitations. The you can either print them yourself and hand them out or what…
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1st Day of School!
My older 2 kids went back to school last week. They both had good first days and like most of their classes. They both have friends in some of their classes, which they are glad for. Larry started 11th grade! He is growing up so fast and soon he will be on his own. I…
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Another school year finished!
My 2 older kids had their last day of school last week. In the fall, we will have an 8th grader and an 11th grader. Somedays I feel time slipping away from me and somedays it stands so still. We have 2 more years with Larry before he becomes officially an adult (we do tell…
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Charlie’s Birth Story
Charlie was born on a Thursday; I was going to be 36 weeks that following Monday. I had just had my 35-week check-up that Tuesday (2 days before he was born) and everything looked good and I was on track to deliver the next month (my due date was June 20th). My older 2 kids…
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A letter to my son on his 16th birthday.
Dear Larry, You are 16 today and I want to say THANK YOU. Thank you for being my guinea pig in parenting. Thank you for teaching me patience. Thank you for all the laughs and all the love. Thank you for being my little boy. Thank you for the hugs (especially these days when it’s…