Saturday, March 28, 2020

Feeding a Family in The Time of Coronavirus

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My son and I both struggle with asthma which places us both in the "underlying health conditions " category of people that need to...
Saturday, March 21, 2020

1 Million Pages Goal

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Any of you out there struggling with the not knowing how long this isolation and interruption of normal life will last?  My family definitel...
Friday, March 20, 2020

Token System

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Let me just preface this post with the following.  I'm about to share some really detailed, specific information.  This is not for every...
Thursday, March 19, 2020

Social Connection amidst Social Distancing

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Any extroverts out there withering amidst all this social distancing?  My extroverted children are feeling it. Anyone else had a painful con...
Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Read Aloud and SSR

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How is your homeschool going?  I know I shared A LOT of detailed information in my earlier post on emergency homeschooling and I stand by it...
Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Meditate. Meditate. Meditate

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How's your anxiety today?  2nd day of sudden home schooling for thousands of families.  Even though this is what my family does all the ...
Monday, March 16, 2020

What Went Well Today?

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Today is the first day of homeschooling for thousands of families.  Expectations are high and the thought of doing this for weeks on end may...
Sunday, March 15, 2020

Structure Time Not Content

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As mentioned in my post about mitigating anxiety, routines are really important.  All of our routines have been blown up by coronavirus.  P...
Saturday, March 14, 2020

Mitigating Anxiety in the Time of the Coronavirus

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Are you feeling the swirl of anxiety in and around you?  Everyone at my house is feeling it at varying levels of intensity.  It is everywher...
Friday, March 13, 2020

Before the library closes...

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Life has changed a lot in the last few weeks but nothing hit me quite like hearing last night that my local library system was closing indef...
Thursday, March 12, 2020

Schooling in the Time of Coronavirus

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UPDATE 3/13/20  Sno-isle libraries are closing today at 6pm and we don't know when they will reopon.  You'll still be able to borrow...
Sunday, August 02, 2015

If you love my family....

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I posted this on  Facebook a long time ago and realized that it should be on my blog too. I have a request for anyone that cares about my ...
Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Capturing the Spirit of Christmas

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Ever have one of those Christmas seasons where you just can't quite capture the Spirit of Christmas?  I have.  Thankfully not this year....
Wednesday, January 22, 2014

You Can't Scare Me. I Have Twins.

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Having survived the first 5 years with twins, I am often asked for advice by expectant mothers of twins.  Here's my best a...