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Homeschool Resources

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Homeschooling seems to be an option a number of people are gravitating towards or at least eager to learn about, so I thought I would offer up some of the resources we used when making our decision to take the leap to home learning. It’s very important to do your research when making your final […]

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How to parent, work and teach without losing your mind

How To Parent, Work & Teach Without Losing Your Mind

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how to stay focused when you work from home

How to Stay Focused When You Work From Home

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This post may contain affiliate links. When you make a purchase through the links, I receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you for your support. Supervising yourself and staying focused is a MUST! Simply put: working from home means trading in office distractions for home distractions. I mean, how can you

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5 Things You Can Do When A Loved One Is Diagnosed

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My biological Mother would have been 67 today if she were still alive. For the first 18 years of my life, I watched Multiple Sclerosis take over her body and ravage it. As a small child, I witnessed her walking with a limp to using a cane to requiring a walker and finally, she was

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2017 All Summed Up In A Photo Book

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Mini’s 2017 was chock full of ups and downs. There were some pretty sad times and some great times. Some firsts and some good-byes. Mini went to the Bronx Zoo for the first time! It was raining, but she and her Dad had a blast! We also lost one of our beloved Pugs, which was

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Mini Monday – Post 16 – I’m Learning to Sew!

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My summer has been pretty slow and kinda boring. My softball league didn’t happen because they didn’t have enough girls 🙁 Mom and Dad forgot to sign me up for Summer Camp and all the spots were taken 🙁 I spent almost every weekend during the month of July at Grandma and Grandpa W’s house

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Happy Love Your Pets Day!

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We make no secret that we LOVE our pets here 🙂 We always welcome our visitors’ canine companions as well. The more the merrier! This is our squad (the very definition of “squad goals” if you ask me!): Eli-Princess just turned 4 and she is the big one in the back. Our Pugs are (from

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December 2016 Photo Challenge: Tis The Season

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I have to say I enjoyed this one. The holidays come with their emotional baggage, but are usually a good time. Well, onto the pics! Tis The Season… for hot soup! Our loaded potato soup, specifically. We start with a potato soup base and add cheddar, bacon bits and grilled chicken chunks. So. Insanely. Good.

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August 2016 Photo Challenge: Black & White

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August was a very interesting month for us.. Some things happened, good and bad, but for this, we are concentrating on the good 🙂 I tried to photo as much of it as I could, so here goes: Mini had her softball awards dinner. She will tell you all about it in one of her

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Al Trautwig and Parent Labels

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I actually kinda sympathize with Al Trautwig. Let me tell you why. For those of you who don’t know, I’m adopted. [Tweet “I’m adopted and I understand what Al Trautwig thought he was saying.”] And we need to talk about it. Not just my adoption, but adoption as a whole and family dynamics. I’ll start

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