Call me crazy, but really just know that I am doing what I feel is best for my boys – T2 and T3 are going to the Waldorf Charter School. T2 went yesterday for his “sit in” He spent the day in the class so he could see if it was a good fit. When […]
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photo credit: Ian Sane Friday we stopped by our local public school to see which teachers the big boys got. Thing 1 got Mrs. R and his best friend K is in his class! Apparently they had so many GATE kids that they made 2 classes and he is in one of the GATE classes.
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So, I have never really been thrilled with the public school system. It seems so geared towards teaching to the test. There is not a lot of inspiration too many worksheets the classes are SO big! (35 kids per class). Their school is really huge too (over 1200 kids in K-6) I didn’t feel like
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photo credit: makelessnoise Somehow every school year I create personal chaos before school. I thought this year would be different. What do I mean by chaos? I struggle with knowing where my kids belong in schools. 2003 It all started with Thing 1. When he was starting Kindergarten the Public Schools raised the number of
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I got a free copy of Stolen (Blackpool Mysteries)to review from a give away on Twitter Mom. I had no idea what to expect. I was a bit skeptical when I saw it was a Harlequin book. I haven’t read one of those in ages. Luckily, this is not my mom’s Harlequin books. I surprisingly
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Pregnancy Squat vs kegel – why one Childbirth Educator Teaches Squats Hypnosis for Childbirth Q&A part 1 – what I love most about this was that I was the lady with the button up polo, driving the mini van. J Flu Vaccine and pregnant moms – we are getting to flu vaccine time again. Here
I had a giant shift in my parenting life the past few weeks. It was a bit like birthing a new baby. I feel like I am in recovery mode. It is all good, but change is change and requires adjusting. I am going to do a series of posts next week explaining what happened
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My boys have known about sex since they were 4 and 7. When I was pregnant with Thing 3, the topic of “how did that baby get in you?” came up quite a bit. So I gave them a simple, but honest answer. I used books and presented the material very matter of fact like.
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I didn’t even have a chance to comment on the homebirth study that came out. It was so obviously biased that it made me grumpy. I love what Mamas and Babies posted about it. She has a lot of great links. I agree with the conclusion she comes to. When you’re fully informed, you have
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I am not talking about yoga positions, I am talking about mentally. It is so important to educate yourself, plan and prepare for a wonderful birth. However it is just as important to remain flexible and open to whatever may happen during your birth. Birth is unpredictable. There is no way to know what is
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Dear Friends of Thing 2, Did you know you can help me earn my own way in Scouting? Just click here and place an order on my behalf. Trail’s End has made a lot of improvements this year. All microwave products are made with canola oil and all caramel products are naturally sweetened, so there
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Knowledge is Power (Why every pregnant woman needs to read this blog) I wish I’d discovered Enjoy Birth 2 years ago instead of 2 months ago. Why? Because during childbirth, women need as much power as they can get. My Story Birth no.1, a 20 hour water birth in a midwife led birthing centre in
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BIRTH Mom walks out of hospital while in early labor with twins, when threatened with unnecessary cesarean. She goes on to have lovely vaginal birth with supportive OB. I recently shared my thoughts on my very different 3 births. Here is a post from another mom reflecting on her three births. Found a new Birth
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I love Elizabeth Pantley’s Books. Here is an excerpt from the The No-Cry Nap Solution: Guaranteed Gentle Ways to Solve All Your Naptime Problems (Pantley) From the moment your child wakes in the morning he is slowly using up the benefits of the previous night’s sleep. He wakes up totally refreshed, but as the hours
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Thing 2 was talking to me about hypnosis and that it was cool. I said, “You are getting sleepy, you want to clean your room.” as I pretended to wave a watch in front of his face. He said, “Not THAT kind of hypnosis mom, the kind that helps people become better.” Apparently having a
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