Author Archives: Stephanie When I was a kid, I was blessed to have Melodie. She was essentially a second mom to me. And, she would dutifully corral me in her mini van (along with her own boys) wherever they went–school, movies, outings and even summer getaways. There was never a lack of kid-friendly boredom busters or tunes in…  It’s official. Summer has departed and the school season has begun. Farewell summer breezes, afternoon swimming and evening picnics. Welcome routine, the hustle and some bustle too. As we try to balance it all (and then realize, that of course we can’t) — we find our priorities and a rhythm. The heartbeat of our day-to-day….  Sweet Liam, My precocious, curious, active boy. My heart of hearts. My first. In two weeks you will be a Kindergartner. You have come so far since the day you were born and made me a mother. Yet, this milestone marks a new beginning. It is a line in the sand. A beginning of the… As summer draws to a close and tax-free shopping days are on the horizon, I thought I’d share some of my fave finds for the back-to-school season. 1. Plastica’s fabulously modern bento boxes. We’re homeschooling and I am still tempted to get these for the kiddos (and ME, who am I kidding???). I LOVE the…  When I wrote my first homeschooling article in January, I was overwhelmed with the response here and in emails. So many of you were homeschool veterans offering encouragement or moms like me who were just getting started. There were many others who were just exploring the option. Now that summer is here and fall is…  Oh mamas! It has been one of those weeks. Not bad, necessarily, or even frantic, just mixed up and “we are SO out of our routine and must figure this out ASAP” weeks. I suppose the start of summer can be like that. We were blessed with company for the first two weeks after preschool…  There are days (like today) when dishes pile up like towers while my boys pile on each other then crash to the ground. sometimes with shrieks of laughter. or tears. i am comforter, “please make-it-better” and “don’t do that again” today (well, every day). laundry overflows and so does my mind. sometimes. my to-do list…. 
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