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My Fifth Mother’s Day (And Those That Came Before)
This weekend was probably the best Mother’s Day weekend I’ve had in my mere five years of motherhood. It started out with Mother’s Day Shabbat at Sophie’s preschool, was followed by mommy/daughter...
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Hope for My Parenting Future
Lately I feel like I’ve really been struggling with my parenting efforts. Maybe Sophie is going through a stage. Maybe I’m going through a stage. Whatever it is, I feel as if things are not the way...
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Crayon Art (aka Back-to-School Craft Project)
Sophie and I have been working through our summer list with only two and a half short weeks left until school starts. Last week we decided to work on a craft project that involved a canvas, crayons,...
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Back to School for Sophie
Today was Sophie’s first day of school, but this time as a Junior Kindergartener! She’s at the same preschool. But Junior-K means longer days, more structure and independent work. This will be a great...
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Election Day from the Mouths of Babes
Today is election day in the United States and most of us Americans are going to the polls to elect a president (along with a few congresspeople, mayors, and propositions). Never resisting an...
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Thankful …
Throughout the month of November, I’ve been reading Facebook status updates from friends stating what they are thankful for each day. While I didn’t post daily status updates, I did spend some type...
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“Did I Miss Reading Time?”… The Moments That Mean the Most
I wasn’t going to post today. I had no posts planned in my head, or written and edited. Yet here I am at nearly 1 am typing on my blog. I did not plan to write about the unspeakable tragedy that...
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Déjà Vu All-Over Again: Parenting and Childhood Memories
One of the hardest parts of parenthood is how your child’s problems can so often cause your own childhood emotions and memories to float to the surface. I experienced this myself a few weeks ago when...
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Lately in Motherhood …
Lately in motherhood, I … Made countless chicken nuggets and macaroni and cheese dinners. Read The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes to Sophie even though I was tired and didn’t want to read a...
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Cooking With Sophie the “Young Chef”
Sophie decided recently she really wanted a smoothie. Never missing an opportunity to get fruit into this kid, I didn’t hesitate to take her up on this opportunity. She also really wanted to make the...
View ArticleLife Imitates Art: How Children’s Television Inspires One Kid to Action
It’s no secret that Sophie likes her television time. And I’m not ashamed to admit that I’m a parent that allows TV viewing. Heck, I was raised with television and it clearly didn’t inhibit my creative...
View ArticleMy Fifth Mother’s Day (And Those That Came Before)
This weekend was probably the best Mother’s Day weekend I’ve had in my mere five years of motherhood. It started out with Mother’s Day Shabbat at Sophie’s preschool, was followed by mommy/daughter...
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Back to School and Raising an (Almost) Teen in Unprecedented Times
This is not your typical back-to-school blog post. In September 1987, I started my seventh grade year in middle school. My biggest worry was whether I’d be able to handle being placed in GATE classes...
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My Fifth Mother’s Day (And Those That Came Before)
This weekend was probably the best Mother’s Day weekend I’ve had in my mere five years of motherhood. It started out with Mother’s Day Shabbat at Sophie’s preschool, was followed by mommy/daughter...
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