Youth Sports…

Aug 30

The Little League World Series has just ended and Fall baseball has begun here in the south.  Having 3 boys and an x-sports reporter husband, we know ALL about sports around here, and we participate in a few… but baseball is numero uno. I will tell you that we have had our kids in recreational sports, travel leagues, and on school teams.  My husband has been...

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Revisiting the College Preparation Blog…

Aug 17

Back in June, I blogged about helping my daughter prepare for college.  I re-visited that post this evening,  to see if I was still feeling the same, and if my Top 10 list held true through-out the summer.  I can testify that it did.  It is all true…every last one. Tomorrow morning, we will unload my little girl, with a truck full of boxes, in the middle...

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Losing Weight…

Aug 15

So. I’ve entered a weight loss competition.  Of course, that naturally must mean I need to lose weight. I was always a skinny kid.  I ate whatever I wanted, and never, ever thought twice about it.  Soda, french fries, cookies, ice cream…  oh dang. I digress.  Anyway, I never had an issue with my weight.   Even after all of my pregnancies, I would slip...

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Yep… still a home school mom… Part 2

Aug 12

I started home schooling out of desperation, but I have continued out of conviction. Right before I took my 7th grader out of public school all those years ago,  I had been substituting at a couple of middle schools.  My experiences in those schools were not pleasant. Things had changed drastically since my days of puberty, and it was not for the better. I...

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Yep… I’m a home-school mom… Part 1

Aug 12

I haven’t always been.  My oldest son went through public school, and then he even went to a boarding school… My second son went through public school until the 7th grade…then we home-schooled through 12th.  My daughter was in public through 5th, then home, then back to public for 9th through 12th…and then our youngest… he has been in...

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Tough Tuesday…Dating

Aug 02

Yep. I said it, and I’m pulling out my soapbox to blog about it… Don’t say I didn’t warn you… I have this dating thing on my mind because it is a hot topic around my house, and has been for some time. With 4 kids, aging from puberty to adult, we have had many conversations on this topic, as well as survived all kinds of situations, either...

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