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our stories continue…
I’ve been a bit of an emotional mess these past few weeks. I know it’s the new tempo our family is keeping with back-to-school, a new co-op, and a new job for me; all big transitions, all at the same time! I know we will settle in but in the meantime I have had to Continue reading
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back to work || august edition
I want to take occasional opportunities over this school year to document some of the thoughts and feelings that are emerging as a back-to-work mom. There’s no telling just what I’ll cover here or what will come up. Less than one month in, here are my discoveries and truths I’m telling myself. Maybe they’ll offer some Continue reading
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5 Ways to Savor The Lull
This article originally appeared here on the National Military Family Association’s blog. ***** Over the past few years, military life has afforded our family many changes and calamities. We have survived a deployment, a reintegration, and we moved across the country (again). We have closed up shop at one duty station and set up our lives Continue reading
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teach them diligently [planning]
Welcome to the eighth installment of my Teach Them Diligently series. If you’re new here and would like to see the other topics, click below. January [ironing] February [the oven] March [saving] April [safety] May [purging] June [written correspondence] July [cleaning the bathroom] One of my goals for this year is to continue teaching my children some Continue reading
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back to school thoughts
Our first day of school at the Wood Academy is now history and changes are underway. A lot of new changes are underway. SOMEONE’S GOING BACK TO SCHOOL. It’s not Thomas. It’s not Mae. It’s not Kate. It’s ME! And I’m not going back as a student, but as the teacher! Full-time! Over the past year, Continue reading
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what I learned in july
This year, I’ve been keeping up with what I am learning each month a ‘la Emily P. Freeman. Here’s what Emily has to say about the practice: “At the end of every month, we have a regular practice here of looking back before moving forward. While some of the deeper, more in-process things I may keep Continue reading
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6 Back to School Survival Tips for Mom
In many parts of the country back-to-school is just around the corner. We’re talking days here, not weeks. The promise of a hot and lazy summer filled with pool days and late night drive-in movies that stretched out before us at the end of May, is now like a sunset fading in your rear-view mirror. Continue reading
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the alone zone
A few weeks ago, our three children stayed in Tennessee for a week of Camp Nana & Granddaddy. Ryan and I were home here in Georgia. He had to work during the day and in the evenings we planned to eat out and celebrate as many “date nights” as we could feasibly squeeze in. Continue reading
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homeschool planning
Each year for the past five years, I have taken the time to write a blog post about our plans for each upcoming school year, the curriculum and tools we plan to use, and some of my reflections for what I hope and pray will be a successful academic year. You can read more about Continue reading
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the state of our garden: week 013
Here at week 013 it feels like summer and this garden have been going on forever. Things are hot, overgrown and starting to putter out. Nonetheless, there have been some developments in our garden. Ryan discovered these hornworms. These are bad news for tomato plants. Thankfully we were able to pick them off the plants Continue reading
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