Category Archives: Parenting

Week in Review: September 2-September 9: The First Week of School! It's The First Week of School! It's The First Week of School!

Yes, the first week of school has cometh. Joy for many parents across the land, I’m sure…..unless those parents are teachers like I am.

Haha J/K

Oh, Alice, I’m sure if I was a rock and roll star, I’d be smiling while sending my kids back to school this week too. 

I love my job. I really can’t complain. It’s not an easy job, and I’ve been moved around more these last few years than many teachers are in their entire career, but at least the powers-that-be always have kept my strengths in mind when moving me. Continue reading →

Daughter Different: When Siblings Are Polar Opposites They may be opposites, but my love is equally fierce.

When I was pregnant with my younger daughter, I was pretty confident that I’d have this “raising a small person” thing down pat the second time around. I mean, I had raised a daughter, pretty successfully, for the last 8 years! Another girl? This was going to be easy-peasy. Plus, I was older. Wiser, too (so I thought). Heck, I was straight-up walking, talking, Parenting Wisdom. Bow down to my daughter-raising smarts, all ye who enter here.

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#HowaboutNOPE Continue reading →

Becoming Cheer Mom: A Journey to Reluctant Acceptance I'm Guest Blogging on Be Your Best Mom This Week!

Acceptance of My Role As “Cheer Mom”: My First Guest Post

S10 the Cheer Champ.

This week, I am thrilled to be guest blogging about my reluctant journey to acceptance of my role as “cheer mom” for the great Milena Barrett at Be Your Best Mom Dot Com!  Check the link out here (and give her a follow while you’re there!): Continue reading →