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Monthly Archives: June 2014
Summer finally…blah!
It was inevitable. I knew it was going to happen but later not sooner. After one week of summer break under our belts, I heard it. I’m bored!!! And it happened on day two! My soon-to-be 6th grader (referred to … Continue reading
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Tagged 11 year old, 6 year old, activities, activity, agreeing, bored, boredom, boring, camps, chore list, chores, conundrum, creative, driver, educator, entertainer, first grade, first grader, interested, interesting, interests, job, jobs, parenting, parents, planner, planning, routine, school, schooling, sixth grade, sixth grader, summer, summer job, tedium, thankful, thanks, think, thinking
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Another Milestone…
Yesterday, Frick graduated from elementary school. It was a bittersweet celebration for me. The kids in his school stood in the corridors and “clapped out” Frick and the 5th graders. Then each of the 5th graders were given a certificate … Continue reading
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Tagged elementary school, fifth grade, graduation, growing up, high school, middle school, milestone, working mom
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The Dance of Acceptance
This past school year has been frustrating, scary, wonderful, exciting and challenging. It has been definitely a roller coaster ride. There have been so many extreme ups and downs without a lot of middle ground. Every time I had been … Continue reading
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Tagged 6th grade, acceptance, ballet, dance, dancing, disabilities, disability, education, emotional, emotions, first grade, gen ed, IEP, inclusion, Individualized Educational Plan, K-8. K-8 school, kindergarten, kindergartener, kindness, middle school, parenting, school, special ed, tolerance, waltz
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Flying by the Seat of our Well-Worn Mom Pants 