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Category Archives: Parenting
My Cowgirl
“Oh my darlin’ cowgirl, keep your head up and your heart strong.”
And the Stars Look Upon Her
♪ ♫ And her soul walks beside her An army stands behind her Lyra, Lyra And her face full of grace ♪ ♫
A Berry Wonderful Valentine’s Day
Today we met up with some local homeschoolers for a field trip to a family-run farm where we toured the property and learned how they grow such scrumptious fruits and veggies, and then spent the afternoon picking strawberries together. Afterwards … Continue reading
Posted in Homeschooling, Parenting
Tagged farm, field trip, holiday, strawberry, Valentine's Day
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Ending Your Day With a Picture Book
We start off our day with picture books…. I don’t know why it’s taken me until now to realize we should end our days with them too. Every morning during circle time I read a handful of picture books to … Continue reading
Posted in Homeschooling, Parenting, Reviews
Tagged book review, picture books, read aloud, routines, Tiger Tales
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Even Olympians Fall
Earlier this week the girls, my parents, and I attended an “open to the public” practice of Olympics-bound US figure skaters Nate Bartholomay and Felicia Zhang. It was a spur-of-the-moment field trip for us but I couldn’t let the opportunity pass by … Continue reading
Posted in Homeschooling, Parenting
Tagged 2014 Winter Olympics, figure skating, motivational, Olympics, Sochi
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Stella’s First Dance Recital
We added ballet to Stella’s schedule back in October. Considering how much she loves/requires movement, dance was a natural extracurricular choice for her. I’ve been meaning to share these pictures from Stella’s first recital this past Christmas. After her performance, … Continue reading
REVIEW and GIVEAWAY – Safari Ltd. Figures and Toobs
My girls have a lot of toys. Let me repeat that- a lot. of. toys. Without fail though, there’s one group of toys so large and all encompassing that they get played with all the time. Other toys come and … Continue reading
Posted in Giveaways, Homeschooling, Must-Haves, Parenting, Reviews
Tagged Must-Haves, replicas, toys
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