2021 for our family has been like playing chutes and ladders and constantly getting chutes. Our family schedule has felt like clay (or more like play dough) being molded and smashed over and over again. I have been trying hard to keep up with the daily grind while unexpected road blocks and detours change our…
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Preschool: February 2021
A “big kid” preschool we have been working on learning how to use our words to share our thoughts and feelings, or to ask for help. We have also been focusing on understanding expectations for/ learning how to follow instructions and making transitions from one activity to the next smooth. Day by day we are…
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Unexpected Valentines
I am done! So done! I thought to myself as I trudged through snow with bags in my arms trying to pack the last minute items in the car. I had planned, prepped and pumped (bottles of milk) for weeks in order to get this one weekend: 24 hours ALONE -just me and L. First…
Winter flowers
I was so excited to get a mostly kid-free day away with my close friend. It had been a hard past two months and I was so ready to share, vent, listen, and laugh with a good friend. When we came back to my house from our first round of fun I noticed something in…
the one-upping game
With all that moms, like myself , have been through in the past year--we are burned out and fed up. We have short fuses right now and it takes every ounce of our sleep-deprived exhausted patience to not let it out on those we love. But something I’ve noticed creeping up in my convos with…
Preschool: January 2021
L had to work New Year's Eve this year, so mom decided to do some fun new years activities with Z. We played with a multi-colored rice sensory bin with our clock puzzle in it. We watched the ball drop in New York City from last year (2020) and learned about how they design the…
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Preschool Time!
Mom’s favorite Christmas present came early this year! We found out right before Christmas that Z got into “big boy” preschool! He has been on a wait list since last November. Mommy is beyond thrilled (even though it meant some last-minute paperwork and pre-holiday logistics). The Christmas break was a good time to say goodbye…
