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15 Things I Learned This Week, Vol 143

July 21, 2014 by Amy, Using Our Words Leave a Comment

Another two weeks have flashed before my eyes (which haven’t been closed nearly enough over that time span, it seems). There have been camps, camping, playdates (for the little ones and me!), and all kinds of summer fighting fun. Lesson #1: When you purchase souvenir ukeleles for $13.99 (even though they were $9.99 down the […]

Filed Under: Everyday Lessons, featured Tagged With: baseball, basketball, camp, camping, lessons, tooth fairy

Camp-Tastic

July 3, 2013 by Amy, Using Our Words Leave a Comment

What happens when you have two kids who are slow to warm, suffer from varying degrees of separation anxiety, and just want to play sports all day? You stick ’em in a science and art camp for 6 hours every day for a week. Wait, huh? I’ll admit, though I was thrilled with the idea […]

Filed Under: featured, Mom Musings, Sponsored Post, Tips & Ideas Tagged With: art, camp, Camp Galileo, confidence, projects, science, separation anxiety, summer camp

Not Gonna Plan, Not Gonna Panic…Yet

May 9, 2012 by Amy, Using Our Words 7 Comments

Big has a little over 3 weeks left of kindergarten. While I’m sad to say goodbye to a great year, I’m really looking forward to the lazy days of summer. (Then again, even our “lazy” days begin around 6am.) I should be signing up for camps and planning trips, but instead I’m just looking forward […]

Filed Under: Mom Musings, Shine Parenting Guru Tagged With: camp, plans, Shine Parenting Guru, summer, vacation

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