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June Gloom

June 15, 2015 by Amy, Using Our Words 3 Comments

Swimsuit? Check. Goggles? Check. Sleeping bag? Check. Sweatshirt? Um, nope. As the mist hit the windshield and leaves blew across the road this morning, it quickly became apparent that Big forgot to pack the one thing he really needed to spend the night at my mom’s. His sweatshirt. And once I said it, I realized […]

Filed Under: Mom Musings Tagged With: ballet, baseball, goodbyes, june gloom, school

School’s Out for Summer

July 22, 2014 by Amy, Using Our Words 8 Comments

The other day I ran into a friend at my office (aka Starbucks). He asked what my kids were up to this summer and the subject of workbooks came up. I confessed, as I’m doing to each and every one of you here, that I don’t make my kids do one single bit of school […]

Filed Under: Common Sense Media, featured, Tips & Ideas Tagged With: apps, books, Common Sense Media, education, learning, music, reading, school, science, summer

Sometimes It’s Hard to Say Goodbye

June 16, 2014 by Amy, Using Our Words 2 Comments

School’s out! It’s summer! You’d think those two simple sentences would have the kids and me jumping for joy. And, at 8:15am this morning — when we were all still in our pajamas and the three of them were giggling over a game they’d made up — those words did feel good. Really good. But last […]

Filed Under: featured, Mom Musings Tagged With: 2nd grade, confidence, goodbye, goodbyes, lessons, life lessons, new beginnings, preschool, school, teachers

Here’s to You, Star Teachers

August 12, 2013 by Amy, Using Our Words Leave a Comment

As a child — all the way through high school, even — I wanted to be a teacher when I grew up. I’d play school, bossing everyone around, and thought, “What could be better?” Now that I’m an adult, and some of my closest friends are amazing teachers, I know that their job isn’t all […]

Filed Under: featured, Sponsored Post, Tips & Ideas Tagged With: back to school, ODRewards, Office Depot, school, Star Teacher, teachers

The Start of Some REAL Momentum

May 22, 2013 by Amy, Using Our Words 1 Comment

Just about a mile down the road from our house, there’s a public elementary school. Not Big’s. It’s one that belongs to a different school district. One that doesn’t have parents holding fundraisers that result in hundreds of thousands of dollars for school supplies, art and music teachers, and more. One that I’d heard was […]

Filed Under: featured, Mom Musings, Sponsored Post, Tips & Ideas Tagged With: education, giving back, Office Depot REAL Change Campaign, school, teachers

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