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Slice-of-life stories about parenthood

Playdates, Playgrounds & Just Plain Play!

June 10, 2015 by Amy, Using Our Words Leave a Comment

Forget the calendar and the rain—it’s summer! Yes, by 11:45am today, we’d kissed preschool, kindergarten, and 3rd grade goodbye! Thanks to end-of-year parties, baseball playoffs, and ballet recitals, I’ve been much more of a cheerleader than a writer lately, but I do have a couple things to share. MEET AVERY & AUSTIN A couple of […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Avery and Austin, Dot Complicated, giveaway, kindergarten, play, playdate, preschool, review, summer, summer fun, The Mid, third grade

“Mom, Can We Do a Project?”

May 16, 2013 by Amy, Using Our Words 8 Comments

I’m going to let you in on a little secret. Those simple little words, “Mom, can we do a project?” send me into a complete panic. (Which, with a kid like Big, means I panic a lot.) I’m not a project mom. As my neighbors know, I’ll play baseball or basketball by the hour (ok, […]

Filed Under: featured, Sponsored Post, Tips & Ideas Tagged With: Camp Galileo, experiments, fun with kids, projects, science, sponsored post, summer fun

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