After three months of laptop school, the kids are probably Zoom'd out, so parents aren't wasting money on virtual camps this summer. Unless they're totally unique. And free!
After almost two months of homeschooling, it's time to admit that I really don't know what in the heck I'm doing. But I think there is one key to not feeling like a total failure, and it's really pretty simple.
If away camps are canceled this summer, virtual camps may be a big rescue for parents, and these are free! The kids can learn Spanish, watch animals, and crack a case as a CSI.
There is a fine line between being careful and prepared and giving into a culture of fear. That's what I arrived at this weekend after conversations and news about COVID19 and all things Coronavirus.
Most kids are wearing shoes that are too small, and it's more than just uncomfortable. Tight shoes can cause serious foot deformities that they'll have for the rest of their lives. Apparently, we need to ramp up the toe test!
This weekend it's time to move from the house we've lived in for the last four years to a new place. One room has been harder to pack out than any other, and it belongs to the half-time resident.
If your family seems to produce nothing but girls or nothing but boys, your family actually has very little to do with it. The experts say it happens purely by chance.
For the last five months (and this entire school year so far), I haven't been doing the morning routine with my son. This has been my first week "back on the job," and it's been harder than I remembered.
They are our most precious cargo, but sometimes those car seats are harder to get set up than expected. The Meridian Fire Department will check them for free to make sure all is good.