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Two of the Best Kids Movies I’ve Seen in a While
Engage the kid and reach the mom The Wild Robot Peacock had been advertising this movie and we kept forgetting to play it. Because we’ve been busy watching pretty cool animal shows on National Geographic. But then! After that first time, we played The Wild Robot three.nights.in.a.row. Yes, you read that right. Okay, the main…
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Science Experiments
A handful of activities my kids have enjoyed My first grader calls science experiments “science experiences.” He started calling them that a couple years ago. And he’s not wrong. This is how we get to experience science firsthand. Also, I just love it when my little people come up with their own terminologies. I’ve made…
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No thanks, Karen
What are we teaching our girls?? After school each day my kiddos play at a nearby playground. It’s so nice to be outside in the fresh air at the end of a day. Great way to wind down. And while it still gets dark early I figure it’s best to get the time in then…
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Slow Snow Days
Unexpected magic in the Sunshine State Tuesday, January 21 dawned with bated breath and anticipation. Were we in the Panhandle about to get some snow?? All morning each of us took turns running to look out the window, waiting to see the first few flakes. Finally around 10:30 a.m. the first ones began to float…
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January Reads
Month one covered The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult Find on Amazon First book for 2025 ✅ (although I did start it the last week of December). What I love most about Jodi Picoult is how much she invests into researching about subjects. This story was about Egyptian tombs and things which was…
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On Day 850,000 of January
Something’s gotta give … The first month of the year may feel extra long for some and yet just not long enough. I have so many intentions for 2025 and recently I was beating myself up about what was not being done. As if I was achieving none of them. For Christmas I even got…
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The Best 2024 Reads (IMO)
Of the 71 books I read in 2024, these 4 are my top rec’s. [Includes links to Amazon.] Last year was a higher year than the previous because I added two genres: nonfiction and kids’ chapter books. In 2023, newly back to reading, all I wanted to read was fiction. But it’s been great to…
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Summer Songs
The songs I’ve been listening to during this season of life. I call this post “Summer Songs” slightly tongue-in-cheek because whenever I refer to “Summer Songs” with my kiddos I am referring to Bob Marley and Surfaces. Those guys are the sound of summer, let me tell you. Music for me has always marked an…