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Dear Moms of new kindergartners

Dear moms, I can remember so clearly, when I opened our little fireproof safe and found a birth certificate and social security card. I went to the bill drawer and found our latest electric bill for proof of residence. I drove by the doctor’s office to pick up...

Mary Alice and her promotion

Mary Alice, no longer our youngest. She has received a promotion to big sister, to arrive around St. Patrick’s Day 2017. I’ve wanted to write this post for a week, but I’m afraid I won’t do this announcement any justice. How do you explain...

Back to School with HP PC – College Comparison Worksheet

Disclosure: This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #BTSwithHP #CollectiveBias My daughter, Julia, will be a junior in high school this coming school year. We are suddenly knee deep in SAT and ACT prep,...

How to melt a 13 year old’s heart

Give him a little sister that thinks he hung the moon. Watch her lean in for kisses. Watch him melt. When Mary Alice was first born, she looked so much like Julia and Nate. As she gets older, she looks so much like Nate did at this age. It’s probably the little...