There are infinite reasons to homeschool, each reason personal and specific to the family venturing down the homeschooling path. Some of us choose it for...
"How was your day?" Most of the time, I ask out of sincerity. Sometimes, it's a matter of routine. Regardless of the circumstance, I genuinely...
I have taught preschool for over a decade at this point, and I have signed many copies of Dr. Seuss’s “Oh, The Places You'll...
A Day Like Today Today, we probably took our last errand day to Hobby Lobby (Hobby Wobby) with Grams, followed by lunch at Portillo’s to...
More than one hundred and eighty thousand children in the state of Indiana receive special education services from the day they turn three to...
I'm going to be honest--I never thought about this day coming.  Really, I didn't.  I knew my son would eventually head off to Kindergarten...
With the exception of three years,  all my K-12 education was in West Virginia. Yes, West Virginia, not western Virginia. I cannot tell you...
My youngest has always been my spicy child. She is carefree and dances to the rhythm of her own music. She is extremely independent...
"How do you do it all?" they ask. "All" as in clean little people, feed them the foods they will tolerate, get them ready...
My daughter is heading off to college this month. This is, of course, affecting me in both an emotional and practical way. She and...
An Open Letter to a ONE-OF-A-KIND Teacher, (Mrs. Morris & Mrs. Griswold, this one’s for you!) Bless your soul, beautiful teacher! Do you know how special...
Here is where I would compose the extremely creative introductory paragraph with a good hook. But due to the potential mass teacher exodus and...

Summer Mom Blues

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June 3, 2016. That is the date this year of my “Independence Day”. Well, sort of. That is the day I no longer receive...
The traditional latchkey kids of the 1980s would come home after school to an empty house because their parents were still at work. Many...

In + Around Indy

See Circle City: Indianapolis Moms Guide to Donuts

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Happy Donut Day! On the first Friday of June, we all scream for donuts in honor of this sweet holiday! Donut Day was first...