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A beautiful book about overcoming dyslexia
When I was a brand new teacher, I once had a third grade student tell me to “hold…
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Germs an easier fight than image of moms on TV
Now that 2012 is officially cooked, I’m feeling pretty good about honoring the New Year’s resolution I made…
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Growing a winter vegetable garden in the Pacific Northwest
This morning our thermometer says it’s 32 degrees outside. Everywhere there is frost, and it is cold, cold,…
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Hope for Asperger’s, autism sufferers
I have had people with Asperger’s syndrome and autism spectrum disorder in my life for more than 20…
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Family fun in Seattle this Christmas
In case you are wondering, the Ride the Ducks of Seattle Holiday Tour is definitely all that it’s…
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Remembering that schools are loving places
Like many parents right now, I cannot look at my 7-year-old without thinking of the tragic loss of…
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What’s wrong with Barbie? For starters, she’s freaky
Modern moms really have to decide one way or the other about Barbie.
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Sparking conversations this Hanukkah
My own family celebrates Christmas instead of Hanukkah. But each year, we bring out a menorah my son…
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Donating a coat enabled a child’s own act of love
Every year I buy each of my children a new coat to wear. They also have last year’s…
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‘The Wizard of Oz’ for the first time
Last week I went with my son and his class to see Seattle Children’s Theatre’s production of “The…
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How much ham can one family stand?
Every December I purchase the ultimate gift for myself. I buy a premade holiday dinner from PCC and…
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Why Geoboards should be on your holiday gift list
This is a geoboard. It only costs about six dollars and is one of the most wonderful learning…
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Trip to the coffee stand delivers unexpected jolt
The kids and I were driving from a soccer banquet in Lynnwood to a potluck in Arlington.
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‘Star Wars Origami’: Use the Force for puppets
It’s day one of Thanksgiving break and my kids are already tearing up the house. If you walk…
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There aren’t enough sweaters to keep this Californian warm
Hopefully, it has so far escaped your attention that I’m one of those awful Californians that true Washingtonians…
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Using coupons to help food banks
Before I started blogging I was a wanna-be crazy couponer. (Although, if you ask my husband he’ll tell…
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That’s not a zombie; it’s a sleep-deprived parent
Every night when I go to bed I have no idea whom I will wake up with in…
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Motherhood is the definition of self-sacrifice
My 7-year-old was bragging to certain people that he was reading “The Hunger Games” on the sly.
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Why pencil grips are like running shoes
I know from experience teaching K-4 that in a classroom of 25 there are always at least two…