How To Keep Your Kids Learning This Summer

When school lets out each summer, most kids have one thought: No more learning until fall. While they can get a break from the routine of grades and late-night homework, it is detrimental to kids to spend the whole summer doing nothing educational. For parents, it is key to maintain the momentum of the previous … Read more

Kindergarten Time Capsule FREE PRINTABLE

Kindergarten Time Capsule FREE PRINTABLE : End of School Printable and document in their words

This week marks the end of the school year for both of my kids. No matter whether yours is this week or next month (as in some areas) the time is now to document exactly who they are in this awesome Time Capsule. For this one, I focused on the Kindergarten Time Capsule as this … Read more

2nd Grade Love Letters and other bad advice

Earlier in January, I shared a picture that a boy gave to Charlotte. Gave to her. As in a present. To me, mom radar went through the ROOF. I am not good with this stuff and I am envisioning that she has crushes and dates and boys when she is a safe age. Maybe like 26.

But to me…this is how it starts. Today, a cute little picture…tomorrow, running off to Vegas in a whirlwind marriage. Let us not forget she is EIGHT.

8.

8.

8.

The internet assured me this was normal and cute and lovely.

But by May, just a mere five months later, little William stepped up his swag.

He called my house.

You can read that little tidbit (and my head explode) here.

Fast forward through the summer. I am standing in Charlotte’s room two nights ago to kiss her goodnight and I pick up a folded letter on her dresser. I figured it was a cute drawing.

Imagine my surprise when I open it up and it’s this:

Let me state the obvious first.

  • William has excellent penmanship.
  • William is an eloquent writer too.
  • William would perhaps make a fantastic tutor for my left handed daughter.

But he has GOT to go.

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