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Apparently LaBuBu’s have moved over and made room for the newest obsession in our house: NeeDohs! If you have kids, you probably already know exactly what I’m talking about. If you don’t, let me explain. Kids are now on a mission to find the “right” NeeDohs. Not just any squishy ball—the rare ones, the authentic…

**Writing this blog came from a conversation with an absolutely amazing mom this week who was questioning things. ** I don’t know who needs to hear this today, but social media is a highlight reel—not a report card. A way to store memories we can look back on when they pop back up.  How many…

Four weeks into summer break, and I have a confession to make: I still haven’t caught up. You know that magical vision we all have in May? The one where summer arrives and suddenly we’ll have time to organize every closet, deep clean the house, meal prep healthy dinners, work out daily, catch up on…

Sports mom life — it’s not for the faint of heart. The long weekends, the endless practices, the money spent on gear that smells like it’s been marinating in a gym bag since 2012… it’s a full-time job on top of the one we already have. Of my four kids, I am a taxi driver…

Nineteen years. That’s how long I’ve been teaching — long enough to see Smartboards come and go, curriculums flip like pancakes, and coffee evolve from a morning drink to a survival mechanism. And yet, this week, something happened that I never saw coming. My teacher balloon popped. You know the balloon I’m talking about —…

Let’s talk about middle school kids beyond that sigma rizz of 6-7.  I have two in 7th grade right now—yes, two. Twins in grade, not in personality. They’re both smart, funny, and capable of great things… but you’d think asking them to do homework, put away laundry, or even just get off the couch was…

Whoever first said, “two under two is the hardest stage” clearly never had a three-year-old and a five-year-old. Because let me tell you—this is the golden age of not listening. My two youngest kids are two years apart, and I used to think that was going to be great: built-in playmates, same toys, same TV…

Somewhere out there, probably in the same black hole where my favorite pen, Tupperware lids, and my sanity disappear, lives a thriving sock colony. I imagine them having little sock families, a neighborhood watch committee, and probably a better community calendar system than I do. Because let’s be honest—where do the socks go? I have…

Less Is More: A Busy Teacher Mom’s Reminder to Myself This week, I had one of those moments where life gave me a gentle (okay, maybe not-so-gentle) nudge to slow down. You know that feeling where you’re moving a million miles a minute but still somehow falling behind? That was me—juggling my teacher to-do list,…

Well, we did it. Survived our first hockey tournament of the season — and by “survived,” I mean barely kept the dogs, the kids, and my sanity intact. Friday started with me scrambling to get sub plans together (because of course I had to take a day off right when the school year is just…