Have you ever heard of the Summer Slide? I hadn’t, and the first time that I did, I thought that it was something fun. A water slide? A game? A dance? I only learned about this term this year, after 9+ years of motherhood. Turns out, it’s not something fun at all. The “Summer Slide” is the term used to explain the loss of academic skills and knowledge that children…
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Travel Guide: Mystic, Connecticut – Day 1
Read moreRoman, Marina and I took a little weekend trip to Mystic, Connecticut in June. I have been wanting to visit Mystic for years, and it did not disappoint. Mystic is a beautiful little town nestled along the Mystic River and against the Atlantic Ocean in…
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Just Right Reader Book Subscription Kits
Read moreReading has been a lifelong love affair for me. I am so grateful that my little ones share my love for reading and are great readers themselves. When I was a new mom, I read that reading to children every night would make a huge…
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First Day of School 2020/2021
Read moreHello, sweet friends! How are you? Oh my goodness. The last few weeks have been such a whirlwind! But in the midst of it all, we survived our first week of “hybrid” schooling last week. Today is the first day of our second week and…
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Marina Grace in the Garden
Read more“The question is not, — how much does the youth know? when he has finished his education — but how much does he care? and about how many orders of things does he care? In fact, how large is the room in which he finds…
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Oh Deer! Marina’s 5th Birthday Party
Read moreThis was certainly an interesting year for Marina’s birthday celebrations. I had been planning her party for months and as it turned out the date I chose was situated just at the beginning of the pandemic craziness. Gratefully, the shelter in place recommendations had not…
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Marina Grace Goes to School
Read moreMarina started school last week. As usual, her path was very different from her brothers. Roman started preschool when he was just 3-years-old at the Co-op at our church. I loved that program because it was play-based and it was just a few days a…
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Marina Grace Turns 4: A Mermaid Birthday Party
Read moreHello, friends! How are you all feeling this week? I hope that your week has been off to a beautiful start. Well, as you can see, the birthday celebrations keep on coming over here by us. Over the weekend, we had Marina’s “Mermaid Birthday Party”…
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A Mommy & Me Birthday Breakfast Date
Read moreI can’t believe that my baby girl turns 4 this month! Can someone please explain how that happened? Because I swear it was just yesterday that we were celebrating her 2nd birthday… I have no idea how it happened, but I do know that we…