The Week Of Firsts

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Whose kids bounded into the door of the school with exuberance and came home telling me he LOVED being a first grader this past week?  Mine!  He also pulled out his other front tooth (can you guess what all we want for Christmas is?), found his missing manners he had tucked away during summer, and [...]

Fancy Footwear Fashion Show

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This was my son’s choice of footwear for the Fancy Footwear Fashion show his 4K class had at school.  The fact that the shoes light up with each step he takes makes them quite fancy, indeed.

Bing “Our School Needs” Blog Tour

With so many school districts across the country having to eliminate teacher salaries and educational programs due to budget cuts, many schools are having to come up with some creative ways to raise money for the extras not provided in the school budget.  My son’s school collects Box Tops and Campbell’s soup labels, as well as sells giftwrap [...]

Totino’s/Boxtops For Education Review & Giveaway-CLOSED

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What is the perfect way to end a long school day? A perfect after school snack, of course!   One of our favorite “anytime” snacks is Totino’s Pizza Roll Snacks.  They’re quick and easy and always a crowd pleaser.  Totino’s Party Pizza’s now include Boxtops for Education on their packaging as their way of supporting education for all children.  Now [...]

Staples Back to School Review & Giveaway- Closed

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If you read my post I wrote a few weeks ago about buying back-to-school supplies, then you probably can share some of my frustrations with what a time consuming process that little shopping trip can be.  Staples wants to make this process a little easier on families and they have supplies in their Back To School Center to fit [...]

Online Degree

It’s back to school time for the kids and if you have ever thought about getting a degree, going back to school, or studying something new but you don’t live near a community college or university, American Public University might be a great alternative for you. This past June I took two online courses from [...]

The First Day of School (Over a 3 Year Span)

     Every year he’s getting a little bigger.  This is one of our “traditional” first day of school pictures.  It started as just an “outtake” of the first day of school shots, but I did it the next year, too…and now this year.  I’m happy to report E.B. did fantastic and is so excited [...]