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Tag Archives: parenting
August update….
August was slippery. Where did it go? All of the people in my life were like ships passing in the night. Things I want to do weekly: Exercise 4x a week: 15 WIP classes plus a big hike. So that … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, everyday life, lessons learned, resolutions, Uncategorized, writing
Tagged exercise, life, lifegoals, new years resolutions, parenting, work, writing
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Back to school and a new normal….
School starts today. Maybe in your neck of the woods, you have a few precious days to squeeze out of summer vacation. Ours ends now. And it comes just in time because we’re all losing our minds. Camp is long … Continue reading
Posted in everyday life, family, kids, lessons learned, parenthood, personal, schools, students, summer, Uncategorized
Tagged back to school, kids, motherhood, parenthood, parenting
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Soliloquy on the occasion of one’s second rodeo
My little muffin, This day is finally here. You are about to enter kindergarten. And while you have watched your older sister learn the ins and outs of the school, while you have already mastered the big kid monkey bars and … Continue reading
Posted in everyday life, family, kids, lessons learned, love, schools
Tagged back to school, being a mom, kids, kindergarten, parenting
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Living with four year olds….
Most of the time, four is pretty supreme. Everything about the world is almost accessible when you’re four. You can walk, you can climb and run. Nearly everything you say is intelligible to other children and most adults. No one holds … Continue reading
Posted in everyday life, family, kids, lessons learned, parenthood, personal, Uncategorized
Tagged being a mom, everyday life, lessons learned, living with kids, parenting
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I wear my heart on my sleeve (except on Valentine’s Day)
I’m not a huge fan of Valentine’s Day. I don’t like Valentine’s Day for completely rational reasons, things I know bug other people about the holiday. Sure, I spent many (okay, most) of the Valentine’s Days of years pre-marriage by myself or … Continue reading
Posted in everyday life, family, holidays, kids, lessons learned, love, marriage, parenthood, personal, romance, Uncategorized
Tagged being a mom, kids, love, parenting, romance, valentine's day
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When you have left no breadcrumbs…
It is back to school in my neck of the woods. For my former colleagues, for my former students, and for my littles, class is in session. For me, though, it is business as usual. It is hard to believe that … Continue reading
I reject the Mensch on a Bench and you should, too
There are many things about Christmas that perplex me, but that doesn’t mean I can’t love the Christmas season. And I primarily love this most wonderful time of the year because I don’t celebrate Christmas. I have no halls to deck, no … Continue reading
Posted in being jewish, everyday life, family, holidays, kids, parenthood, personal, religion, writing
Tagged being jewish, christmas, elf on a shelf, hannukah, mensch on a bench, parenting
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I’ll say it: Halloween is not a big deal
I’ve been thinking about Halloween a lot lately because as a parent with two small children, I’ve been sucked into this nostalgia that I simply don’t share. Growing up, Halloween was just not that big of a deal to us. In the Leventhal house, … Continue reading
Posted in everyday life, family, holidays, kids, personal
Tagged Halloween, having kids, parenting
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What I want to tell my daughter on her first day of school
Baby-girl, You have no idea what’s about to happen. Well, maybe you do. People have been grilling you about your level of enthusiasm over this transition for months, asking you at every opportunity, “Are you going to Kindergarten? Are you … Continue reading
Posted in everyday life, family, kids, lessons learned, motherhood, parenthood, personal, schools, students
Tagged back to school, end of summer, kindergarten, little kids, memories, parenting
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August slump
I know I am not the only person caught in a serious slump. The summer is becoming a blurry afterthought as I cling desperately to every ray of sunshine, every ripe tomato, every minute of twilight in the driveway, watching the girls … Continue reading
Posted in everyday life, family, gardening, kids, lessons learned, personal, summer, Uncategorized, vacation
Tagged living with kids, parenting, summertime, work
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