Summer Fun Happy June! The boys have one last week of school, and the sun is starting to come out more. This can only mean one thing. Summer fun is about to begin! The boys are very excited to get their bikes out, run through the sprinkler, and stay up late. If only that meant sleeping in too! While I want my boys to have plenty of summer fun, I also like to keep some … [Read more...]
Practice Makes Progress and Other Life Lessons
Practice You've probably heard the phrase "practice makes perfect" through the course of your life. However, perfection is pretty hard, if not impossible to attain. So, instead of setting myself and my family up for failure, we're going with a new phrase around here: Practice makes progress! There has been a lot of practice going on around here lately, and I wanted to … [Read more...]
Summer School Survival
Summer School When I was young, summer school was something you had to do if you were getting bad grades or if your parents wanted to punish you. These days, it's a completely different program, especially at the elementary school level. Last summer, Mr. B took a kindergarten readiness program, and it was awesome. Not only did he get into the routine of going to school … [Read more...]
