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I Have Never

October 20, 2011
Things I have never done | C.Mom

I’m thirty seven. And I’ve never: 1. Set foot in a police station. 2. Needed crutches. 3. Cleaned my oven. 4. Been to Egypt. 5. Sewn a hem. 6. Consumed any drugs (of the non prescription sort). 7. Gotten any awards for my housekeeping. 8. Been fascinated by science. 9. Ridden a camel. 10. Gotten [...]

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Ten Reasons to Stop Working

September 29, 2011
10 reasons to stop working | C.Mom

I love teaching. I love the feeling that I have when I see a student become excited about something they have learned. I love watching students hang on every word as I read them a story. I love helping to build capacity in our children. But I have to be honest. Going back to work [...]

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Suriving the First Day of School

September 8, 2011
first day of school outfits

The first day of school. I am not sure who the first day of school is harder for…..the parents or the children. I had to leave the house before Principessa even got on the bus…..leaving Rocket in charge. Leaving Prinicpessa to head off to the world of first grade and elementary school without me.  Though [...]

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10 Things I Could Learn From My Daughter

August 17, 2011
Ten things i could learn from my daughter

After spending the majority of the summer in a self proclaimed mommy daughter camp with my dearest daughter, I realize that there are some things that I could indeed learn from her.  And since I am a teacher that believes in continuous learning, I am not afraid to admit that even though she is only [...]

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I Could Learn

June 23, 2011

Rocket is many things.  I am many things. Together, we are even more things. For better or worse, our strengths are very, very, very, very different. I am good at foreign languages. Rocket is good at the language of math and science. I am good at being patient (or at least believing that I am [...]

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Top Ten Things NOT to do this Summer

May 26, 2011

I have a plethora a things I want to DO this summer.  Last year I even had a list of 30 things that I vowed to do. Many of my vows from last year hold true this summer as well. But as I start to get excited about having less than 20 days left of [...]

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If You Really Knew Me

April 6, 2011

If you really knew me, you would know that… Although some think I look confident and put together on the outside, I am really just a ball of insecure putty. I opened the container of Nutella that sat closed in our pantry and enjoyed a spoonful of it without offering any to Principessa.  As a [...]

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I Know

March 30, 2011

Principessa has taken to saying that “mommies know everything.” She even tells Rocket that he should listen to me because I’m always right. I certainly am not going to argue with her.  If she wants to believe that I know everything, and I am always right….I can deal with one less battle.   This, until [...]

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Conversations with Principessa

March 16, 2011

Recently, I had a conversation with Principessa.  I have always known she has definite opinions and that she is going to be a very controlling adult… but in this moment, this bedtime conversation, I caught a glimpse of something that made me pause.  It made me giggle. But then it made me wonder.  Certainly, she [...]

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One Year Ago

March 3, 2011

This week, I am reflecting on what life was like on C.Mom one year ago.  It seems impossible that as of this October I will have been at this for two years.  But I have. And thinking back to one year ago from now….well, life was a bit different around these parts. One year ago, [...]

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