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Homeschool: How and Why We Started...Part II
It's now August, 2019 and we're as excited as ever! Let's All Get R.E.A.D.I.N.G was ready! Back to school shopping, in the most budget-friendly way, was done! Lesson plans were made and ready to execute. Our learning area(s) secured: Any- and everywhere!
By Erika Harris6 years ago in Families
My little boy
Bringing a life into the world is beautiful. When becoming a parent everyone tells you to treasure the moments dearly. I never understood why until I became a mother myself. Growing up yourself, it feels like being a child is forever. When you’re 5, you claim you can't wait until you’re 10. When you’re 12, you can't wait to be 16. Once you’re 16, you can't wait until you’re 18 and then 21. Once you hit the 21 year old mark you realize you don’t want to grow up, you don’t want to get older, you want to stay young and go back to when you didn’t have the responsibilities that you now have.
By Viccy Cobbett6 years ago in Families
The Corrupt Constant
It was the age of dirty feet and mosquito-bitten backs. The age of learning to swim in the frigid Puget Sound and climbing the trees to our different worlds. My brother and I had spent every summer of our young lives at our Grandparents’ home in Bremerton, Washington. No matter where our navy brat lives took us, we always found ourselves back on that property on the waterfront.
By Emma Laurion6 years ago in Families
10 Elf On The Shelf Ideas
Elf on the shelf is fantastic! It gives Christmas a different creative spin and brings something that adults and kids can enjoy. Or it does to begin with. By the second Christmas the ideas are wearing a bit thin, the elves either end up looking like they're in an X rated film or they spend December just climbing the tree!
By Rachel Dodman6 years ago in Families
The day I almost lost my baby boy!
It was a bright and sunny morning May 15th, 2007 as I walked into the Mississauga hospital 9 days late, with my first baby boy to be induced to give birth. That boy was stubborn, and he wanted to stay inside forever. After only one round of gel to help dilate my cervix, and 2 hours of walking the hospital grounds, I was finally admitted at 3 to 4 cm dilated. Never had I given birth before but thought I knew everything seeing as I was an avid fan of research and Mom groups and everything in between. The second that epidural was offered to me I said hell yeah. Truth be told I didn't even know what a contraction felt like I hadn't even felt one yet. “I know you're thinking lucky me huh?” Back in 2007, the epidural was quite intense, and it completely numbed me from the upper waist down to my toes. Completely dead weight, I felt nothing. This was in no way like any other births or labors I had heard about. After 13 hours of anxiously waiting the nurse finally said ‘okay it's time to start pushing.” “Great!” I said how do I do that? I mean I couldn't lift my legs on my own, I couldn't feel the need to push, I couldn't even tell if I was having a contraction. I found myself looking at the monitor every time the line went up to tell me I was having a contraction, so I knew when to start trying to push. Was I pushing? I don't know, "I think so." After an exhausting two and a half hours of mindlessly pushing, and pushing, and pushing I finally delivered my baby boy. He came out at 2:23 a.m. at a whopping 9 lb 4 oz he was huge. I remember I had family everywhere my dad, my mom, my grandma, my son's dad, his mom, my dad's girlfriends, my friend Shannon, my cousin Shandy and that's all I can remember for now. Devin was a great baby, hardly cried, slept great. I just loved him and couldn't get enough of those beautiful fat cheeks. It was him and I against the world, I mean his dad was there too, but between him working it was just Devin I most days. As Devin grew older and turned into a toddler, walking and talking, and all that fun stuff.
By My Incredible Mom Life6 years ago in Families
10 Holiday Gift Ideas for the Kids of 9-1-1 Operators
10 Christmas Gift Ideas It's this time of the year again! 2020 had every single one of us on a rollercoaster of events, including our little ones. Unfortunately, many 9-1-1 operators will not be able to spend Christmas at home with their families this year, however, it is the perfect opportunity to explain why to our kids with a very well-deserved gift. Sustema made a list of 10 Christmas gift ideas related to the public safety/emergency industry so your little ones can feel just a bit closer to you this Christmas.
By Sustema Inc.6 years ago in Families
Mind Your Own Parenting
Twice recently, something has happened that has made me stop and rethink my actions as a parent. Luckily for me, I walked away both times self assured that I had done the right thing, but when that happened, I was then forced to ask myself, "what the hell? I'm 35 years old and still have to worry about being told on to my mom."
By Chelsea Lewis6 years ago in Families
My childhood imagination
When I was younger and I’m talking primary school age so up till about ten years old. I used to pretend my fingers were people they all had their own little back stories and lives. I used to use barbie clothes and toilet roll to make little outfits for them, mainly just pinkie she was my favourite. I’m going to explain their little lives and relationships with each other, it’s pretty weird but it created hours of fun.
By collette_236 years ago in Families
