I’ll be at Target–CRYING! again!

Last year at this time I wrote a post called–I’ll be at Target–crying.  It was my real-time experience of having my oldest son go to middle school.  I missed his so incredibly much–not like I didn’t have a whole house full of other kids who needed me.  Doesn’t quite make sense . . . Last…

“Mom, what should I be when I grow up?”

My kid in Middle School thinks some deep thoughts.  On the way home from pick up this week he asked me “Mom, what should I do when I grow up?” My mind immediately went to the essays that I wrote about becoming a nurse and another about being a biology textbook writer!  (yes, you can…

Intentional Homeschooling (Dana’s Day)

Remember Dana?  She is back! Education Choices? What Are THOSE?? “Mooommm, please can’t we just be home-schooled???” That was the plea I would hear over and over again…usually in the mornings when sleeping in seemed like a better choice, or in the afternoon when homework seemed like a really bad choice. I never thought I’d…