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Meeting Needs, Not Standards
In our home, sometimes breakfast looks beautiful. Sometimes it’s something cooked over the stove or baked in the oven. Sometimes it’s toasted just right or warmed in the microwave. Sometimes it’s cold in a bowl or arranged carefully on a plate — fresh fruit, warm pancake bites, maybe even something…
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Our Sweetest Sing-Along Yet
Boy1 is deeply motivated to communicate with words, but his apraxia can sometimes make that feel out of reach. Even so, despite the odds, he’s learning to say new words regularly these days. He works through a preferred word list with his speech therapist and is making truly amazing progress.…
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When Snack Time Becomes an Adventure (Even for a Picky Eater)
Moms of Picky Eaters, Unite! Like many families, we have one child who will eat just about anything (except spicy—he will not let you forget that), and another whose palate is… much more selective. When we adopted our boys, Boy2’s picky eating was presented as extreme—at least in my humble…
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From No-Knead to All the Extras: A Cozy Scratch-Made Experiment
I enjoyed making the No-Knead Bread from The Sprouting Homestead so much that I couldn’t help myself—I had to play around with it and add a few “accessories.” After all, once you have a loaf of warm, crusty bread on your counter, it feels like an invitation to keep going.…
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Catching Up and Catching My Breath
It’s been a weird year so far. January was… different. There were some health situations in my immediate family, and I was sick myself for more than a week. A lot of time was spent rescheduling what I missed during family emergencies and illness, then trying to catch up—both personally…
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Progress Over Placement: Our Homeschool Midyear Reflection
Boy1 and I have officially reached the halfway point of the school year—90 days in. Bravo to us. 🎉 Granted, the first 43 days were “imported” from public school, but we’ve already learned so much together and made meaningful progress since then. As we head into the second half of…
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Intentional: Reclaiming My Time in 2026
Intentional. That’s my word for 2026. I landed on it while journaling in one of my many Monica Sweeney journals (if you know Zen as F*ck, you know the vibe). One prompt asked me to list what I struggled with across different areas of my life—personal, professional, family, and everything…
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Singing the Wrong Lyrics (and Letting It Be)
On a recent road trip, I listened to Boy2 confidently belt out the wrong lyrics to a song. For a split second, I almost corrected him. But then it hit me—one day, his little voice won’t be shouting any lyrics from the backseat at all, wrong or otherwise. I know…
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Bottling Up a Little Holiday Magic
The holiday season truly is my most wonderful time of the year. When we’re all piled onto the living room couch watching a Christmas movie, or driving around town to admire the decorations, I love seeing the warm glow of the lights reflecting off the boys’ faces. Their wonder and…
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