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I had a freak-out moment at work today.  I decided to look at the webpage of the elementary school where our daughter will be starting kindergarten in 6

Amongst my colleague working mamas, we all share our woes. Sleepless nights, trying to make dinner in a short time frame, hating daylight savings and trying to run ALL

My husband Jon and I got a super surprise when we decided to have a baby – we ended up with fraternal twins. In the two hour conversation

At the end of last school year, Abby began to despise going to school. Since I’m the first to leave for work in the morning, it’s up to

Last night, after running with my local running group (in 101 degree heat) I casually mentioned to an acquaintance that I am feeling ready for school to start.

I knew that being a work-outside-the-home mom would pose some logistical challenges. I knew I'd have to excuse myself from meetings that run late in order to get

You know what's probably the best Teacher Appreciation gift? The weekend. You know when we should have Teacher Appreciation week? The week before Christmas. My kids are nuts then. Bouncing off the

Although many won’t admit it (at least not on the World Wide Web), the teachers I know generally don’t like having to contact parents. We don’t want to

After much thought and (mostly internal) debate, I've tentatively enrolled my three little ones (4, 2, and 2) in full-day preschool next year. I honestly feel like this is

I had a conversation the other night, a short one, with a fellow working mother. We met up at a fundraising meeting and discovered at the end of