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Boots in the House! A Brief Debriefing with More to Come

October 19, 2017 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Blogging, Motherhood, Special Events 3 Comments

He’s home. My newly-minted Marine is home, and what I want is to talk your ear off! You’ve got two ears, assumedly—it’s okay if I have one of them, right? Because I have at least five different blog posts that have been waiting less than patiently for this Marine mom to get home from the USMC graduation, which was last Friday (the 100th … [Read more...]

Habits, Hope and Classroom Help: My 3-Part Guide to Back-to-School Planning

August 26, 2016 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Back-to-School, Homeschooling, Pam Barnhill 6 Comments

Part I: Pam Barnhill’s Morning Basket and Plan Your Year Resources I've heard it said (and I agree) that the month of August is like one long Sunday night. So much to do to get ready for September! So much bittersweet satisfaction in that last little bit of freedom. That said... I've been hitting the planners pretty hard in preparation for … [Read more...]

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