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• 10 Ideas for the Perfect Camp Care Package, #990

  

  When I was a kid, and I was at summer camp, I remember the excited feeling that would overcome me when I learned that a package had arrived for me from home. Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Wake Up Little Susie, #989

  

  I really adore my dog, Sunny, but his internal clock is really killing me!We adopted Sunny this past November from the Humane Society, and he’s had a hard time... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Camp Chants Cha-Cha-Cha

  

  Happy Top 10 Tuesday everyone!  Today’s blog is a repost from a year ago.  My daughter just left for summer camp yesterday, and I am imagining her there this... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Gone, Gone, Gone, #988

  

  A photo of my daughter at camp last yearThrough kisses, hugs and tears, my daughter and I said our goodbyes as she gathered her courage and headed out the door... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Never Can Say Goodbye, #987

  

  Packing up your kid up for overnight summer camp is a Herculean effort.  We are about to send our daughter off for 3 weeks, and I have spent the last several... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Space Oddity, #986

  

  One thing about the summer time is that I am always so inspired by camp music, and my blogs usually end up reflecting that.  Every summer I pick out songs to... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Sweet Thursday, #985

  

  I am really a big lover of social media, and every once in awhile, there’ll be something that’ll go viral that I think is just the coolest thing ever.  My most... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• School Days, #984

  I had some big news yesterday….news that is about to seriously change my life.  Yesterday I learned that I was accepted into the masters program at Hebrew... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• And Starring Ann B. Davis as Alice, #983

  

  Ann B. DavisMay 3, 1926 – June 1, 2014Oh gosh!  Ann B. Davis died yesterday!  I thought it was rough hearing about Maya Angelou’s passing, but Ann B. Davis take... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Taxi, #982

  

  When I was a kid and went to overnight summer camp, and one of my favorite things was the time we spent sitting around the campfire. Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Popular, #981

  

  As a follow up to my blog yesterday about my son and his broken finger, I thought I should give you all the outcome.  As it ends up, my son’s break was... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Broken Wings, #980

  Summer camp was off to a great start yesterday.  When I picked my son up, the sports camp unit head gave me an excellent report about his first day.  My... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Campy Music

  

  Rise and shine, campers!!!Today is the first day of summer camp in Tucson, AZ, and boy is my whole family excited.  In my household, camp is a big deal! Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Happy, #979

  

  My husband and I were driving back from Casa Grande, AZ yesterday and listening to some tunes on the radio….non-satellite radio…the regular Top 40 hits stations. Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Sing: The Top 10 Ideas for Hosting a Great Summer Party, #978

  

  I went to an awesome rockin’ party last night.  It had all the perfect elements for the kick off to summer weekend:  great food, great music, great atmosphere,... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Greatest Love of All, #977

  

  Sleeping like an angel The phone rang at 9:00 last night.  My daughter was in tears.  “Mom, you have to come pick me up!’  She was over at her best buddy’s hous... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Pablo Picasso, #976

  

  The artist himselfThere is a natural pride that comes along with motherhood, and it gives you a certain amount of bragging rights. Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• What Time Is It, #975

  

  This blog post is for my children today.I remember my last day of school every year as if it were it were yesterday.  It was like the most magical day…a day whe... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• I’ll Be There, #974

  

  Having fun with my beautiful daughterAs I am sitting here this morning, I am struggling to get through my normal morning tasks.  I am sick…a huge head cold... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Are You Ready for the Summer, #973

  This is it.  THE biggest week of my family’s whole year. For my children, this is the week that marks the end of their school year — the transition from when... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2014 SELF EXPRESSION