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A few of us on the Mid-Michigan Moms' team have a couple of book worms that seem to read through books daily, leaving us always on the lookout for the next great book. We've put together two huge lists...
There are so many worries going into this school year compared to any other. Will it be safe? Will the children go five days a week to school or only two or three? Will we have to switch to...
First off, a homeschool id is not a requirement, is not something everyone makes for themselves, and does not make you any less 'official' as a home educator. I choose to make myself a homeschool ID because there are countless...
Friends and family think we’re crazy…and I’m completely okay with that. Summer is here. The days are getting longer. Yet our schedule typically revolves around our boys' {2 & 4} bedtime between 6-7:30 every night. Of course, we have...
Written by Guest Writer, Christine Derengowski Raise your hand if the birth of your child was announced via a Facebook or Instagram post before your epidural wore off. I can’t be the only one who awoke from their first night’s...
I'm 32. And I just realized how competitive I can get. I mean if I can't win, I don't want to play. My family has a weekly fitbit step challenge. I have definitely watched the clock and gotten up...
This is going to be the summer that we live in our pool. Like many families, we are planning to spend much more time at home with small groups of family and friends. The pool is going to get...
My Typical Day- 11 AM: Gosh, I hate this old couch. 1:56 PM: Why haven't we painted this room yet? 4:39 PM: I neeeed a new rug and this living room will be perfect. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat. Sound familiar? Guess what - you're not...
“Hey, Christine. Is that your blue car I see speed past my house after school every day?” At 16, it might not have mattered who was asking, the answer was likely "yes." On this day, it was a popular...

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