Last week, I discussed why Pennsylvania needs a better public education funding system. We love our public schools and are proud of their work, but have serious concerns about how they are funded. Pennsylvania has the widest funding gap between rich and poor school districts of any state in the country. Per pupil spending in PA’s poorest districts is […]
The Storied Life that We Loved Reading
This month, my gal Carrie of Normal Level of Crazy is kicking off our summer book club by scooping our latest read and then, as always, offering a chance to grab our next pick for free! Sweet! Take it away, Carrie! *********************************************************** Well, Meredith from The Mom of the Year, and I are at it again […]
Speak Out for Students with Hear Me & the Campaign for #FairFundingPA
My mother was a public school teacher for 40 years. She taught until the day she got a call from her doctor in her classroom, ordering her to report to the hospital immediately, as her test results had returned, very far from normal. A year and a half later, she died of liver cancer. She gave so […]
Smathers and Branson, Your One-Stop Father’s Day Shop
Let me share a secret: I sort-of hate Father’s Day. My husband is truly The Worst Person in the World to Shop for, and my father is a close second. My Father-in-Law? Not much better. I have no idea what to get these men and when I ask, they tend to look at me like […]
Welcome Midlife Mommy Weight Loss; We’ll Be Hanging Out A Lot
Long about four months ago I stepped on a scale. And then I died. To put it kindly, the number was a bit more than I had bargained for. To put it honestly, HOLY CRAP! I proceeded with all normal post-scale trauma activities: I sobbed and then irritated my husband blathering incessantly about the horror. I called […]
Calling All Curly Girls!
As I child, I remember my mother endlessly oohing and ahhing over my curls. I thought they were ridiculous and she was insane. They curled up and made my hair shorter; I looked like a boy. Then I got a little older and started showing those curls who was boss, wielding mad power with over-sized barrel […]
The Everyday Choice
Over the weekend, my sister and I made a bold move–WE LEFT THE HOUSE. I know, I know. And it gets even more unbelievable when I tell you what we did: we went to a movie theater to see a grown-up movie. Like, not something animated by Pixar. Again, I know. And while I wouldn’t typically cite Pitch […]
3 Questions to Ask Your Kids to Get Them Talking
I generally tend to figure out how to do things in life right before they come to an end. Like, I finally got uber-good at sneaking in productive work-outs around long job hours–and then got knocked up and quit my job. I nailed feeding a baby while caring for a toddler–and then my baby became a […]
Grab the Huggies® Wipes: Because Kids Outgrow Diapers, Not Messes*
I have an announcement, a very important announcement, friends: WE ARE DONE WITH DIAPERS! I know, I know. It’s basically the best news to happen around these parts in forever. But, silly, new-to-this-post-diaper life mom that I am, I wondered if this also meant it was time to bid adieu to my ginormous stockpile of wipes? The […]
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