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She’s Got Skillz – Part 5

August 28th, 2010 by The Gang's Momma

This is it. I promise. This is the last rambling of how we (I?) worked through the process of deciding to send Li’l Empress to pre-school at the tender age of three . . .  Not to say that I won’t post a follow-up or two detailing just how she’s handling the changes. Or how Read More

She’s Got Skillz! – Part 4

August 27th, 2010 by The Gang's Momma

If you haven’t read the beginning of the journey we’ve been on recently about Li’l Empress and pre-school, you might want to head here. Or, you might not.  :) It’s been a lengthy set of posts. But then, it’s been brewing in my brain and percolating in our home Read More

She’s Got Skillz! – Part 3

August 24th, 2010 by The Gang's Momma

The first part of this series can be found here. In case you care to read the full story of our foray into the world of pre-school. . . So. I’m sure you are getting the picture by now that the decision to put Li’l Empress into the local E@ster Se@ls pre-school program was not made Read More

She’s Got Skillz! – Part 2

August 23rd, 2010 by The Gang's Momma

If you missed Friday’s post on my first tip-toes into conversations about pre-school, head here.  Otherwise, read on… Li’l Empress’s unilateral hearing creates some unique (to her) circumstances that make pre-school this year (at the tender, early Read More

She’s Got Skillz!

August 20th, 2010 by The Gang's Momma

“School” has been a big topic of conversation around The Gang’s house recently. The older boys are mentally gearing up for another year of home-study via their individual cyber schools. The middle two kids are anxiously awaiting news of their homeroom assignments and what Read More

It Was NOT Pretty

February 4th, 2010 by The Gang's Momma

My Wednesday was soooo not pretty. In fact, it was downright ugly. Most of the day. Well, at least until bedtime. Then it got blissfully peaceful. Quiet. And oh, so pretty again. The day actually started out fairly nicely. It had all the marks of a potentially pretty day. It got ugly fast. The Read More