Every school has rules about when to keep your child home from school. There’s the contagious stuff like Pink Eye of course. You know not to send your son in when he’s running a fever or your daughter in when she can’t keep any food down. What do you do though when your child tells [...]

Peanut is in the school chorus. I’m so happy that she joined. She’s had a fear of getting up in front of public to do anything lately, even at our church, where she’s been since she was in my tummy. When she was little she had no problem singing, talking or doing something she wasn’t [...]

It’s just about a month into school and Peanut is already home from school sick. She has terrible allergies. Basically she is allergic to everything especially the outdoor things like trees, grass, pollen, etc. She’s also allergic to dust mites, cats (which we have), mold and more. When she gets a cold she suffers even [...]

Peanut is in fourth grade now. She has homework every night except Fridays. She’s used to this as last year it was the same thing. But she isn’t used to her homework taking about 45 minutes to an hour to do. Do I think it’s excessive? Absolutely not! She has to read for 20 minutes [...]

Peanut has written a book and it got published! While in third grade this past school year, her teacher focused a great deal on writing. Of course because of the state standardized test, the FCAT this was a requirement. But Peanut’s teacher had a way to make things fun for her students. She allowed them [...]