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What To Put In A Care Package

1st Carpackage

It’s only been two days since we left Mini-Me at college, and the care package already arrived. How I know this is because of the ALL CAPS text I received this morning, “OMG, THANK YOU SOOO MUCH! I LOVE IT! YOU’RE THE BEST!” I won’t argue there. In addition to phone calls and texting, sending [...] Read More

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The 10 Best College Advice Posts: What Every Freshman & Their Parents Should Read Before College

Leadership with education

Whether it’s your first going off to college or perhaps your last, which is our situation,  there are many issues and concerns that arise. It’s important for parents and their college bound students to be aware so that good choices can be made. So much to read, yet so little time, so I picked the [...] Read More

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Camp- It’s Not All Fun and S’mores

Camp

As the baby of three, I grew up watching my older brother and sister hop on the big yellow bus for day camp almost every summer morning, right outside our front gate. Mom would blow them a kiss and yell with a cheerful smile, “Watch out for the bees!”, while I waved excitedly and smushed [...] Read More

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