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Cross-posted from Cherry Blossoms The Blog. I think the biggest Camp Mama surprise for me last year was the popularity of Economics Week. Really? Economics? It does make sense, if you think about it, it was all about “money, money, money, money.” Naturally my rabid capitalists were all over it. (Note: don’t play Monopoly […]
Read More Camp Mama: EconomicsCross-posted from Cherry Blossoms The Blog. I get it. I do. Stretchy pants (be they yoga pants, leggings, sweatpants, whatever) paired with a t-shirt (in any combination of oversized, stained, ratty, or otherwise), and a messy ponytail, it’s a sloppy look. I know. No one who’s wearing it thinks “I make this stained, ripped […]
Read More In Defense of the Mom UniformCross-posted from Cherry Blossoms The Blog. Today I found myself all by myself with a half hour wait. The internet was spotty where I was so I was spared the default of wasting my time on facebook and instagram. Usually I bring a book if I think I’ll have a few minutes to kill. Even […]
Read More Feeling Time vs. Filling TimeCross-posted from Cherry Blossoms The Blog. With my family of boys I should just plan on doing some variation of this every summer — who can resist the lure of big machines that move? Monday: Lego I hurt my back over the weekend and had to stay home on Monday. No matter, the kids […]
Read More Camp Mama: plains, Trains, and AutomobilesCross-posted from Cherry Blossoms The Blog. Of course I couldn’t let one brother plan his own week without the other having a turn. It was fun to see the differences in their personalities, the one who planned a detailed activity list and provided me with a shopping list in advance vs. the one who […]
Read More Camp Mama: 10-year old Activities Director
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