Today I have a mental health expert here to help us with talking to our teenagers when they are anxious. I am certainly no expert in this field. I don’t know about you, but I have three teenagers and need all the help I can get. Whether your teenager identifies as “anxious” or not, chances are they will have times where they absolutely are anxious. I think it’s unavoidable. Our mental health expert is here to provide us with tips […]
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Tuesday, April 21 (Week 6) The Mostly Happy Week I am taking a break upstairs, listening to Alan’s surprised voice downstairs saying, “Y’all already ate that sherbet!!??” It truly is eat or be eaten around here. Food has a short shelf life. School is going better though! Therefore, my stress level has decreased. Monday all the boys’ work was due to be turned in by 12pm, and we had most of it turned in on Friday afternoon. New assignments were […]
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This past week I stopped every few days to jot down a paragraph or two of how quarantine was going for us. I had no idea it was going to be such a challenging week, thanks to the addition of virtual schooling. Our school only involves a little of the classroom videos. It is mostly, “Go to this website, click on the list, click on the links, do the problems. Take the quiz at the end. Create a brochure about […]
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I failed to mention in the video that I’m an abundant sweater. Yep. Those weren’t just armpits. Those were sweaty armpits.
» Read moreDon’t worry. This scary gang of boys– no idea who they are–was taken at home, not at school. 😉 I should be asleep, so I will make this quick! I know my parents and Alan’s parents, are waiting to hear how the first day went. I didn’t want to leave you guys hanging! Everything went well. Alan asked me, “Did you make some friends?” I looked at him blankly. (Actually, I think I did make friends.) I said, “Alan, have […]
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