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Lockdown Week 11: National Uproar, Alan at the Office, and My Next Ebook

2020-05-31 aprilmomoffour 4 kids, Army Wives, joy, stay-at-home mom, stress

So how is everyone’s lock down going? Still feeling okay out there, in your own home? I noticed that some of my Alabama friends went back to church this Sunday. I was like, “Say whaaa?” I can’t even imagine that yet here in Maryland. Because we move so much, my Facebook newsfeed represents people from all over the country, but mostly the South, the D.C. area, and California/Washington state. I am always surprised at how different life is in different […]

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Quarantine Week 5, Computer School Week 1: It’s like patience training.

2020-04-17 aprilmomoffour 4 kids, home school, stay-at-home mom, stress

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 […]

Life After Home School and the Move

2016-08-07 aprilmomoffour Florida, funny stories, military life, moving, school, stress, summer, ventricular tachycardia

Tomorrow is Daniel’s very first day of kindergarten. To me he still looks like this: But, believe it or not, the Dan Man is 5, and he is extremely excited about going to school with his brothers. They will all be at the same school together. I had planned it differently, but at the last minute Daniel was awarded a scholarship, so that worked out beautifully. It’s hard to even focus on how much is happening. Our heads are still […]

My Chronic Pain Battle Part III: The Cat Came Back the Very Next Day

2016-01-09 aprilmomoffour chronic pain, psoriasis, stress

My Battle with Chronic Pain Part III: The Pain Returns It reminds me of that song: “The cat came back the very next day; it just couldn’t stay away.” Life was going well, and I was on cloud NINE, being finished with my very first year of home schooling! Wahoo! Summer! I made big plans. But why wouldn’t I? I was young and healthy. I should be able to handle a cross-country flight and a few short road trips. Right? […]

Can Open, Worms Everywhere: The Back Pain, The Stress, and The Home Schooling

2015-12-09 aprilmomoffour back pain, home school, stress

Can Open, Worms Everywhere: Why We Decided Home Schooling Isn't for Us

Such an anti-climactic couple of days around here. Do any of you have chronic back pain? I sure do. Upper back, lower back. It goes down the side of my right leg. It pops up in my wrist. I’m always hurting, some days worse than others. When I want to pretend like I feel fine, I pop an Advil 800 and head out into the world. When I want to sleep, I take Tylenol PM. I lay on hot packs. […]