The Mommy Center

When I was a teenager, I worked at a frozen yogurt store in a small town on Long Island. I was by myself one day at the counter, when in walked Billy Joel! He lived nearby when he was married to Christie Brinkley.

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The Fire Within

Thirteen things that are on my shopping list to get at some point in the near future: a washer that actually works without creating a swimming pool in my laundry room a dryer that actually turns on a fridge that actually keeps things cold a vehicle to get me to the nearest shopping mall (45 minutes away) gas and insurance for that lovely car I want to get! next years curriculum (from Abeka) a dvd player that doesn’t make weird noises and smoke when you use it (before you send the fire department, we have actually stopped using that dvd player) an ink cartridge for my printer that actually works a big pack of paper to print on with that ink shoes for me that have no holes (I never buy for me, my kids have three dressers of clothes each and footwear spilling out of the coat closet, I don’t have shoes. Go figure!) a camera that isn’t held together by a rubber band a sandbox for my kids to play in now that I have this lovely big back yard a wading pool for that same back yard (as opposed to putting in someone else’s backyard LOL)!

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Thursday Thirteen #90

©iStockphoto/Amanda Rohde Is it just me, or do you feel like you’re juggling multiple worlds lately? Family. Health.

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Am I a failure if I don’t read with my kids?

Everyone has a different idea of what the qualities of a really great teacher are. Having observed many different teaching styles as a parent, a perpetual student, and a teacher, I’d like to share my thoughts with you all.

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What Makes a Really Great Teacher?