Almost every year I dedicate one post to why I am an asshole parent. These have been accumulated over the last week or so.
I give you 2025’s episode.
Continue readingSOL25: 10 mantra Monday
Changing your mindset is SO difficult to do. We talk about it in schools a lot. Is a student attention seeking or are they connection seeking? Same thing but different mindset.
Continue readingSOL25: 9 Blue & Gold
Today we celebrated George’s Boy Scout Blue & Gold Dinner. Like last year, Regular Grandpa and Great Grandpa joined us. And although no one was sick this year, everyone was exhausted from the Daylight Savings Time transition and too much fun at their sleepovers last night.
Continue readingSOL25: 8 cookie time
Any other Girl Scout parents out there? Anyone knee deep in cookie boxes, delivery bags, and booths? It’s…a lot
Continue readingSOL25: 7 five things Friday
Borrowing and adapting from A Slice Of Lisa’s 3 Things format.
May I present, in no particular order…5 things that will bring a smile to my face…
Continue readingSOL25: 6 meet Chippy
Some kids have imaginary friends. Others name their stuffies and have tea parties with them. One day before Christmas my kid put on his elf PJs and developed a complete split personality.
Continue readingSOL25: 5 what if…
I was having a hard time coming up with a topic for today. Having spent the morning at a round table discussion about the use of AI in schools to benefit teachers, staff, and students, I decided to see what ChatGPT had to offer in the way of topics.
Continue readingSOL26: 4 symphony
THUMP
Little feet hit the floor in the room down the hall. The rain is falling softly outside my window. Plip plop. It’ll only be a few seconds before he’s here. A decision needs to be made.
Continue readingSOL25: 3 no excuses
So here’s the thing. I forgot. Really. I did. I was spending the weekend with my husband. We were watching 80s romcoms. When Harry Met Sally still holds up thirty-FREAKING-six years later. We were eating at supper clubs and Italian restaurants. We’re were enjoying rooftop bars and boozy brunches. We were listening to favorite albums on a record player in a cool boutique hotel and getting pedicures. We were filling our cups while the kids were doing the same with their beloved Aunt Eve.
Continue readingAnxiety. And Envy. And Embarrassment. And Ennui. And the whole gang.
Yesterday the Girl Scouts had an event to see Inside Out 2. I loved the original and figured this was a good timing since Aaron was working some OT. However, I had completely forgotten about our prepaid tickets until my phone notified me it was time to leave. Luckily we only live 5 minutes away…especially so because McKenna was still sleeping…at 10:40am. 🙈
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Karyn In The Kitchen 