Posted on September 27, 2008 by hkempskie
I have a confession. My favorite magazine (IN THE WORLD) is People magazine. OK, it’s out there but let me further define the word “favorite.” It’s my favorite magazine when I need to relax, forget about my own personal worries and just dive head first into the drama of other people’s lives. I’m fascinated by [...]
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Posted on September 21, 2008 by hkempskie
Heather and I packed up and left mid-afternoon on Saturday to make our trip to New Haven, CT. There we woke up at 5:30 – put on loads of make-up (although you can’t tell in the video!) and drove to the exciting world of TV journalism. When we arrived we were able to watch the [...]
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Posted on September 20, 2008 by hkempskie
Be sure to check out our Upcoming Events page for a glance at the week ahead. Lisa and I are heading to Connecticut tonight for a TV appearance – can’t wait. We’ll post the clip at some point tomorrow. Also, we’ll be at Barnes and Noble in Bellingham on Tuesday morning and the Newton Mother’s [...]
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Posted on September 12, 2008 by hkempskie
I sent my oldest to Kindergarten last week. I sent my youngest to preschool. It was exciting. It was scary. I questioned if I taught them everything they needed to know. Do they know how to ask for help? Do they know what to do if they are having trouble with a friend? Did I [...]
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Posted on September 10, 2008 by hkempskie
In addition to her roles as a writer, blogger and fitness instructor, Karen Kolp also homeschools her two young boys. She eagerly picked up a copy of The Siblings’ Busy Book when it was first released in August and I assumed she’d refer to it to fill in some downtime between lessons. Instead, she’s built [...]
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Posted on September 8, 2008 by hkempskie
Ahhh…fruits an vegetables. I know I feed my children a lot better than I feed myself so I plan on using our Apple Taste Test Activity (see below) to reacquaint my taste buds with different types of apples. The activity will do much more than that though- it will teach your children about graphs and [...]
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Posted on September 3, 2008 by hkempskie
We hosted a Siblings Workshop at the Barnes and Noble Booksellers in Burlington and brought along two VERY simple activities to get started on sibling fun. Of course, we had to modify the activities due to space and time but the kids loved them. Thought we’d share them with you. We all know that parents [...]
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