Category Archives: forgiveness

Staycation by the Number$

Posted on 2015/02/23 by circuskitchen

Monday, February 23rd 2015 Ah… the kids are back in school. At last I’m back in my favorite corner of my favorite cafe with my $2 coffee and free wifi. (I customarily leave a whopping 50% tip here every time. … Continue reading →

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Connected Parenting – Dubious and Fraught with Peril

Posted on 2015/02/19 by circuskitchen

Thursday, February 19th 2015 I dunno. To be this connected to your children means to die a thousand deaths in a day, laugh at a thousand jokes, assuage a thousand boo boos, negotiate … you get the idea. And I … Continue reading →

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Gavin Progress Report – Snowboard Edition

Posted on 2015/02/15 by circuskitchen

Sunday, Feb 15th 2015 Since last month Gavin and I have been on a journey around his academic life, ability to work and development of FOCUS. This recent jag started a month ago when his teachers sat me down to … Continue reading →

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What I Did Last Night

Posted on 2015/02/08 by circuskitchen

Saturday, February 7th 2015 As I biked home from the juggling convention through snowflakes and snowscapes in our beautiful city yesterday with my husband towing our kids all zipped up in their esteemed “chariot,” it occurred to me that it … Continue reading →

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Dear Teacher from Gavin

Posted on 2015/01/23 by circuskitchen

Friday, January 23rd 2015   So, do you know the politically correct term for “problem child” in school?  Ya know, the kid taking up all the Assistant Teacher’s time in class due to lack of cooperation with the program?  I … Continue reading →

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GROWTH MINDSET: Here We Come

Posted on 2015/01/16 by circuskitchen

January 16th 2015 Ready or not, I am embarking on a campaign to promote Growth Mindset within my kids’ school community, and our lives.  So, welcome to the journey!  Here is an introduction, and the first of many inspiring videos … Continue reading →

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Christmas 2014

Posted on 2014/12/25 by circuskitchen

December 25, 2014 – Pictorial Review Amazingly this year, Christmas Day starts like this: Gavin does some reading, ClaraJane snuggling, Mom trapped under the cat.  Daddy wonders when we are going to get UP. Finally, the Stockings: Gavin finds a little … Continue reading →

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Louis C.K. Hates Cell Phones

Posted on 2014/12/20 by circuskitchen

At the risk of overplaying the point, please allow me to step aside and make way for the Circus King himself, the great and incomparable Louis C.K.  (If you haven’t seen this one you are missing out.) Louis C.K. Hates … Continue reading →

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Stop Looking at Your Phones

Posted on 2014/12/19 by circuskitchen

Every week I work at a restaurant entertaining families during dinner for Kids Night.   Every week there are some families with devices out during and throughout the meal.   It is just as often parents ignoring their kids on … Continue reading →

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Ear Bead Episode

Posted on 2014/12/18 by circuskitchen

Thursday, December 18th 2014 OK remember Turkey Trot Day?  It was on Wednesday, November 26th.  (THREE weeks ago.) One lowlight that didn’t make it into the post about that day was when Gavin insisted on seeing the nurse to get … Continue reading →

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