Checking in With the Sisters – The “Good Enough” Mom

by Lolli May 19, 2012 0 comments
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Being a mom is tough work, all magazine controversy aside, and it’s pretty normal for a mom to question the “quality” of her job as a mother. I know I have compared my parenting styles [...]

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Checking in With The Sisters – Thriving With Autism

by Lolli May 12, 2012 1 comment
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Lolli here…. While I was checking in with our sister sites this week, I noticed this infographic posted on 5 Minutes for Special Needs by the wonderful Emily of Colorado Moms. Although I am not [...]

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Checking in with the Sisters

by Lolli March 3, 2012 0 comments
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Every morning, Monday through Friday, I send all five of my kids off to school. I am fortunate to have wonderful schools here with caring, wonderful teachers. I have often had the same thoughts as [...]

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Checking in With the Sisters – Rebuilding Life

by Lolli January 21, 2012 5 comments

I’ve been sick all week. That’s what happens in a family of 7 when mom is playing doctor to 5 kids taking turns passing around the illnesses. It catches up. The interesting thing about being [...]
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Checking in With the Sisters – Different or Fancy?

by Lolli November 5, 2011 3 comments

As I was checking in with our sister sites this week, I found a beautiful analogy from Kimberly at 5 Minutes for Special Needs. Who would have thought that some kids and a few unmatching [...]
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Thrive with Autism – Checking in With the Sisters

by Lolli October 15, 2011 1 comment

Now that my kids are older and at school for the majority of the day, they don’t have as many “opportunities” to have melt-downs in public. As a mother of five, I’ve certainly been in [...]
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The Bedtime Routine – Checking in With The Sisters

by Lolli September 24, 2011 1 comment

Last night I was reading our sister sites. My kids were running around like maniacs (Dad was in charge of the bedtime routine last night and I was trying to finish up some work…). So [...]
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Homework Strategies – Checking In With the Sisters

by Lolli September 10, 2011 1 comment

As I was checking in with our sister sites this week, I found an article on 5 Minutes for Special Needs called Homework Strategies. As we just finished our second week of the new school [...]
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Hope Comes Through a Hole In the Wall

by Lolli August 13, 2011 3 comments

As I was checking in with our sister sites this week, a post on 5 Minutes for Special Needs by Laurie, mom of four girls – two with bipolar, ADHD and developmental delays, really stood [...]
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Finding the Bright Spot

by Lolli July 16, 2011 4 comments

Lolli here… I am no longer used to having all 5 kids at home. Since my youngest started school last August, I have been able to have a few hours every day to concentrate on [...]
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