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The Summer Camp Mom Stress

July 16, 2013 – 7:42 am

Me: There is a lot of nervous energy in this house right now. Him: Uh, really, Ali. I don’t think so. Everyone actually seems kind of normal. Me: WELL, I have 7.5 million things to make happen before we leave here. Josh’s shoes aren’t even packed yet and seriously, what…

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Oversharing at the Border Since 1997

July 13, 2012 – 7:53 am

So here’s something interesting. Yesterday evening, we crossed the Canada/United States border with two eagerslashanxious girls. Our destination was a community center in Ann Arbor, Michigan where the two soon-to-be sixth graders would grab the bus that would take them—for the very first time—to overnight camp in Waupaca, Wisconsin. (Overnight…

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