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SAHM gets gig as an extra for Seal. by Michele Ranard 570 words Since my brother-in-law is in the entertainment biz, occasionally a night of red carpet whisks me away from tutoring algebra or scrubbing filth from the kids’ shower floor. Recently I scored a gig as an extra for a Seal concert filmed for PBS. Not only will you catch a stellar...

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These 5 Tips Will Help You Rock Out 640 words by Michele Ranard, M.Ed. Read aloud with your kids. A lot. Not only does reading allow your child to experience different types of language, rhythm, and sounds, it informs them on topics they wouldn’t otherwise learn about, it’s calming, and it’s a wonderful way to BOND. We all know we need to be...

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50 Daily Triumphs! by Michele Ranard 1. You didn’t sleepily stuff a can of Bud-Light which looks exactly like Pepsi into your 9-year-old’s lunch for the field trip. 2. Before leaving the house, you somehow remembered to slip out of pajama bottoms and into a bra before running into that snarky mom with the cycling addiction. 3. You heard “these are the best...

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Inside fun when it’s grey out there. by Michele Ranard 570 wds “Anyone who says sunshine brings happiness has never danced in the rain.”                                                                                            --anonymous There are so many simple pleasures of life to enjoy with your children, and dreary weather outside provides an opportunity to re-discover some of them. Whether you decide to make it a lazy day with popcorn and...

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Disco? Emo? We're the same-o. by Michele Ranard 600 wds Connecting with your inner adolescent just happens when you’re raising teens. The thirteen year old who lived for dance is alive and well in this mom. She is still a craver of drama, an open wound, and a dreamer like her sons. In 1979, ten of us eighth-graders were recruited to make a...

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