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QT with Boeden....
Hey! I am feeling like there isn’t enough time in the day. I have so many things I want to get done- and I know I am way behind...
Heather Schone
Oct 14, 20232 min read
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BC Hazing, continued!
Today was supposed to be the big day. I was so excited to host the Boston College swim team and then go watch Iz swim against GW. We...
Heather Schone
Oct 14, 20233 min read
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From Corsages to Courtrooms
Tomorrow is my first homecoming as a boy mom. Yes, I know the focus should be that it’s Bensten’s first big dance of high school….but he...
Heather Schone
Oct 1, 20233 min read
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What a week….
I feel like I start every post with “what a week”- or something to that effect. Our life is full. And usually full of little mishaps and...
Heather Bensten Schone
Sep 22, 20233 min read
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Grateful for Routine!
Considering it’s Saturday afternoon, it's pretty obvious that I am behind on bakery work! (I'm also very behind on laundry!) But I'm...
Heather Schone
Sep 16, 20232 min read
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Growing old....not-so-gracefully so far!
I always thought I would ‘grow old gracefully’. I always said I wanted to set a good example for my girls and accept my body as it is…....
Heather Schone
Sep 9, 20233 min read
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Controlling my chaos….
How do I know it’s time for me to start baking again? It’s pretty simple- if I label one more thing in our house, I think my boys are...
Heather Bensten Schone
Sep 2, 20233 min read
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I am so behind....
I am so sorry- we are totally behind. Our 2pm Friday drop is going to be more of a 4pm drop! As many of you know, we spent much of the...
Heather Schone
Aug 5, 20232 min read
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Summer Swim
This week I swam laps with my girls. Someone said, “Oh did your kids get their swimming skills from you?” No. No. Noooooooo. Honestly, we...
Heather Schone
Jul 21, 20234 min read
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Feeling Exhaustional
Okay, I am feeling kinda emotional today. Or maybe emotional isn’t the right word- I don’t know… Is there a hybrid word of emotional and...
Heather Schone
Jul 14, 20233 min read
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Community is everything.
Yesterday one of our customers reached out to me looking for help for her friend. The friend’s child was at INOVA due to an accident, and...
Heather Schone
Jul 8, 20233 min read
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Wasted Worry
Today’s email comes from my car. I am sitting outside of Boeden’s neuro-psychologist’s office. This is actually progress - on Monday I...
Heather Schone
Jun 25, 20232 min read
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Summer is here!
Happy SUMMER! I think all schools are finally on summer break. All year long, I cannot wait for summer. And then it hits and I sorta...
Heather Schone
Jun 16, 20233 min read
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Control?
The ‘birthday/end of school’ gauntlet is almost over! And once again, it nearly broke me! How come “What to Expect When Expecting” and...
Heather Schone
Jun 9, 20233 min read
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In Just 365 Days...
his one is for all the parents who are worried about their kid. In fact, it’s also for any kid struggling to find their place in this...
Heather Schone
Jun 2, 20232 min read
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Longest Month Ever?
May. The longest month everrrrr. I love it, cause I finally have all my kids home. But man it’s chaotic. School plays, conferences,...
Heather Schone
May 19, 20233 min read
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Nope.
Boeden. Oh Boeden. Lance once said “if Boeden had been our first child, he would have been an only child.” Yesterday Boe pushed me past...
Heather Schone
May 12, 20233 min read
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Pantries & Nurse/Teacher Love
Okay, so it turns out schools around here celebrate Teacher Appreciation Day on random days- not on the national day of celebration...
Heather Schone
May 6, 20232 min read
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Signs & Teachers
This morning was a bit of a sh#t show. Even despite making several test batches of the new cookies- dealing with frozen raspberries is...
Heather Schone
Apr 28, 20233 min read
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I hate MRIs
Yesterday I got a call….they wanted to do my MRI on Friday. As in, TODAY!! As in less than 24 hours from the time of call. Ummm,...
Heather Schone
Apr 21, 20231 min read
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