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Homeschooling

Long time, no blog. COVID has thrown us all for a loop. I started substituting at my daughter's school & after maybe a month of doing it, our county closed the schools due to the virus. We did online learning & the kids finished up school in May. We have been home for most of the summer, staying local & not taking any trips. Our county released their back to school plan & immediately it was under scrutiny. They had proposed a hybrid plan with one group going to school Monday & Tuesday, then distance learning the rest of the week. The other group would distance learn Monday, Tuesday, & Wednesday, & attend school on Thursday & Friday. There was also an option of 100% virtual learning, if the parent wanted to go that route. Lots of emails were sent to the school board from teachers & parents, some happy with the plan & some not. A board member made the suggestion of 100% virtual learning the first 9 weeks & at that point, reevaluating to see
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3.2.20

Well this has been a month of change. To start off the story, a little background. I currently serve in my daughter's school on the PTA board. I started off this year with high hopes. You know the kind, "Making everything bigger & better," "Doing all of the things." Basically trying to make those changes where you feel that previous years could have improved. And at first it was amazing. Feeling as though I was making a difference was important to me. However, around October I hit a roadblock. I was burnt out & just plain exhausted. The time off for the Thanksgiving & winter breaks helped, but I spent a lot of time still thinking about events, plans, etc. Nominations for the next school year were coming up & I knew that it was time for me to take a break & sit the next year out.  Since I had made that decision, I started to think about what I wanted my time at her school to look like. I have volunteered in her classes in the past & I k
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2.10.20

Hello all & welcome to my little corner of the Internet. I have started & restarted this blog many times, but today something just felt right to give it another go. A little bit about me: My name is Ashley. I am a 35 year old housewife from Virginia. I have 2 children, my son Caden(15) & my daughter London(9). My husband Will & I have been married for almost 9 years. Throw in our Pomapoo mix named Thor, a parakeet named Charlie, & some goldfish & that is our family! Writing has always been something that I have seen the importance in, but often found it too daunting or honestly just been too lazy to start. There's always been the thought of, "Who would actually be interested in what I have to say?" Most of my days are spent "moming"(hence the blog name) & I felt as thought that would just be boring to document. However, the past year has made me realize that if being a mom is the most important thing that I have going on, then I am
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