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Here it is.

My first confessional of Fruit Lips ‘n’ Yucky Charms.

I feel like I need to shut the door and pull the curtains.

I’m having a moment today – OK, really I’m having a pity party for myself I guess and I’ve decided it’s time to snap out of it. I don’t have time for pity parties…(Continued…)

So, I started this blog with the intention to fill it initially with Emma, Emma and more Emma and I still am going to do that. However, I’ve been sitting on this introduction. I’ve been trying to figure out how to get it all started. I want to talk about what’s going on now, yet I want to share with you everything we’ve been through. It’s 8 years worth of stuff – way too much for one post…(Continued…)

Well, the first week of homeschool preschool is in the books and WE HAVE SURVIVED!

We’re using Skype to connect with our new friend Cienna in Connecticut and it’s working out great. The kids LOVE being able to interact with each other. The only thing they don’t understand yet is that they can’t just have Cienna over for the afternoon to play…(Continued…)

Herein starts a new column at Fruit Lips ‘n’ Yucky Charms ~ Homeschool Preschool.

With the help of my very good friend, Lisa, I’m about to join the ranks of the homeschoolin’ moms. This is a job I said I’d never be able to tackle. I still can’t imagine homeschooling my children all day every day all the way through grade school, junior high and high school, however, I think I can handle the ABC’s and 123′s….(Continued…)

Welcome to Fruit Lips ‘n’ Yucky Charms!

I thought I’d start this very first post with some intros and explanations of a little bit about my goals for this blog.

They’re not big.

Don’t expect too much.

It’s my place to just figure things out, really.

In the process, I’m sure I’ll be trying to teach you stuff because that’s just in my nature. My mom always said I should have been a teacher. My husband says I should have been a lawyer (he seems to think I’m good at arguing my point)… I think I should have been a doctor ~ I started down that road, just got a little sidetracked….(Continued…)