Episode 8 - Sleepless Nights, More Side-Tackling, and Time For Mom
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Release Date: 09/28/2017
Episode 16 - Tips For Your First Homeschool Convention
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Homeschool Conventions are one of the best and most overwhelming resources for homeschool moms. Aurie and Marci share their homeschool convention tips and experience to help you make the most of your first, or 5th, homeschool convention.
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Episode 15 - The Great Vaccination Debate
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Childhood vaccinations are a hot topic for parents. It seems at times there are two camps warring against each other. Is it possible to meet somewhere in the middle? Aurie and Marci share their vaccination experiences in their own snarky way and open the topic up for debate.
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Why Can't You Just Go To Sleep?!
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Thanks to her precious little ones, Aurie hasn’t slept in years. So that is the focus of this episode. Aurie and Marci chat about why kids won’t go to sleep (even though they desperately need it), sleep tips that work on some kids and not on others, and share a foul-mouthed (but on the money) look at what really goes through sleep deprived parents’ minds.
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Episode 13 - Christmas Tree Adventures
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Learn why dogs, cats, and Christmas trees do not mix well, why you shouldn't rescue a kitten from a Christmas tree wearing only a towel, and why Christmas tree needles, glitter, and Easter grass make Marci happy.
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Episode 12 - The Great Pet Explosion of 2017
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In this episode, we talk about pet adoptions, background checks, the natural habitat of the house cat, and how much poop 4 chinchillas can produce in one night.
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No Denim Jumpers, But Plenty Of Spackle
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Are denim jumpers the stereotypical uniform of the homeschool mom? What do homeschool moms really wear and why? A snarky look at homeschool fashion.
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Real And Rambling
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So, this is the podcast episode where we reveal the real Aurie and Marci and ramble about podcasting, food, raising headstrong boys, and working from home.
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Episode 9 - Social Media, Screen Time, and Kids
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As awesome as social media and electronic devices are, they can be distracting and destructive if not used properly. That's why we need to teach our kids the ins and outs of the digital age they were born into. We don't keep our kids away from social media and screen time, but we do want to let them experience them in age appropriate ways.
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Episode 8 - Sleepless Nights, More Side-Tackling, and Time For Mom
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Being a mom is hard. It demands all your time. I'm talking 24/7. There are always mouths to feed, a house to clean, groceries to get, laundry to do, kids who won't sleep, and a practice or two to get to.
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Episode 7 - Creative Ways To Flood Your Bathroom Floor
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Sometimes, instead of getting mad, you just have to admire the creativity involved in your kids' epic messes. Because before we had kids, we had no idea how many ways there were to flood a bathroom floor.
info_outlineBeing a mom is hard. It demands all your time. I'm talking 24/7. There are always mouths to feed, a house to clean, groceries to get, laundry to do, kids who won't sleep, and a practice or two to get to.
As awesome a moms all are, there comes a time when she just needs time for herself to rest and recharge and become the mom she wants to be again.
Listen in as Aurie and Marci talk about a typical mom day and why they just need time alone at the end of it!
3:34 - 4 year olds that don't require sleep
9:00 - Aurie does more before 8am than Marci does all day
12:20 - Side-tackling a filing cabinet
22:34 - Mom time increases the family's chances of survival
26:16 - Using the vacuum to drown out kids' voices
28:40 - You just have to love them. You don't have to like them.