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You can feel it in the air. Summertime – in all of its glory – is upon us. Walking through the school courtyard or your nearest outdoor mall, music is blaring, bubbles are blowing and children are screaming and playing outdoor-in shorts and short-sleeved-ts, no less. While our weather may not have fully figured it out yet, Summer is definitely around the corner. That can only mean one thing: complete and utter routine upheaval!! Later bedtimes, more sugar-y foods, beach

My children are on Spring Break. If I'm being completely honest, they're driving me bat-shit crazy...some of the time. Please don't misunderstand. I've loved our "time off" together - not packing lunches, being able to sleep in or even spend the entire day in our jammies. All good things. But every so often, I hear 3 little words and I seriously want to poke my eyes out. “Mommy, I’m bored”. There are, of course, other options, like: “Mom, I don’t know what to do”, or “M