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Good morning and Happy Friday to you! I’m so, so pumped for the weekend because my parents arrived in town last night and will be staying with us through Monday. All day long the boys kept asking their status — Are they driving yet? Are they in South Carolina yet? — and were thrilled to see them when we arrived home from soccer last night. I’m not sure what our weekend plans hold at the moment as we’re trying to be mindful of my dad’s knee replacement surgery but whatever we get up to, I know it will be fun...

It’s hard to believe that it’s time to start the countdown towards our graduating senior’s “lasts” – their graduation and final recital will be here before we know it.  On the blog today: continuing this year’s Senior Features with a little bit more about the dancers you’ll see performing in the Senior Dance and a Senior Solo at recital.  With so much uncertainty about what the rest of this school year will look like, we want to do what we can to help our graduating seniors know how loved and celebrated they are. Senior Year at The Pointe For many...

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When it comes to household chores, you’ve got plenty of tasks to go around. More importantly, when kids are required to pitch in and help with age-appropriate chores, they’ll learn how to cooperate, gain a sense of independence and feel a sense of accomplishment. If you’re wondering what exactly to put on your chore chart for kids, we’ve broken it down by age, from toddlers up to tweens. From picking up toys to helping with dinner, here are the top chores for kids. photo: iStock Two-and Three-Year-Olds Pick up the toys. Ask your toddler to help clean up when playtime...

I’m thrilled to welcome Laura Brown and Elly Kramer to the Mixed-Up Files to celebrate their upcoming release of two exciting new chapter books: Trillium Sisters 1: The Triplets Get Charmed and Trillium Sisters 2: Bestie Day. They’re illustrated by Sarah Mesinga and will be published by Pixel+Ink on June 1, 2021. Three sisters discover that they and their pets have superpowers they can use to protect the world around them in this fantastical new chapter book series about family, friendship, and environmental responsibility perfect for fans of Mia Mayhem and The Wish Fairy. This is such an amazing concept...