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Lee Binz

Wednesday, 23 November 2016

25 Ways to Stay Sane in December

Christmas

25 Ways to Stay Sane in December It happens every Christmas … all your warm, fuzzy ideals end up in shambles, leaving you feeling frazzled and stressed. The easiest way to stay sane through the holidays is to set balanced expectations of yourself, your family, and your budget.Start the month right, by planning ahead. You can work on at least one thing a day to make the whole month easier for you to manage!1. Make Ahead...

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Lee Binz

Friday, 05 December 2008

Christmas School!

Sage Advice

When our kids were in high school, we cut WAY back during December. We just did the very CORE subjects, doing just the things that needed to be done in order to make progress during the year. That means we worked on math and foreign language every day, mostly. They loved reading, so nothing I could do would make them stop reading their beloved books. It was fun for them.The entire month of December we did...

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Thankful for Our Family

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I'm thankful for my cousin and her family, for helping us with our YouTube video. It's part of my December Newsletter, and it's a video to illustrate how annoyed I was when my children played chess and piano. I want to thank the Academy, of course, but also:Darrin - playing the plumberTeri - the directorJosh - cousin #1ShaeLee - cousin #2Kevin - chess freakAlex - piano playerMatt - photographerLee - me, the annoyed motherBailey - our...