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    Addy Chronicles: COVID Opportunities & BFFs

    October 23, 2020 /

    Physical distancing is hard. We all know that. And then kids really know it! My daughter has grown quite savvy with her mask wearing and keeping 6 feet of distance between herself and others . She knows not to hug, high five nor wrestle. No trading jewelry nor putting her face within 2 cm of her best friend while giggling or playing with her hair! All of these are physical actions that are second-nature to a 6 year old girl. So when wearing a mask becomes so common place that she forgets to take it off in the shower, my heart both shrivels in mourning and lifts in pride. She…

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    Stay-At-Home Coronavirus Pandemic: Week 1

    March 22, 2020 /

    Fridays, the schedule shifts a bit. It is Fun Day Friday, so instead of Reading and Math, we take part in Project Lab. A room is filled with various stations like Legos, play dough, art and craft projects and other team-oriented activities. They've even made Apple Butter after their day at the Orchard.

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Hi! I’m Mandy Bond, mom, writer and curator of Her First Role Model, a blog for women and the women they are raising. We are part of a tribe where the voices are many and varied. Let me introduce you to some of those voices. They’re my mommy role models and their daughters. No topic is off limits and I’ll share my own successes and failures as live into being my daughter’s first role model.

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