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crazy hair don't care

November 2, 2020 · 2 Comments

On saying “yes”…sometimes | Mommy and Me Monday | 560th ed

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Let me preface this by saying, the girls now like to read my blog…hi girls! Now, they might think that I don’t say “yes” often. I’m so mean, you know! I can see them nodding in agreement right now.  Saturday night, there was some chatter about painting their room. Asking if we had enough of … Read More about On saying “yes”…sometimes | Mommy and Me Monday | 560th ed

girls with bat juice boxes

October 27, 2020 · 2 Comments

Turn your juice box into a bat with this free printable bat wings coloring sheet

create· family· printable

Halloween is coming…and it might not look like our usual Halloween. But, we can craft and decorate and have fun just like any year. This year, the girls asked me to help them turn their juice boxes into bats with a printable bat wings coloring sheet. I let them decide on the style and type … Read More about Turn your juice box into a bat with this free printable bat wings coloring sheet

pumpkln patch 2020 family

October 26, 2020 · 2 Comments

15th Annual Pumpkin Patch Visit | Mommy and Me Monday | 559th ed

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Over a week before Halloween, we got some pumpkin patch pictures. Our 15th annual pumpkin patch picture, if you are counting…in the middle of a pandemic…or whatever we are calling it now! I had the forethought to add it as an event to the calendar so that we didn’t forget or wait until all of … Read More about 15th Annual Pumpkin Patch Visit | Mommy and Me Monday | 559th ed

halloween noodle stem activity graph

October 22, 2020 · Leave a Comment

Halloween Pasta STEM Activity with Graph and Free Printable

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With kids at school in person, or virtually, we’ve got a great Halloween Pasta STEM activity you can do at home or at school with a graph and free printable! Grab some Halloween Pasta (we got ours at ALDI) and add some rotini, and your kids will have a great time sorting, gluing, coloring and … Read More about Halloween Pasta STEM Activity with Graph and Free Printable

haircut at home with mom

October 19, 2020 · Leave a Comment

Haircuts by Mom | Mommy and Me Monday | 558th ed

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First, the oldest asked for me to cut her hair. None of us could even remember the last time she had it cut. I hesitated. And said “we’ll see” about 1o times (maybe less), and she finally came to me with scissors, and a comb and spray bottle and said she wanted her hair cut.  … Read More about Haircuts by Mom | Mommy and Me Monday | 558th ed

back home after f2f

October 12, 2020 · Leave a Comment

Back Face-to-Face | Mommy and Me Monday | 557th

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After back and forth and hemming and hawing and trying to weight all of the pros and cons for our family, we decided to let our youngest two kids go back to school face-to-face. We are happy with what our district and school is doing to keep the girls, faculty and safe as safe as … Read More about Back Face-to-Face | Mommy and Me Monday | 557th

virtual mommy and me yoga

October 5, 2020 · 1 Comment

Family Yoga | Mommy and Me Monday | 556th ed

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If you’ve been around for any amount of time, you know that weekly, I host a Mommy and Me Monday post. I’ve been doing this for almost 11 years. You’d also know that I’m a big fan of encouraging moving our bodies in fun ways.  Recently, the girls and I were invited to a virtual … Read More about Family Yoga | Mommy and Me Monday | 556th ed

fire prevention safety and sparky game

October 1, 2020 · 1 Comment

Teaching Fire Safety and Fire Prevention Education at Home with Sparky the Fire Dog

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This post “Teaching Fire Safety and Fire Prevention Education at Home with Sparky the Fire Dog” is sponsored by the National Fire Protection Association and Sparky the Fire Dog®. With the kids not in school right now and field trips on hold indefinitely, they aren’t getting their usual trips to the fire department and our … Read More about Teaching Fire Safety and Fire Prevention Education at Home with Sparky the Fire Dog

finished mommy and me monday sea life stitch along

September 27, 2020 · 2 Comments

Sea-Life Stitchalong, DONE! | Mommy and Me Monday | 555th ed

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Right before the craziness that was March (and April, and May and June, and July and August, and September 2020), I decided I needed to have a little hobby for myself and I signed up for a stitching subscription club. It had been and is fun, but I didn’t know what stitches to do where … Read More about Sea-Life Stitchalong, DONE! | Mommy and Me Monday | 555th ed

individual monkey bread h copy

September 22, 2020 · 1 Comment

Individual Monkey Bread From Scratch Recipe

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After school time looks a little different these days. Mostly because home is school and school is home. But, we still have school time and home time. We try to keep the home time screen-free because there is a lot of time spent on screens for school. One way is baking. So, the girls made some individual … Read More about Individual Monkey Bread From Scratch Recipe

mommy and me monday cross country

September 21, 2020 · Leave a Comment

A meet | Mommy and Me Monday | 554th ed

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This summer, the girls and I did a lot of cross country training together. Thankfully, we are now able to practice as a team in smaller groups and socially distanced. Things are weird, and since they weren’t on the team in previous years, we don’t really have a comparison. I’m not sure if that’s a … Read More about A meet | Mommy and Me Monday | 554th ed

car time with the oldest

September 14, 2020 · Leave a Comment

A Sink and a Shoop | Mommy and Me Monday | 553rd ed

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Recently, we got a new kitchen sink that is stainless steel (thank you various trip refunds). It’s big and glorious and 100X easier to clean dishes in. But since it’s stainless and not composite, we notice spots on it a little more. And, a certain person is also very excited about the sink and cleaning … Read More about A Sink and a Shoop | Mommy and Me Monday | 553rd ed

flu shots for all

September 7, 2020 · Leave a Comment

Planters and Shots | Mommy and Me Monday | 552nd ed

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A very generous friend (thanks, Sam!) gave me a ton of plant clippings early this year. My attempts to propagate them in water have gone pretty well (only 1 out of like 10 didn’t make it…and it was neon pothos which is supposed to be very hearty, so I’m not sure what I did wrong). … Read More about Planters and Shots | Mommy and Me Monday | 552nd ed

Dr. Mario World Nintendo app with family

August 31, 2020 · Leave a Comment

Paging Dr. Mario | Mommy and Me Monday | 551ed

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These girls are hardcore Nintendo fanatics. They alternate between their DSs and the Nintendo Switch depending on the games they want to play. (They recently even pulled out the Nintendo NES game system!) And, now I’ve introduced them to the Dr. Mario World Mobile Game from Nintendo.  Thank you to Nintendo for sending the shirt, … Read More about Paging Dr. Mario | Mommy and Me Monday | 551ed

First Day of School

August 24, 2020 · 2 Comments

First week of Digital Mrs. Mommy | Mommy and Me Monday | 550th ed

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One week of school down. Quite a few crying sessions, frustrated yells and trying to be optimistic. And that’s just me! The week was like 5 months long…at least.  We did start every day with a walk to the elementary school…that was at least our consistent start to each day.  And, I got our annual … Read More about First week of Digital Mrs. Mommy | Mommy and Me Monday | 550th ed

Thank you for teachers virtually

August 18, 2020 · 3 Comments

How to show teachers appreciation while virtual learning

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We’ve started back to school here and it’s definitely a different time for our teachers. Having been a teacher, I can’t imagine pivoting and shifting to virtual learning the way the teachers have here. I know they’ve been worked extra hard and are putting in double-triple overtime. And I know there are so many frustrations … Read More about How to show teachers appreciation while virtual learning

the night before digital learning

August 17, 2020 · 2 Comments

‘Twas the night before virtual school | Mommy and Me Monday | 549th ed

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‘Twas the night before virtual school and all through the house. The kids were excited, but mom knew the reality. (You thought I was going to rhyme with house, right? I’ve got no brain capacity for that type of work right now!) All of last week was emails, and notifications and messages and pick-ups with … Read More about ‘Twas the night before virtual school | Mommy and Me Monday | 549th ed

August 11, 2020 · 1 Comment

Back to School Shopping During a Pandemic at DICK’S

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Things definitely look different at the start of this school year. I can only think of one thing similar between this school year and all previous starts of school years….back to school shopping! The kids, be it at home and on camera, in person or some mix of the two still need to have their … Read More about Back to School Shopping During a Pandemic at DICK’S

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About Krystyn

Krystyn has been blogging since 2005. She is a sarcasm-loving, straight-shooting, jeans and t-shirts wearing, wife and mom of four girls (ages 14, 12, 9 and 7). She blogs about life as a mom and wife and includes funny stories, family travel, fitness, recipes, STEM and more. She currently resides in the Atlanta, Georgia suburbs.
krystyn@reallyareyouserious.com

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Krystyn has been blogging since 2005. She is a sarcasm-loving, straight-shooting, jeans and t-shirts wearing, wife and mom of four girls (ages 14, 12, 9 and 7). She blogs about life as a mom and wife and includes funny stories, family travel, fitness, recipes, STEM and more. She currently resides in the Atlanta, Georgia suburbs.
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