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Hi! My name is Megan Thompson. I’m glad you stopped by. Mama, we made it through a pandemic! It felt like forever for some of us, didn’t it? Read on to feel good about being a mom in this moment. I’ll share what it’s like for me with my 5 kids ranging from tween through elementary age down to preschool. This blog is about living in the moment and moving forward, one day at a time! You can read on about our life and tips on everything twins, early childhood, tweens, marriage, moving, travel, living abroad, and California living.
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Should you ‘redshirt’ your twins for kindergarten?
Are your twins entering kindergarten this coming fall? Read on to find out why I delayed kindergarten for one year. I'm a twin mom AND a twin myself! Here’s how I see it. Many schools are insistent on children starting kindergarten at age 5. Some kids are ready on the young side of five,...
Top 10 Things to Have on Hand for Sick Kids
Are your kids feeling like the pug in this photo here- under the weather? My kids have been home sick SO MUCH! Just this week, I picked up my preschooler who barfed at school before I even left the parking lot. Sound familiar? This cold and flu season has been brutal and I know I'm not the only...
Top 4 Best Hiding Spots for Gifts
If you celebrate Christmas and need a place to stash gifts before you put them under the tree here are my 4 top hiding spots. Watch out for those little sneaky peekers! Best hiding spots for Christmas gifts 1. Large black trash bags: Black trash bags are magical. Bag up unwrapped and wrapped...
Some of My Fave Fam Day Trips from the Bay Area– and 1 day trip just for mom!
Refuge This day trip is just for mom! The rest of my recs are for the fam. Refuge is a spa with massage and hot and cold plunge pools in Carmel. I heard about it and just had to try it. It is a great ¾ day trip, depending on where you live in the Bay Area. Book your massage ahead of time, go with...
ZOOM-ing out of control, or Working remote remotely
This remote meeting thing is out of hand. Anyone else notice this? Around here, where my husband has always worked in cyber, things are pretty much “back to normal.” Yay! That means husband goes to the office, meets people in person and needs to travel to do work. Except… the expectation is that...
One Day, One Work Trip At A Time
Today a mom said, “I don’t know how you do it. You’re amazing!” as I walked my kids into school. I welled up with tears. My husband has been gone for a week for work and we just got this school year off the ground. A few of my kids had jumbo-size feelings this week as they are adjusting to school....
Starting Kindergarten Twin Style
There is something different about sending twins, or any set of multiples, for that matter, off to kindergarten. I have a boy and a girl that are twins. What a pile of mixed emotions on this first day! I was proud. Happy. Sad. Worried. We lived through long Covid mandates in the Bay Area, so our...