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October 27, 2011

Do We Want Our Kids To Love Learning Or Hate It?

I got an email from a mom with a 6 year-old son who was hating school by the end of his first week.

It made me ponder, if you wanted to make a kid hate learning, how would you do it? Read more…

November 10, 2009

Our Boston Trip: Learning About the Revolution

This year we chose Boston as the place for Mike to do his Continuing Medical Education. We decided to bring along our oldest 3, and visit my cousin, Lisa and her husband, Dave, who live there with their 6 children.

Boston Fall Leaves

We saw the beautiful Boston fall leaves

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October 26, 2009

Inspire, Not Require: How I Got Music In My Blood

I mentioned in a recent post that my mom sang professionally. Her name is Sandi Griffiths and she sang on the Lawrence Welk Show for about 12 years.

Sandi, Salli in pink

My mother is on left with red hair.

This had a real impact on our family. We’ve all enjoyed singing our whole lives, although none of us have achieved degrees in music.

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