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A couple of Sundays ago - the night before back-to-school for my kids - I was checking things off like so many moms were doing that very night. Did the kids have all the school supplies they needed? Class schedules as planned? Would my daughter, starting middle school, find her way ok - avoiding mean girls and outfit angst? Could I possibly get everyone - all six of us - together around the table for dinner - at least for that first day of school - to recap over a home cooked meal? That, frankly, was the kicker. So I did a bit of scratch paper meal planning for the week. The list wasn't pretty or the menu that inventive, but mission was accomplished. Dinner got on the table. Kids noticed (no Hot Pockets or chicken nuggets out of the freezer!) and expressed their appreciation. Mom. Felt. Great. Now, how many more weeks left in the school year?
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