Posts Tagged ‘catholic school’
The Best of the Best
If you’ve been around these parts for a while, you know that my heart sure does love Catholic schools. It’s worth noting that both Scott and I are the products of public education and I’m the daughter of a public school teacher. No one school is perfect for every kid, or every family. I can…
Read More3 Things I Wish People Knew About Catholic Schools
Raise a ruler and pull up your knee socks if you’re excited that it’s National Catholic Schools week. This weekend, the Diocese of Austin held one kick-tail dinner, benefiting all our 22 Catholic schools. Our keynote was Cardinal Dolan and he did not disappoint. There was something – okay, lots of things – he said that…
Read MoreA School Parent’s 10 Commandments
Time to lace up the saddle shoes and inhale the sweet smell of leather. A new school year is here. And I am in total denial. But, we forge ahead, for there are papers to write, drawings to color, books to read and tests to take. We’ve been at this “first day of school” gig…
Read MoreLabel All the Things
Heyyyy, welcome back to school, y’all. Don’t worry, I’m the neighbor with the margarita machine. #truestory As we did the mad dash to get everyone ready for school, I found the kindest email in my inbox from my graphic design crush, Minted. They were all, we have a $250 store credit to give away to…
Read MoreGo, Have a Beautiful Life
I was all prepared to be sarcastically funny about how we are coming in hot – real hot – to summertime at Team Whitaker. I wasn’t sure I was going to make it through four class parties in less than 45 minutes yesterday. Amazingly, I did. But it was what happened after all that crazy…
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