Benjamin Franklin once said “Failing to prepare is preparing to fail” and I don’t think anyone has said it better since. That’s why I have spent the last week getting my plans in order. Still a little way to go, but it’s all progress. June 28, 2021 This last week hasn’t exactly gone to plan what with my son being sent home from daycare. He had to get tested and couldn’t return for forty-eight hours. That’s not much fun for him and it made it incredibly hard for my other son to focus on his last two days of virtual…
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