Category Archives: about the smart girls

Busy kids

Posted on January 24, 2014 by raisingsmartgirls

I hope to resume posting on this blog this year. I wanted to apologize to my readers for falling off the map. It’s not that I haven’t been blogging, I have, just not here. I blog a lot over at … Continue reading →

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World Conference for Gifted and Talented Children

Posted on August 23, 2013 by raisingsmartgirls

I’m still coming down from the high of the experience of the 2013 World Conference of Gifted and Talented Children that I attended two weeks ago. I also attended the SENG Model Parent Group Facilitator Training.  I hope to start … Continue reading →

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Gifted and Disorganized

Posted on December 7, 2012 by raisingsmartgirls

This week has been a very slow work week for me.  I contracted a nasty stomach virus last Friday night from my adorable students/germ factories, and spent most of the wee hours of Saturday vomiting and emptying my bowels just … Continue reading →

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New school year for the smart girls

Posted on September 3, 2012 by raisingsmartgirls

It’s been a very long while since I posted last, but now that the school year has started again, I wanted to start posting again.   The summer was quite busy and filled with softball for the girls. In this photo, … Continue reading →

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Winding down the school year

Posted on May 15, 2012 by raisingsmartgirls

The smart girls are winding down the 2012 school year. I have been quiet on this blog, and have been spending more time on another one of my blogs but we’ve had a very busy year.   I thought I’d recap … Continue reading →

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It’s official, I’m now the mom of a gifted child.

Posted on June 30, 2011 by raisingsmartgirls

Well, technically, I’ve ALWAYS been the mom of a gifted child (well, at least one and probably more), only now the school recognizes it too. So much has happened since I last posted.  So much.  So entirely much. I have … Continue reading →

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Mail from the White House

Posted on May 16, 2011 by raisingsmartgirls

A while back, oldest daughter’s (M) third grade class wrote letters to President Obama. The whole class got a nice letter to keep in the classroom. Then we read in the newspaper that a schoolmate of the girls’ wrote a … Continue reading →

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Happy Mother’s Day

Posted on May 8, 2011 by raisingsmartgirls

This is my 9th Mother’s Day. It’s hard to believe I’ve been at this ‘job’ for 9 years already. I have often felt this was the most challenging thing I have ever done. The most challenging thing about my career … Continue reading →

Posted in about the smart girls, highly sensitive child, highly sensitive mom, Intensity, mood, Mother's Day, motherhood | 5 Comments

Been up to lots

Posted on April 19, 2011 by raisingsmartgirls

What the smart girls have been up to: Birthday party at a local planetarium for youngest daughter. Young Author’s Conference for oldest daughter. My daughter wrote a story, and I lead a story sharing session. You can read about our … Continue reading →

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From selectively mute to student council representative.

Posted on September 16, 2010 by raisingsmartgirls

Yesterday morning, in the middle of my peanut butter and jelly sandwich assembly line, I got a phone call from my middle daughter, K’s, first grade teacher. I was a bit nervous, especially since the day before yesterday, I mentioned … Continue reading →

Posted in about the smart girls, gifted children, highly sensitive child, my stories, reaching out to others in need, selective mutism | 12 Comments