Parenting & Lifestyle Blog By Carissa Godbott
Learning about God is something that is important to Darrick and me! We have always practiced our religious traditions with our children and taught them about God. In the last couple of weeks the kids have been asking more questions about God right before bedtime, I think its due to us saying prayers together. We usually sit on the side…
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Navigating life during this pandemic has been “different.” I won’t necessarily say it’s been bad, but it has had its challenging moments. Over the last couple of weeks, we have switched to school being online as well as Emma’s therapy services. We recently switched Speech therapist, and she’s been doing excellent with the new therapist. And we have been seeing…
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Earth Day is April 22, 2020! When I was younger my mom worked at NASA-Glenn Space Center here in Cleveland, OH (this is where she retired from). Throughout the years we would get to attend family events at the center as well as different events around the city. Earth Day was one of those days when her job would send…
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What have y’all been up to during the Quarantine? We have been watching A LOT of TV and eating! HA! No seriously, it’s not much else to do! We have have been enjoying TV together and making snacks! Last week was Easter weekend, and I planned to share this recipe during that time, but time got away from me so…
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Being under quarantine has been hard for all of us! Somedays we have good days, and some days are harder than other days. We have been under quarantine since March 12, 2020, my children haven’t had school and I have been off work since March 13, 2020. My husband is home because he recently had surgery, so we are all…
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A couple of weeks ago we all started “quarantine school” or “distance learning.” For some, it’s been an easy transition, and for others, it’s brought on some challenges. As many of you know I work at a school for children that have dyslexia, ADHD and various language-based learning differences, and my daughter also attends this school. One of the teaching…
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Emma and DJ are very in tune with emotions! They can pick up on someone’s emotions, no matter if they’re happy, sad, or indifferent they will pick up on it. The COVID-19 Pandemic has been no different. DJ first started learning about it from watching the news with his grandparents (DJ only goes to school for a 1/2 day and…
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Darrick and I have been discussing taking a small trip for Spring Break! If we plan early we know we can have fun, but also stick to a budget rather than just go on a whim. We are considering places that are 4-6 hours driving time away from Cleveland, Ohio. Planning ahead is the key to traveling on a budget. One…
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Darrick and I originally planned to attend The Cleveland Auto Show during the day because we had press passes. However, plans didn’t work out and we both ended up at work all day! We knew we could use our passes on Friday night, and we went after work for a quick date night! We dropped the kids off to my…
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If you have been through the IEP (Individualized Education Process) process you know how stressful and overwhelming the process can be. I’ve personally talked with numerous parents about the IEP process and the one thing we all agree on is how much anxiety it causes. Here on the blog, I have discussed How to Prepare for Your IEP Meeting, now…
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