Kate

Kate
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Kate lives in Iowa City with her husband (Matt) and three kids, ages 7, 5, and 2. She works at the Belin-Blank Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development at the University of Iowa. She earned her PhD in Curriculum and Supervision in 2012. Prior to working at the University, she taught high school mathematics at many public schools in Iowa. Kate has also coached junior high and high school cheerleading squads for 10 years. Kate has a personal blog http://katedegner.wordpress.com . . . stop by and relive your junior high and high school mathematics classes! (without the anxiety or the homework :) )

Beware: The Early Morning Creep . . .

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Every once in a while my kids trick me into falling for what I’m calling the early morning creep. I need to preface this by saying that my children would make outstanding farmers.  Why, you...

What’s For Dinner? Crock Pot French Dips

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This week we're answering the age-old question....what's for dinner? Whether you work from home or outside the home, it always seems to be a conundrum when 5:00 rolls around. So our team has put...

A Legit No-Sew Tutu in Under an Hour! {Tutorial}

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A few weeks ago one of my daughters found a craft project she wanted to try.  The project was described in her American Girl Magazine and the title of the craft project was something...

My Family’s 9-1-1 Plan {Which I Hope We Never Have To Use}

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Frankly, I was at the end of my rope. My husband had been out of town on business for three days. In that time, I’d had to shovel the driveway and sidewalk countless times, rearrange...

Spread the Love {And Shed the Clutter!}

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If you work or live with teenagers, you know what this time of year means; and if you don’t, you probably can’t imagine that teenagers are thinking about this already, but . . ....

Navigating the Happiest Place on Earth (with 3 kids, 8 bags, 4 plane rides,...

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This past week we, along with my sister, her husband, their 3 kids, and my parents; took a vacation to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.  I’m happy to say the crying was minimal,...

Family Scavenger Hunt: Christmas Light Edition

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I love the movie Christmas Vacation, with Chevy Chase. My favorite part of the whole movie is the Griswold house, all lit up and tacky! I remember watching that movie as an elementary school...