Soccer, running, dance, homework, work…. it’s rough getting back into the school routine. Not that I want to wish time to speed up, but I do feel like once we get to October, at least we’re used to the routine. Even if I do miss Those Slow Days. If you’ve been crazy busy too, here’s this week’s installments of reads you might have missed and should catch up on. The regular Friday guest feature will return soon. If you’d like to guest post here(with either a new post or a reworked old one), please fill out this quick form. Thanks! And if you already filled it out, I’ll be contacting you soon!

To the Woman Who Heard the Speech If your child is a little bit quirky, you probably have a speech in your head of things you’d like to say when people make clueless comments. Jessica shares a time when she gave hers.
Kids need to be able to move during the school day. If a class is acting up, the last thing they need is to have their recess taken away as a punishment. Kristen writes Don’t Take Our Recess Away.
Top 10 Ways You’re Doing School Drop Off Wrong The school drop off line can be a nightmare. Even if I am number 10 on this list.
Since I have a child who is about to start working on his multiplication facts, I need this post about The Math Trick Every Kid Should Know.
And finally, I had to include this sign, because it’s usually a thing someone can’t say… yet the barber shop on the corner by my house decided to go ahead and speak this truth:
