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In love … with LEARNING

Last time I rambled about Mi Scheduling so following the resolution order lets dive into Mi Education! “We” is used in the past blogs since “we” are all about team-work, but today I write from the point of “I”.  This

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Mi Schedule and Goals

Maybe the last article could’ve been shorter and posted in sections… but it must have been the right decision to post at once, because posting the 5 resolutions as a “packaged deal” led to some great feed- back and discussions. 

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The Family Tree

Tis’ the season for football, food, friends and family… It’s the season for “Thankful Hearts” – which hopefully prepares way for a season of giving and not greed… How do you keep your family’s hearts on the “reason for the

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Fall into Fall

The temps have finally fallen… so I just turned on the heat… now I’m sitting in my hoodie and fuzzy socks watching the rain fall and leaves fall off the trees.  I love that my desk is next to a

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A is for Autumn

It’s still pretty warm some days tricking us to think we still have time to swim, but as kiddo’s climbed outta the great lake shivering this week it forced us parents to realize that summer weather is ending quickly.  As

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Mi School

Did summer seem to fly by to you? Or linger to long? Did the cold then hot temps and dry then rainy weather make it difficult to plan outings – or were you able to fill your days with summer

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Mi Programs

Since our last post a few parents and providers have contacted us wanting to know more about Mi Families – history and services.  We are often asked “what other trainings to do you do” and our answer is – if

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making schedules = reaching goals

Wow does time fly by quickly when you’re busy!  Sorry it’s been so long since we last posted a blog.  No reason is good enough not to keep up w/ informative articles for you, but the reason is that Mi

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schedule learning AND fun

Today I heard a parent say “I try and schedule some fun, because my kids work hard learning all week.” Then I heard a provider say “I try and schedule a lot of learning into a little amount of time,

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A Peaceful Place

Like I said at the end of our last blog, no matter how scheduled your day is and how appropriate your spaces are for each activity there will always be times of chaos.  Maybe a child isn’t feeling well, or

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