Adventures with Olive and Georgia

This is my adaptation to the duck, fox, corn riddle. I feel like I’m trying to solve a similar version of it all day long. -You have a toddler who is walking but not in any directed manner. -You have a second toddler who is also walking but falling down quite a bit still. -You have a giant bag that includes all of your baby needs and maybe your wallet and sunglasses if you are lucky. -You have a destination (mini-van/stroller/store/house/anywhere you need to go). -You can only take one of your three things to this destination at a time, leaving two together.   -The problem is… *If left together, Baby A will bite Baby B and then run away. Baby B will cry and attempt to strangle Baby A. *If left with the bag, Baby B will dump it out and break your sunglasses. She will then drag the extra clothes across the room and lay them on the dog. *If left with the bag, Baby A will climb into it and poop.   She will then try to get out, but trip on the handl

I 'm really struggling with going back to work after spending such a great summer with my girls. So, I spiffed up my classroom decor (all for free of course) to make my new, VERY RED, classroom more homey. Check it out. I'm pretty excited to focus on reading this year! This was a free font I downloaded, typed, printed, and cut out. Viola! No silly packages of letter cut outs. It looks way bigger in panorama. It's actually about the size of a large shoe box. I leave lots of open wall space for anchor charts and pictures. This area will be for student and family photos.  New pencil sharpener! Always exciting for a teacher! One of the three benches Tony made for me- FREE. Non-fiction books organized by topics.  Fiction organized by author's last name. I have enough floor and bench seating for everyone, so no one has to stay at their desk to read! The only thing I purchased for my classroom this year was this outdoor bench cushion for $ 15. Chapter books organized by lexile

I read these great books while pregnant, and they really helped me prepare for sleep training twins, but of course there have been some surprises and lessons learned. Here is just a run down of the plan that worked for us. I am absolutely not saying that this works for everyone, but I am saying that it is probably worth trying if you need a plan and it worked for someone! the importance of quality sleep and synchronized schedules effective CIO and self soothing Swaddling- For the first few weeks, the girls were swaddled at all times, unless it was eating time or tummy time. Then, they stayed swaddled for naptime and bedtime until about 3 months. My girls did NOT love this (I doubt any babies love it), but it was the only way they slept. Otherwise, they woke themselves up with uncontrollable flailing arms. Always Swaddled Sleeping Together- They slept together in one bassinet for about a month, then they ran out of room and needed their own. The twin Pak n Play with